My mother told me
that God is the potter
and I am a cup
but I’m trying to
become a plate
but what she
doesn’t understand
is that I was
never meant
to be so simple
and utilitarian
in the first place
and it’s much
more likely that
I’m an abstract sculpture
out of precious metal clay
and this is my trial by fire
in the kiln of cruel expectations
burning away impurities
and anything less
than what I need
to be pure sterling.
I made this as part of an English project my freshman year of high school.
This is an in-progress shot of a key rack design that I drew, produced in cad, plasma cut out of steel, and welded. I intend to have it powder coated black, then spray paint the skeleton white and then go over it again with a coat of glow in the dark paint.
If you can build a bridge over it, you can TIG it. This piece is entitled “Grasping.” It’s interesting to see what people find in it. Dancers, chicken claws, a hand, or my personal favorite, a dejected snowman sitting under a tree.
Made from squirt guns and a found lamp. The guns can actually swivel, and one of them is still useable as a squirt gun(although not advised).
The makers of Gon Kirin(literally, light dragon) wanted a sign to show off their ArtPrize voting number. I stepped up and produced this. It is entirely done by hand, using a soapstone line and an oxyfuel torch.
If you look carefully at the chest of the dragon, you can also see the gear ball logo that I made.
Whimsy in clay.
Rexicorn 