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Finish one and start another.

I am in the process of finishing a number of pieces. The painting takes patience since many coats have to be applied to get the finish that I want. I am also grinding one of my newer pieces. As the weather get warmer, the heat becomes more effective in the studio. That is a big help in the paint drying process.

Creativity

I went to work in the studio yesterday and finished the work on the crucifix. I have been designing my latest sculptures on the floor. I took a hint from David Smith's book and tried it. It is just as he said "you don't really see it fully until you stand it up." But, the "kicking elements around" sure works. After tacking all the pieces together, I put the sculpture on the table and finished the welding. I added a base and then viewed it. It needed another piece on the top. I attached that one and signed it. It will need some surface treatment.

Got wood

I found a nice piece of wood for the base at Mac Beath. I cut it to size and sanded the ends. I did some more cleaning on the crucifix in preparation for painting.

Creativity is flourishing.

My hunt for steel was successful. I got lots of raw material to work with. I also got a base plate for the new piece and attached it to it. I have a supply of metal working bits in my tool box from work and finally put them to good use while fitting the base to the shafts. I finished that piece and started another one. The important consideration when picking out steel shapes at the supply yard is to be able to buy what you can use. Actually, I saw some larger elements that I would like to use in a later piece.

Creative juices were flowing.

I did some minor repositioning of the elements in the 'circle' piece, welded it all together and signed it. It will nne to be primed and painted. I had another idea for a piece that looks like balloons. I welded circles onto rods and then positioned the elements. A great start.

Sunday Afternoon

I went out to work in the studio. I ran out of propane on the larger heater; but, it was warm at that point. I reinstalled the front grate on the electric heater and found that it actually helped it to output more heat. I examined my flower piece again. After a few minutes of trying to add more to it, I decided that it would be fine just as it is. So I signed the work. I began to arrange some of the circles into a new sculpture. By just tacking them to each other, it gave me the leeway to reposition the elements. I stopped at that point.