2018 Progress Report: May

Throughout the month of May, I had worked on projects that I wasn't able to finish for my show. Technically, I was working on five projects this month, though it looks like a lot more. That's because these projects are still in pieces and in early stages of development. If you were to look at some of my posts from earlier this year, you would see the development process of my project Prison of the Mind and you'll get an idea of what's going on here.

I know the blog has been progressing slowly over the last few months. That should be changing soon. The reports for June and July will be combined into a single post since I didn't enough pictures for June to justify its own post. The fall season will be starting soon, meaning that I'm going to be very busy again. I had made major changes to my projects and scheduling and I should be talking about that soon enough. Also, since I should have a steady job again, I will be updating my Etsy store with new button designs and ceramic pieces.

That's all I have for right now. Feel free to ask questions and leave comments. Also, share this post with anyone who might be interested. If you want to support me and my projects, you can donate to my Patreon or buy buttons from my Etsy store.

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5/1/18: I'm still in the early stages of my drawing on the top half of P13.

5/1/18: I'm still in the early stages of my drawing on the bottom half of P13.

5/4/18: The drawing part of P1 has made some progress.

5/7/18: I made the bristol board and foam board parts of P4. 

5/8/18: I'm doing a second firing for the ceramic part of P4.

5/8/18: I'm working on the back of P4, which is the foam board part. The cut-out Bristol board square is where a future name label will go while the additional pieces of foam board that have been glued down will help balance the piece on the wall when it is finished.

5/9/18: Chicken wire is being used over the foam board pieces to help further define the hump I'm trying to create. The wood has been glued down which will eventually be used for hanging hooks.

5/9/18: This is a big improvement.

5/14/18: I'm doing the same work on the back of P1 that I was doing on P4.

5/14/18: Chicken wire has been glued onto the wood in order to help further define the overall shape that I want.

5/15/18: Molding paste was used to glue the broken pieces back together. This is vital  for me to make the proper outlines with the Bristol board and foam board.

5/15/18: Molding Paste was used to glue everything back together.

5/15/18: Chicken wire work was done to P1.

5/16/18: The needed molding past as well, but I had  to wait for the molding paste on the front to dry.

5/16/18: This is the same process as the picture above.