Section 4 completed. two left to do and then I can start the fircone

Section Three Started

Getting Closer

Digital to Analogue

Now to start section 2 of 6

Looking forward to dealing with the fircone

Friday 11th feb. Need to complete this section and move on to next section before im sectioned!

Think cubist, think breaking down of an object, think reverse engineering. Think being able to visit any moment in time of an objects construction deconstruction and move time forwards and backwards at will.

Almost completed setion 1 of 6 in total.

Packing out the underside

Back at Work

So.. where's it going now

Digital versus analogue

World largest Fire Drawing

This is what ive been up to most recently
So...........Hav'nt had a lot of time for my own work. Now im back continuing sculpting in my studio after it was temporarily turned into a design and production office for the Fire Drawing for the European Capital of Culture in Finland.
On Monday I will be back full steam ahead trying to rework all the sculptures made for the exhibition in Salford last year.

Reworking of Cone Cab In Bristol

I am working on the Cab sections of the sculpture by packing the cells with strips of cardboard. The cavities for the cone leaves will be left unfilled. I am not sure what to do with the leaves themselves yet

Cone Cab Sculpture dismantled

This sculpture has been dismantled,stripped, split into 6 sections and transported to Bristol where it is now being reworked.

Ravanna 10 Headed God for Diwali Manchester

Here are the first pics of Diwali 2010

WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY and DIWALI

Last years Ravanna build. A bonfire for Diwali in Manchester

I worked out how the piece should be best assembled, built a plynth and entered it in the West of England Academy open art exhibition.

It was difficult to transport in my car.

Judging is taking place now .

Meanwhile I am working away in Manchester building a 10 headed god RAVANNA for Diwali.

Watch out for info of this.

FIRST ASSEMBLY

Images of the first assembly of all 6 sections.

6th and final section. Whats it going to look like when I assemble it all!

Running out of cardboard bike boxes from cycle shops in Bristol.
Ive got through about 70 boxes so far


Using spheres to develop the extrusion paths



Cardboard profiles to define the shapes of the extrusions to visualise the directions of the extrusion paths




Having to cut spheres by hand because Im not near a CNC machine in Bristol
The movie below reminds me of the BP oils spill cameras when monitoring the spill and capping process.

Working out the profile of the extrusion in Section Five

Distortion problems

Soaking the 4th section with PVA to freeze it and make it a solid lump.

I make use of load straps to undistort it until the PVA sets.

Work Work Work

Ravanna 10 headed god. Approx 10 metres
tall.I built it for Diwali last year in Manchester. It is a bonfire.

Im now over half way and im trying to complete the 'extrusion' sculpture before I work on Diwali in Manchester. Ive been asked to build a 10 headed god (Ravanna )that burns down as part of a festival of light.

Second Section Almost Done

The second section was load strapped to compress it into the correct shape and then covered with pva glue that soaks in and 'freezes' the section.