THIS piece stirred up a lot of conversation from my peers. It is to date my most successful piece. (in my opinion) i wanted to create something that would be mysterious, but also inviting. something you could hold in your hand and enjoy the smooth texture of the metal, and the interior could invite you to ponder, touch, lick even, the glossy, juiciness.
the first image is in process, the second image is it coming out of the kiln, after firing the undercoating of enamel color, it would serve as the base color. the blackness of the copper exterior is from the oxidation and heat of firing at 1400 degrees.
the final image is the piece in its final state. after polishing the exterior, and adding patina. the interior was painted with three coats of different red enamel paints. i felt there was a specific color the interior needed to be, and i could not achieve it solely with enamel. there was no perfect color. the paints came to the rescue and i could finally create the same glossy texture and get the perfect color.
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