Description: Manta Ray Gold
Ancient kauri, 500mm square 19 inches
Another square winged piece in my series (Ho Hum)
This piece was textured with a die grinder, 6 wire brushes that fit in a dremel were used to get rid of the furry bits , then lots and lots of copper leaf applied .Nearly two packs.
The under side of the wings have been textured as well. Then I sponged on acrylic colours to give the glimmering opaque look. I lost count of the coats of 30% gloss I sprayed on .I wonted a depth to the texture and I just kept spaying.
The richness of the Kauri was first brought out by sanding with oil.
Cutting the wings with the skew as normal poses its problems on a piece this size .My rule of thumb is once you start cutting you cannot stop, because if you do I tend to loose the flow of were I have been cutting. You sort of get mesmerised by the sound and the cutting sound so you have to know when to stop .
I had to add a piece of pipe onto my handle for this one as the cut went in so far I ran out of handle to hold onto.
I would like to know what you think about this piece, am I heading in the right direction, is the form ok, do you like the colour and texture?
