I'm not rushing this one. I rushed the last one and at the last crucial moment the delicate leg of my stag melted. It curled up and began to liquify into a stubby ball. A good two days of worth of work, ruined. But you know, I knew there was something not quite right about the design. Some of the thicknesses lacked gravitas. Edges of the composition were not 'singing'.
I dusted myself off, turned up the volume on my music and decided determinedly that the next one was going to be better, more beautiful, it would 'sing'.
Here is where I got to by the end of today:
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| Into The Wild - components, October 2012, Cari-Jane Hakes |
I feel like I am weaving some kind of magic here. Creating a miniature world full of wild and wonderful things.
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| Into The Wild, components, October 2012, Cari-Jane Hakes |
As I carefully test these pieces and the small structures that are hidden beneath each piece, I remember that I have done this before. As a child I would take empty matchboxes and create tiny little 3D scenes not that dissimilar to these ones I am now rendering from honeyed copper and moonlit silver.
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| Into The Wild - test assembly, October 2012, Cari-Jane Hakes |
Every now and again, I stop in my filing and sanding and cutting and put all the little pieces in and smile as this tiny little world begins to take shape.
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| Into The Wild - test assembly, October 2012, Cari-Jane Hakes |
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The soldering, well, the soldering will have to happen sometime. But not today.
Bon Weekend mes amis - here's hoping you get to assemble a little magic of your own.
Stunning. Mrs L x
ReplyDeleteVery nice idea Cari-jane... yep soldering can be beautifully tricky sometimes, I enjoyed the challege... I remember it well. I hope one day to be able to use my workshop again... I miss it. Enjoy the magic!
ReplyDeleteHow incredible! IS it going to be a piece of jewelry when you're done? Good for you for not giving up... You remind me of myself when I first got back into making pasta! "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again", right?
ReplyDeleteBe sure to show us the finished product...
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Thank you Mrs L, as always, I'm so pleased to see you round these parts!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Greenorchid, it is some kind of magic. I was watching a video with a jeweller and he said just these words 'people don't really need jewellery, but they do need magic'.
Thank you Style D. Making pasta is something I have NEVER done. I imagine it requires patience and a deft hand. I do believe Mrs L. is a dab hand at it!