I like the translucency achieved in certain areas (scrubbed surface with ajax), as well as bunching of the right side (made by putting small balls under surface). I have taped it down to force the edge to hold shape, excited to see what this does.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
more discoveries
The uncertainty of the finished piece is exciting with a gutskin surface. When it dries it does what its going to do, so manipulating that can lead to exciting discoveries. Also, gutskin is very resilient...it takes a beating and can be worked quite a bit. I have found that working into it until it becomes 'gummy' can make interesting color variations, texture and dimension.
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