Sunday, November 22, 2009

See Sally's Spots

Poor Sally. She is stark white and naked right now.

We are starting to fix her problem. We first drew her spots, drawing and labeling 341 spots. We then cut up our glass and started working.

Our spot color scheme is a mix of warm, rich browns, caramels, oranges, butterscotches, yellows and salmons. Her fur color, the space between the spots, is a light, buttery white.

We are using a combination of a direct and an indirect method. We are tracing her spots onto tracing paper, placing the small glass pieces onto the paper, then taping the pieces, which we will then adhere to Sally. For some areas, we are using a direct method. We are first smearing the acrylic latex caulk with silicone directly onto Sally, then placing the glass pieces right into the caulk. The method depends on our preferences and where the spot is located. A three-dimensional object adds a lot of intricacy to the work. Our current camp has two preferring the indirect method, one preferring the direct.

We will first complete all of Sally's spots, and we will then fill in the space between her spots. Once all the glass is adhered, we will grout her. We are painting some areas where mosaicking would be ridiculously difficult or would look awkward.

Lessons Learned
1. Sally is anatomically a boy.
2. Glass is sharp.
3. We have a lot of spots.

Spot Count
30 done, 311 to go




















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