Syma- Post 9: MAD Vessel Two is now drying…

August 28th, 2010 at 04:56am syma

The MAD pot of Gold #2 is now drying, with only a couple of painting touch-ups yet to be done. Several visitors have asked about how I decorated this vessel, whose working title is ‘Liberty Leading..’ Hoping that the gallery of pictures below might help to explain my process, I invite any further questions to be submitted online, or be asked during a visit to the MAD studios when I am there working.

The Liberty Lady was made in a press mold that I had cast years ago, using a bottle opener from a novelty shop on 42nd Street. Added like an applique; this was my first step into bringing 3-dimensionality to these new Pots of Gold. After much deliberation about what to do next, an idea popped into my head as I sipped miso soup during my lunch break over at Whole Foods.

Once I knew what I wanted to do, the rest was full of joy and I could almost hear the muses giggling as hidden pictures emerged in the details.

A young visitor suggested teeth in the potential ‘creature face’ hidden in the projections from the Liberty Lady’s torch. And just when I was wishing that I had brought a snack back to the studio for mid afternoon, two visitors appeared offering fresh popcorn!

Indeed it was another ‘delicious’ day in the MAD studios; and Vessel # Three now waits for me under plastic wraps.

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