silent auction #3

VESSEL #3 FOR THE SILENT AUCTION . . . CARLSBAD ARTSPLASH

this is the most truly recycled of all three vessels !!!

if you hadn't read the preceding post then you won't know vessel #3 is the middle one.  this one centers on a scrap piece of paper.  a piece of paper which most would throw away. the lutradur to the right is white and has wholes through it . . . so when you paint it you may want to lay down a piece of paper.  and there u have how the paper on the left was created. this one was created when i was working on a project for ct publishing.

i  proceeded to spray with crystal clear and varnish with matte medium.  i painted the reverse side orange and using matte medium adhered it on top of the organge.  light weight lutradur . . .  . i used medium weight lutradur to reinforce the base of the vessel . . . along with grommets and ceramic stucco.
i use all these products in painting.

next phase was lining up the grommets and making holes . . . or in other words fun time with my mallet.

      base piece                                     inside                                             reverse outside

 upside down . . . . . drying

inside view . . . 

next were adding the grommets up the side of the vessel where i planned on lacing it up.

then before attaching the large grommets at the base i stitched the medium weight lutradur into a box . . .  and added glue . . . actually i did one side at a time and then did the grommet for that section.  to keep more control i used a heavy screwdriver to flatten the grommets.  they are paper grommets and have the prongs to fasten with.  i filled in holes added weight and the texture of my paintings with the ceramic stucco.

the final piece was still pliable . . . easy to flair out the sides above the bow . . and it still could get a cress if crushed.  maybe it would even become more interesting ?  but it has the feel of thin leather. even though i made it i think it is very cool and hope to make my own down the road !!!!

FINI !!