Had a successful cast yesterday (Monday) after coming in late Sunday to invest the Organic/Wax piece. The studio was busy, more people than I have seen in class together yet. Definitely a different make-up to the evening/night shift personality as opposed to the day-worker. I instinctually tend towards evenings but can, and have, worked both.
Casting went uneventfully, and I have had a chance to get them pretty well scrubbed up for class tomorrow. I need to mount the stone in the clasp piece and pin/solder the chain to the clasp ends.
I also need to adjust the clasp itself and either make sure there is a slight twist in the chain or tighten the fit of the two pieces. Of the two options, I would rather tighten the fit, but need to speak to the Boss.
The organic piece came out more interesting than I expected. Using liver of sulphur on the spider body and polishing the wheel/web as well a few points on the spider body give the piece some depth and defines the spider better. I am considering mounting a tiny stone on the spider somewhere.
The concept for the clasp is the ouroboros, an ancient symbol of the cyclical nature of existence.
The concept for the organic project is the spider as the found organic element, and the framework for the Mandala depicting the Realms of Existence, interweaved with a more traditional spider web. Out of the web arises the Spider of Time, weaving the fate of the universe in it's web.
