NightWing Fine Art Studio Gallery
Work in progress: Friesian Animorph Vessel
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-- Images from October / November 2001 --
A second (and larger than the first) Friesian spotted addition to the Animorph Series was undertaken throughout during October and November 2001 and is shown here in stages through to completion.
Part of the impetus of the series is to contradict the popular notion that a vessel is a functional object - utilitarian and therefore unworthy of any deeper contemplation. But water (and other liquids) are the stuff of life, and holding them is powerfully symbolic. The act (however passive) of holding, as our bodies hold our life force, can be seen as sacred.
The 'morph' series of vessels arose out of contemplations of the symbolism of the vessel as a meeting point of divergent planes of existence. In this instance, three hind legs of a quadruped have been turned around upon themselves, capturing its walking motion into a circle (ie you might somewhat fancifully imagine the vessel walking and thereby rotating itself). The enclosing ambulatory lines rise so that the contours of the 'belly' flow upwards to form the shape of an egg.
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THE MAKING PROCESS
For those who may be curious as to how a work of this type is made, here is a pictorial diary of the production of the Ebony and Ash Fresian Animorph Vessel.
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Gluing up the
core stock.
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Shaping templates
for the insets.
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Cutting shapes
for inlaying
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Matching pattern
blanks to pockets.
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Gluing the Ebony
insets into place.
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Roughing down...
with chips flying!
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Hollowing out
from each end.
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Removing waste
around the legs.
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Detailing the
leg contours.
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Final sanding
before lacquering.
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LEADING TO THE FOLLOWING FINAL RESULT
as it was photographed for inclusion in the catalogue:
The finished work was among a number of pieces included in an
exhibition at Art Affairs Gallery (21 November - 2 December 2001).
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