The Egg was sectioned obliquely using a jewelers saw and miter box. Working with a plastic of such low melting temperature was difficult due to the tendency of the plastic to re-fuse if cut too quickly.
The sections were approximated and heated under boiling water to form and then glued with cyanoacrylate.
Design Challenge #2 - Submission
This piece came together after rolling it around in my head for several days. I spent that time deciding how to treat the egg form and what technique I would use, such as piercing, sectioning, intact, mosaic etc. As I used the minimum of provided materials on my last challenge, this project was going to consist almost entirely of what was given. Once sectioned, the pieces were trialed in various arrangements. The concavity lent itself naturally to the placement of a focal point and an illuminated stone was fabricated to place in the base of the black bowl. The red color was carried through on the edges of the blue rings, evoking an appearance of a copper with patina. The cord integrates the existing colors in silk. It is a dark piece literally and figuratively.
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