2017 Progress Report: October-Part 4

This is the final October 2017 Progress Report. Since I finished all the drawings and got all the raku firings done, I didn't feel as much pressure to get work done for the show as I normally would right before a show. Still, there was quite a bit of work left to do and very little time to do it. My mixed media piece which would become known as Autumn Decay would not be ready in time for the show because I ran out of pumice gel and by the time it would have taken me to order more, apply it, let it dry and paint it, it wouldn't have gotten done until after the show, so we'll have wait until the next progress report to see it. I should also mention that some of the pictures are of poor quality because I had to do some last minute work in my own bedroom where the lighting isn't very good. 

The next progress report will combine the months of November and December since there weren't enough pictures taken in November to justify it's own progress report. After that, the updates should be coming more quickly. There's a lot that has happened in 2018 so far, both good and bad and I hope to share that information soon.

10/24/17: I applied the second layer of pumice gel.

10/24/17: I started doing the labeling work. 

10/24/17: I started doing the labeling work.

10/24/17: I applied the laminated label.

10/24/17: I applied the laminated label.

10/24/17: I applied the laminated label.

10/24/17: I placed canvas over the wood and the first layer of molding paste around the label.

10/24/17: Canvas has been placed around the wood and the label is glued down.

10/24/17: Canvas has been placed around the wood and the label is glued down.

10/24/17: Canvas has been placed around the wood and the label is glued down.

10/24/17: Canvas has been placed around the wood and the label is glued down.

10/24/17: This piece finally got fired.

10/25/17: I've been falling behind with this mask since several weeks earlier, it was not fired along with the other masks. 

10/25/17: I finally glued down the label for this piece.

10/26/17: I started placing pumice gel around the label.

10/26/17: I started doing the molding paste work.

10/26/17: I started doing the molding paste work.

10/27/17: I started applying the second layer of pumice gel and then I ran out of it. 

10/27/17: I applied the molding paste.

10/27/17: I applied the molding paste.

10/27/17: I applied the molding paste.

10/27/17: I applied the molding paste.

10/28/17: I started doing the painting.

10/28/17: I started doing the painting.

10/28/17: I started doing the painting.

10/28/17: I started doing the painting.

10/28/17: I started doing the painting.

10/28/17: I started doing the painting.

10/30/17: The felt has been applied. This piece is done.

10/30/17: The felt has been applied. This piece is done.