Spoke Too Soon

My computer is back to doing what it's supposed to, so I have pics yayyyyy!!!

Here are the rest of the progress pics of my fish, and the finished result:

3-D printer making the rings

Finished and filed down wax models

Wax mold

Sterling Silver rings right after pouring

Finished Product

About 33.5 hours spent in studio over a course of 2 weeks.

andddd Artist's statement:

Upstream is a piece that is made as a response to entries in my own journal. My writings express the feeling of me being spread all over, losing grip on myself. I am torn between work, school, and my personal life, which all feel to have become more demanding this school year. In my journal, I have been questioning my ability to make it through this year. I created a sketch in it, of a fish swimming upstream, and afterwards, realized that is how I have felt since I have been enrolled in college, especially here in the busy and fast-paced art school.

Upstream was a great learning process. To complete this piece, I had to learn many new techniques. The body of the fish is hammer textured copper, the tail is chased copper, the chain is hand-made bronze wire, the rings are cast sterling silver, and the body parts are tumbled sterling silver. The long hours involved in learning for and creating this piece became an example for what it is trying to represent. During the time of its creation, I was spending days of 12 to 13 hours in studio, in an attempt to finish it in a week. This is what art school has become, and there are parts of me that enjoy it, while the rest of me needs a large break to catch my breath and pull myself together.