2019 Progress Report: February/March

My first 2019 Progress Report is from both February and March since I didn't get anything done in January and I didn't do enough work in February and March in order to justify two different posts. A lot of what I started out doing in 2019 was a continuation of where I left off in 2018. The ceramic pieces seen in the images below were all fired in 2018 which I already talked about in previous posts. I started putting all the pieces together in February and would continue doing so in March. I also started on some new drawings. As for as doing fresh clay work is concerned, I wouldn't be doing that until much later.

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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2/13/19: This never-ending project, now known as Harmony of Chaos finally has the ceramic pieces glued on. This is the bottom-front perspective.

2/13/19: This is the left side view of the ceramic pieces of Harmony of Chaos.

2/13/19: This is the right side view of Harmony of Chaos.

2/13/19: This is the top view of Harmony of Chaos.

2/13/19: The ceramic pieces for P23 have been glued on.

3/6/19: I started some new drawings for Harmony of Chaos.

3/6/19: I started work on a drawing for P23. I don't normally do the drawing on the canvas like this but the Bristol board was glued down long ago and I have to work with that now. 

3/13/19: I glued down the ceramic pieces for P8.

3/13/19: This is the other side of P8.

2018 Progress Report: December

The last 2018 post is finally here. Overall, it was a satisfying year despite the setbacks I had at the beginning of the year because of financial struggles. I completed 11 projects in 2018 which is far less than what I have done in previous years, though that was intentional since for sometime, I had planned on working on fewer yet more ambitious projects. Ironically, the very first project I started work on in 2018 ended up being the very last project I finished that year and the last project I have finished to this day.

The pictures seen here are projects that I needed to finish for a show I had back in December. I was actually late getting this stuff done and didn't get the final piece finished until the morning of the day of the reception. I really don't like being in such a position and I'm hoping to avoid this in the future. At some point, I want to make a post about the show.

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12/1/18: The fiber paste work in finally done.

12/1/18: Spray painting work on the back is done.

12/1/18: The spray painting around the outer edges is done.

12/1/18: The spray painting work on the back is done.

12/1/18: The outer edges have been spray painted.

12/2/18: All the white splotches have been painted.

12/3/18: Silver metallic paint has been added.

12/3/18: Silver metallic paint has been added to the back.

12/3/18: All white splotches have been painted over.

12/3/18: Gold metallic paint has been added.

12/3/18: Polymer medium has been added and now this piece has a nice glaze. The front is now complete.

12/3/18: Polymer medium has been added to the back. Felt has been glued in place . The hook s and wire is in place. This project is done.

12/3/18: Polymer medium has been applied. The front of this piece is done.

12/3/18: Polymer medium has been applied don the back. The felt has been glued in place. The hooks and wire are in place. This project is done.

12/4/18: All white splotches are covered.

12/4/18: Metallic paint has been applied. Polymer medium has also been applied. The front of this project is done.

12/4/18: All paint work, both acrylic nd metallic are done. Polymer  medium has been applied. The felt has been glued in place. The hooks and wire are in place. This piece is done.

12/5/18: All paint work is done. Polymer medium has been applied. The front of this piece is done.

12/5/18: The paint work and polymer work is done. The felt has been glued in place. The hooks and wire is in place. This piece is done. Time for the show.