Making of … Garden Female Nude Bodyscape - Aug 2013
First step,
deciding on a design and creating sketches.
Front and Side view… trying to get size and proportions right.
Second step -
Picking a stone and setting up shop
Picking a stone and setting up shop
The stone was too heavy to lift around . Tripod ready and ready to put the cushions on and the stone on top.
New compressor setup and old used as extra expansion vat
Old Jeans , filled with sandbags to support the stone and cushion the impact of the pneumatic chisel.
Sawing slits with a diamond blade and using the chisel to break them off
Creating shape, depth and form, you can see the cut for the spine wher I try to create the recess for the spine
Cutting deeper to create the small and the arch of the back
Hosed down to get rid of dust and showing off the chisel marks nicely
Top of the picture you can see the chisle marks in a cross pattern going deeper and cutting away a lot of material
Two hours into the work , some shape is taking form
Working on the leg bent up , next
4 hours into the project, working out details of the back , lot of material gone, but not happy with the form
a lot more has to go...
a lot more has to go...
Rinsed clear of dust
Right leg , and standing up for the first time
Flip over and starting on the front
Darn… not enough material left.
But taking shape:
Taling in the waist (right side)- took another kilo of stone off:
Carefull - not to destroy the parts that I am already happy with…
Pile of rubble chiped off
More detail work on the second day :
Front Rough:
Back rough
Day 3: Sanding down and smothing
Waist tucked in a LOT more
Hosed down to get an idea of the colour of the stone
Mockup on a stand:
The steel rod (12mm) is too weak for the length and is bending under the weight of the sculpture.
The base (concrete tiles, stacked 3 high and hole drilled through 3 of them) seems to be workign fine though.
Yes it is getting dark… working late :-)
Day 4 - polishing, sanding down with sandpaper grit 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000 and 1200 - wet sanding.
About 2,5 hours
Shortened the rod - more stability and covered the thread with a stainless steel tube
Front
Side
