tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81333724920452538842024-03-14T11:00:38.018-04:00My Sculpture BlogChris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-54523834009183613772024-03-14T11:00:00.000-04:002024-03-14T11:00:06.241-04:00Sign up for the Sculptural Mag Vessel<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwy-tZDYu-LdUXAJvOc0_uiTYCJ_GZUVeW-HXET1D47bsT6fhUG60A4mRTRE3SNQm_G1lNEkupMR78b0PQs6q7Y8LtTdhqiEn-lbxipuCY5sYD2yLL7ln5zQJqAKv_ogity5GJeiC1Ar9SoAMhiz_UXeZykdLeENtuTGLlMZ-n6kQbpFcJKb2uwk_cdx-/s2048/65ACDF54-3E66-40C0-918B-259AF9F7FA8B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwy-tZDYu-LdUXAJvOc0_uiTYCJ_GZUVeW-HXET1D47bsT6fhUG60A4mRTRE3SNQm_G1lNEkupMR78b0PQs6q7Y8LtTdhqiEn-lbxipuCY5sYD2yLL7ln5zQJqAKv_ogity5GJeiC1Ar9SoAMhiz_UXeZykdLeENtuTGLlMZ-n6kQbpFcJKb2uwk_cdx-/w640-h640/65ACDF54-3E66-40C0-918B-259AF9F7FA8B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Ok everyone the link for the sign up is now live. Below is the link with all of the info on how to add one of these wonderful works to your collection. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forms.gle/ycz8H9aWeyXuWQQCA"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>The link</b></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">This message will self destruct in 7 days</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-213963452950408322024-03-11T11:11:00.000-04:002024-03-11T11:11:15.057-04:00The Sculptural Mag Vessel<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66EFNXspYj5j7iv2nFbLc6fOXfaIblx1ceQUlDoPhzXjiPMpbOrqbUe4TyEJon-cYKvsK2pG73N50fFMM9I6oQlkXElTBTNqOr68C5S1Y6CVx24xp0qmtj3szip4gos084rfAvl22G1VHFG8P_yW5Kb0StshrUdYrqWLkEzAHNLLhlQaUGRqjKFxSnB2S/s1200/Mag%20V%20web1%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1200" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66EFNXspYj5j7iv2nFbLc6fOXfaIblx1ceQUlDoPhzXjiPMpbOrqbUe4TyEJon-cYKvsK2pG73N50fFMM9I6oQlkXElTBTNqOr68C5S1Y6CVx24xp0qmtj3szip4gos084rfAvl22G1VHFG8P_yW5Kb0StshrUdYrqWLkEzAHNLLhlQaUGRqjKFxSnB2S/w640-h462/Mag%20V%20web1%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-56743470-7fff-49e7-cd46-2a4a09c8f94e"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Hello Everyone This is going to be a proper newsletter with multiple announcements, including new works, exhibitions, and some other exciting news. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">But let's start by introducing the Sculptural Mag Vessel. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXV0PVdtkShzmSF1Clt6vs7hPsm4rsWusyYXeVcDlfs8GqmHKc0DDJvhcgLN09o2q1SEfWna1SmXMB1skXM29fDdBCFFw-7-ROl6iOii43myYemGAk9DAz3feK3mNmj8K_4-Mlvt1KgheSXpBL51TUYp8XsJsChJoCUdVR_6ywi36XMKSihg4EYQMh3V6/s1200/Mag%20V%20web2%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1200" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXV0PVdtkShzmSF1Clt6vs7hPsm4rsWusyYXeVcDlfs8GqmHKc0DDJvhcgLN09o2q1SEfWna1SmXMB1skXM29fDdBCFFw-7-ROl6iOii43myYemGAk9DAz3feK3mNmj8K_4-Mlvt1KgheSXpBL51TUYp8XsJsChJoCUdVR_6ywi36XMKSihg4EYQMh3V6/w640-h534/Mag%20V%20web2%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-1470a96c-7fff-7924-4d7d-e4127f3cdf1f"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I had been wondering if I would ever come back to my vessel series, and I got here (as I often do) by accident. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyW6JWZMDOM-pB6AKb1aTvpE19MSJ3vs0jzCT84QDvkhxExm7PjUa6CLjUNMERAngwwDinrRV_3XE3Wy0tdSv-GVjGcXBlwTr4zbec1sNS1KRdTm7EU5SRkn613SU7X3-FjTxzKUnA6bPSdjrBo-tEBKvzuUB_6i2Ml9hEWEhFDKnSXtkbpJS2ZXnyqtEY/s700/Mag%20V%20gif1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="700" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyW6JWZMDOM-pB6AKb1aTvpE19MSJ3vs0jzCT84QDvkhxExm7PjUa6CLjUNMERAngwwDinrRV_3XE3Wy0tdSv-GVjGcXBlwTr4zbec1sNS1KRdTm7EU5SRkn613SU7X3-FjTxzKUnA6bPSdjrBo-tEBKvzuUB_6i2Ml9hEWEhFDKnSXtkbpJS2ZXnyqtEY/w640-h458/Mag%20V%20gif1.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>I have been continuing to play around with a number of mechanics for integration into sculptural pieces in the hopes that it will help me talk more about what makes machining so special as a sculptural medium. And, when it all works, it does help a lot. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>However just as often I find myself stuck with the kinds of problems that most designers face. That is, some mechanics are just hard to make look good....well, until I remind myself that I am not a designer in the traditional sense. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofByyrcfV6yHxvFxmX23QhT704w5EDi18iWwLcmYSKcQKxHXZh9MOxPrF1AmD0bu4iSMFYRk7dY1EQdTWZT3CmALsODmacMmfPSyWjKFQLaurHCWrJmnkmrCkvyLpYlNOia8llGaPjkLS0HcWyEKs7-AII2YBtA3d8rdxlStr_bKIAsptqMPxF3u-SvPx/s700/Mag%20V%20gif%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="700" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofByyrcfV6yHxvFxmX23QhT704w5EDi18iWwLcmYSKcQKxHXZh9MOxPrF1AmD0bu4iSMFYRk7dY1EQdTWZT3CmALsODmacMmfPSyWjKFQLaurHCWrJmnkmrCkvyLpYlNOia8llGaPjkLS0HcWyEKs7-AII2YBtA3d8rdxlStr_bKIAsptqMPxF3u-SvPx/w640-h458/Mag%20V%20gif%202.gif" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div>When I was writing my book, I talked a bit about how the field of design is constrained by the function of the objects that are the focus of the design attempt, and how my process is very different from this. That is, if I wanted to design a cool clock, and I can't get the design to work, I am not bound to continue to try and make a clock. Instead, I can take the parts of the design that are working, and move on to a new function or problem. So the clock in this example is free to become a toaster or lawn mower, or anything else. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h8-mf_w7Si0" width="385" youtube-src-id="h8-mf_w7Si0"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">All I am saying is I am not constrained by the object, as an artist I am free to change however I want, and in this case, I was struggling to design a new entry in my "Watch Pocket" series, and somehow ended up on a tangent making a rather fascinating vessel piece. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The mechanic I was working on just wouldn’t play nice with my original vision, so I let the mechanic tell me what it wanted to be. Once I realized that, I was able to pull in all of the other influences that fleshed out this beautiful design. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSY1g_9yf056ZxXpZSCCcSwtaQ9HP5cHfdOSmcKI-FufgR9KI-XzHkZbnGeaommQTkn4e3eePrcw6VUrwMsfEeH6d_BSRodFkcTrTjDdEMY4niOfwuso7R-so2-OME4s4tMlI71Pf51aDHSUOwqfhCs_v4e6qvq42eySWmengr5ZTMsttnhG6XeGJyRkpj/s1200/Mag%20V%20web3%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1200" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSY1g_9yf056ZxXpZSCCcSwtaQ9HP5cHfdOSmcKI-FufgR9KI-XzHkZbnGeaommQTkn4e3eePrcw6VUrwMsfEeH6d_BSRodFkcTrTjDdEMY4niOfwuso7R-so2-OME4s4tMlI71Pf51aDHSUOwqfhCs_v4e6qvq42eySWmengr5ZTMsttnhG6XeGJyRkpj/w640-h396/Mag%20V%20web3%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Another constraint (this time an engineering constraint) that I am unbound by is practicality and robustness. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcJBaa3usMkOA7QLNpL17luHn1Tm5WYpu5XHlAnUEAPOj7pvDX_-HsfLFfXXE4VUb2d_1vLRxkSFNsJQyky3YGT0crSDOAGYsSpBA4BQkn37O_ygZM6hpNJbGC_9uLTG3wWaU0oShKXZi_3QlQO_oT4jW_NXH05jvDIBxwrjcn_wtWbmt6qu6aKVmkcma/s1200/Mag%20V%20web4%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1200" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcJBaa3usMkOA7QLNpL17luHn1Tm5WYpu5XHlAnUEAPOj7pvDX_-HsfLFfXXE4VUb2d_1vLRxkSFNsJQyky3YGT0crSDOAGYsSpBA4BQkn37O_ygZM6hpNJbGC_9uLTG3wWaU0oShKXZi_3QlQO_oT4jW_NXH05jvDIBxwrjcn_wtWbmt6qu6aKVmkcma/w640-h526/Mag%20V%20web4%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-6299a9ce-7fff-f95c-67d6-3783e266985d"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Unlike the other vessels in this series, the mechanic for this piece uses permanent magnets for actuation. That is, the components aren’t moved by a mechanical linkage of any kind, they are forced in and out by changing the orientation (polarity) of magnets on the inner drum of the knob. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This configuration works just fine in an environment of care and consideration, but it is not the kind of thing one would employ for rigorous daily (and dirty) use. Things just might be too easily gummed up. This is true of all of the vessels and mechanical art I have made really. It is just something that is coming into better view for me.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uAGhLFZeonfzWlYThHKuS1_jq4rQVv5UC6S6vwDJ_pwpsP1X-N5L0dr3MyWoxEVvuu19MZc6SMndoiehH2a8ApsZk9UQNTPhkznGW0KICvpqREMTQkhwVVuXXGeTATIhAdqCBeFbqsr7yjGUK0F0rZy1KVBlMqjYKKRyjOLniXt8x3ALkDfbRBVIKmSD/s1200/Mag%20V%20web5%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="1200" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uAGhLFZeonfzWlYThHKuS1_jq4rQVv5UC6S6vwDJ_pwpsP1X-N5L0dr3MyWoxEVvuu19MZc6SMndoiehH2a8ApsZk9UQNTPhkznGW0KICvpqREMTQkhwVVuXXGeTATIhAdqCBeFbqsr7yjGUK0F0rZy1KVBlMqjYKKRyjOLniXt8x3ALkDfbRBVIKmSD/w640-h380/Mag%20V%20web5%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-96fa9a42-7fff-1f53-7469-9cd1e9ee81cc"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">That is, one of the most appealing aspects of a project like this is that one gets to take what would otherwise be an impractical mechanic, one that would be useless in a utilitarian product with more rugged requirements, and place it into the context of a fine art object where it is not only completely appropriate, but supremely desirable.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF1JK-s__Z941Qr1_cJFWimIRQh7bKQ1hqyQEkZkBjnlcF7cILmFr5ONRF0LIn9GmG2cjPtzMsFE2utUk2nPtQOSH-ofcTSqScCh97sk6zv_UEajLgaExADYhJ_5F85tqlPFKE5UgyR3C7utiEAixgrrouyvmpIKv4jXjiK3pFTgCcItWl3dKmdIg48fs/s550/Mag%20V%20gif%203.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="550" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF1JK-s__Z941Qr1_cJFWimIRQh7bKQ1hqyQEkZkBjnlcF7cILmFr5ONRF0LIn9GmG2cjPtzMsFE2utUk2nPtQOSH-ofcTSqScCh97sk6zv_UEajLgaExADYhJ_5F85tqlPFKE5UgyR3C7utiEAixgrrouyvmpIKv4jXjiK3pFTgCcItWl3dKmdIg48fs/w640-h544/Mag%20V%20gif%203.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b46d7c01-7fff-44c5-d042-70273c7231f2"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A magnetic latching system may be too complicated and touchy for the real world, but in the art world, it is an intriguing focal point that can communicate why engineering matters even in the world of aesthetics. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">That is what this piece does for me anyway.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbJx1fCX9Wyy4FKML56HxYGT3We6CKHCkor5K6Y0Ji4rIgZ-gcqp_rV4HMXvIrXS2xyH7hwnR4YcAU-Il8fF2SC1UHFk6GyT-HJyUFJLSjwAOBiGZG247uUxRlbwZEfcuapvgqIdVxx_7RYISRMGrLGh0AtoilkJGdSO_K81zU2gaNgBU6Dw4bMIR8W92/s1200/Mag%20V%20web7%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1200" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbJx1fCX9Wyy4FKML56HxYGT3We6CKHCkor5K6Y0Ji4rIgZ-gcqp_rV4HMXvIrXS2xyH7hwnR4YcAU-Il8fF2SC1UHFk6GyT-HJyUFJLSjwAOBiGZG247uUxRlbwZEfcuapvgqIdVxx_7RYISRMGrLGh0AtoilkJGdSO_K81zU2gaNgBU6Dw4bMIR8W92/w640-h500/Mag%20V%20web7%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Sculptural Mag Vessel is 3" diameter by 2-3/8" tall. It is a hefty little guy at 20 ounces in its current form. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEhs7lfEOPgn7sKpb-JZjV9YCXs-gWgckkZ0z9com2KIbfjFY9RthEl_i6RYcW7A_LluYeHUSB0sAXIumvDnley3wTXmopk0sRH7cbRsFeuMkRTPwl2dIGowyvW14pp9IZZ-1Ov-gjB2sh2D5lcy06LAQ300Iyq6juA1WUlgNLHnk1ITt7JnOH31uSTrA/s1200/Mag%20V%20web8%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="1200" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEhs7lfEOPgn7sKpb-JZjV9YCXs-gWgckkZ0z9com2KIbfjFY9RthEl_i6RYcW7A_LluYeHUSB0sAXIumvDnley3wTXmopk0sRH7cbRsFeuMkRTPwl2dIGowyvW14pp9IZZ-1Ov-gjB2sh2D5lcy06LAQ300Iyq6juA1WUlgNLHnk1ITt7JnOH31uSTrA/w640-h540/Mag%20V%20web8%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Note for collectors:</span> I am still very much sorting out the details on how to do a small edition of these works. As far as editions go, this is a very complicated piece. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I want to be sure I preserve some ability to refine this design as I go, but I also know it is important to take care of business in terms of who is interested in adding one of these to their collection. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEKd7o41sSvFeLhhRhwgAxBJAPYb1aUxKiiDmWJtdGdL13PJLwUNXDBEuV0wbF1uG_ff3NIVHqLCEW4QWDVOsv3ahICXlVnDzE-f0HG0IW_zS-4HdGcwrtS4TbxUg3xZdUJWm3zAW4RNqh7BMtS0bgXgBg4TEl7XH1SHZ5-b_UXXP0uBTsKyQCfou9YRI/s1200/Mag%20V%20web6%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="978" data-original-width="1200" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEKd7o41sSvFeLhhRhwgAxBJAPYb1aUxKiiDmWJtdGdL13PJLwUNXDBEuV0wbF1uG_ff3NIVHqLCEW4QWDVOsv3ahICXlVnDzE-f0HG0IW_zS-4HdGcwrtS4TbxUg3xZdUJWm3zAW4RNqh7BMtS0bgXgBg4TEl7XH1SHZ5-b_UXXP0uBTsKyQCfou9YRI/w640-h522/Mag%20V%20web6%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So while I need a little more time to tinker and figure out how to make a quantity of these that maintains some freedom for me to make each one unique. I am going to open up a sign up later this week so that everyone who is interested can reserve their piece before I commit to specific details and numbers. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once I have a head count, that should help me determine the scale of the project. So look for a somewhat limited sign up to open on Thursday March 14th at 11 AM EST. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On this sign up, I will outline how this project will unfold and how I intend to make each of these sculptural vessels special for you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz4hL6P1fdyya6G04Mb1WIJ81uqSnPO0kds1x03gkSA6wJBmb-lOuyKMv4ast0P2ndXVx83d9nslCvtBjl2MmpX5b637NQrNUfPyNSNHSI6p7HSS5v2P_NxbN3jyd6lPRcpLoqonjOKhYMS9yF9_XGp3t4i-1zfY9IBWI7mwOX0IsDGy2iL6Xnwk9eRt3/s1200/Mag%20V%20web9%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1200" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnz4hL6P1fdyya6G04Mb1WIJ81uqSnPO0kds1x03gkSA6wJBmb-lOuyKMv4ast0P2ndXVx83d9nslCvtBjl2MmpX5b637NQrNUfPyNSNHSI6p7HSS5v2P_NxbN3jyd6lPRcpLoqonjOKhYMS9yF9_XGp3t4i-1zfY9IBWI7mwOX0IsDGy2iL6Xnwk9eRt3/w640-h486/Mag%20V%20web9%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I look forward to hearing from some of you and as always, comments and questions are welcome. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">_________________________________________________________________________</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>Exhibition announcement</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYnXk6Kpiss8iQqoZ0HL5o2UA5_ZiEzaNiBawfyh6GboPKdQDFcAVaPYnvJez2KfmNyrM8m9mzU0w1cwF572SLm031Dzef_cwAvppmVdz5RNZa3xUi9e5wDf_njoNvrZCUsTtuiFORzPf6Lf5y1xMF1JUwEE79aSkMisooIzpbAXXUVRVl01SEu2g026F/s2024/Fuller%20anouncement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2024" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYnXk6Kpiss8iQqoZ0HL5o2UA5_ZiEzaNiBawfyh6GboPKdQDFcAVaPYnvJez2KfmNyrM8m9mzU0w1cwF572SLm031Dzef_cwAvppmVdz5RNZa3xUi9e5wDf_njoNvrZCUsTtuiFORzPf6Lf5y1xMF1JUwEE79aSkMisooIzpbAXXUVRVl01SEu2g026F/w640-h380/Fuller%20anouncement.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-dd77222f-7fff-9036-e00f-87915587ce9c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In other news, I want to formally announce an upcoming exhibition of my work at the Fuller Craft Museum beginning May 18th and running until Early November. </span></p><br />This exhibition is in conjunction with the release of my new book and shares its title. This will be a rather large collection of both my larger sculptures, and as many of my little creations as we can cram into cases. It will be a very nice show worth the trip. <br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The opening reception will be Sunday, May 19 from 2- 5pm. I will be on hand for a brief discussion with the director, to talk shop, and sign books. So if you have been wanting to get your copy of my book signed, now you know where to find me. We will have some extra books on hand as well, so I hope to see some of you there. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Details at <a href="https://fullercraft.org/exhibitions/chris-bathgate-the-machinist-sculptor/">fullercraft.org</a></span></p><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">_________________________________________________________________________</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am building a new studio!</b></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPikGeKEAS6xNAAgD21huF0guRX7vN05RklcFCSXFNJYY5xQqwLcO2BLGtMTviT-c9gm1frevzwJCe1ZRLd5MN3Gm39-xKGsJLAaJTxE6uTI9Q8Sv_NISHmpP1cDgP2z0sQREeLuOVa7lb6LvL1h9u2GESHY4zBYqFSChznkD5Oej6GDrio3IJNjqWfwV0/s2048/12639A54-C3C2-4A1C-A0D8-C0C25E360C2C.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPikGeKEAS6xNAAgD21huF0guRX7vN05RklcFCSXFNJYY5xQqwLcO2BLGtMTviT-c9gm1frevzwJCe1ZRLd5MN3Gm39-xKGsJLAaJTxE6uTI9Q8Sv_NISHmpP1cDgP2z0sQREeLuOVa7lb6LvL1h9u2GESHY4zBYqFSChznkD5Oej6GDrio3IJNjqWfwV0/w640-h640/12639A54-C3C2-4A1C-A0D8-C0C25E360C2C.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bf94e503-7fff-5e27-1a28-77ddba167a37"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Lastly, I’d like to share the news that after much dithering and saving my pennies, I am starting construction on a brand new shop. After 20 years of dwelling in basements to create my work, I am finally going to build something that can properly hold what my studio practice has become. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I make it a habit not to talk about things until they are real. But now that there is a giant hole in the ground, it finally feels real enough for me to start posting about it. </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My current shop, in the basement of my home, is bursting at the seams. It is an organic space, consisting of thousands of ad hoc solutions and shortcuts piled on top of one another. It is efficient in that I never thought I could fit so many tools, and squeeze so much capability, out of such a modest space. But it is also inefficient in lots of obvious ways. It is cramped, and has limited head room for large tools. Getting stuff in and out is a nightmare, and staying organized when there isn’t enough places to put things is like playing one of those sliding puzzles. I have always liked working within constraints, but it was high time I admit to myself that my current shop, although I love it dearly, is holding me back. So about a year ago, I started working with an architect to build something better.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I have never had a “planned” space. So I am going to take my time building this space out and fine tuning the layout. I have no idea how this will go, but I am excited to haver finally (Finally!) broken ground. It won’t be the biggest machine shop in the world, but by studio artist standards, it is going to be pretty damn sweet. Keep an eye on my Instagram feed if you want to follow along on the progress of the new studio.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: collapse;">_________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Times; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>Don't forget about my new book</b></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEHInG-crScXriIkRKYVtrLGHA1EjC2v_qiVwlGIqutbvK1p0eGx0g2RoPDVN1Ho6QzLG7LEiqAsR9UKciWuuVPRRD1LvdejJyAuF9zgCUoCGJLw6PVGysdHU0IqkTbazHpkk08z3zH7CgXsYU-sozgBSuJe9AuAsYckce7VaDXAk83IkQmCbovYgKXl6/s2048/A046B66D-9D8D-4365-BF42-50FD13BE12F3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEHInG-crScXriIkRKYVtrLGHA1EjC2v_qiVwlGIqutbvK1p0eGx0g2RoPDVN1Ho6QzLG7LEiqAsR9UKciWuuVPRRD1LvdejJyAuF9zgCUoCGJLw6PVGysdHU0IqkTbazHpkk08z3zH7CgXsYU-sozgBSuJe9AuAsYckce7VaDXAk83IkQmCbovYgKXl6/w640-h640/A046B66D-9D8D-4365-BF42-50FD13BE12F3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course, no post would be complete without me reminding everyone that my new book is available in bookstores everywhere, at Amazon.com, and directly from the publisher here at <a href="https://schifferbooks.com/products/the-machinist-sculptor" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Schiffer books</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you for your time and attention. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sincerely</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chris Bathgate</div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-39214373386063598802023-12-27T13:05:00.000-05:002023-12-27T13:05:23.826-05:00Sculpture TK 671322222512<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzn5IWEx3FmHX_q2BRej15-IvloB3H4AR0O_3_ebKYKS3hui04YEytcb8RUjymy7nEcMBKmMcJ0S8L_-heg2465QKgzgFoM0QtrrPhPzLpIHMczH9MfLV9GEtdIgh27bdwhXYr31FeAGwdugYXuZVVHw13kmYZpL2ifuw7kVsy9I25WVwafKhzSuQMW0Q/s1200/TK%20web%201%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzn5IWEx3FmHX_q2BRej15-IvloB3H4AR0O_3_ebKYKS3hui04YEytcb8RUjymy7nEcMBKmMcJ0S8L_-heg2465QKgzgFoM0QtrrPhPzLpIHMczH9MfLV9GEtdIgh27bdwhXYr31FeAGwdugYXuZVVHw13kmYZpL2ifuw7kVsy9I25WVwafKhzSuQMW0Q/w426-h640/TK%20web%201%20.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p>This is the last piece of the year, and it has been a very fruitful one for me in a lot of ways, so I think I will start this last post of 2023 with a story. So here goes, and also, look at the new work while you read!)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqAP3Dvw6Qf8zhueRCONELYz-Bh1KcLR2PctD1Gai7Qgo0RpR269XJNvvKZukgB6GAjCF9t_NbjK8dMDyW-WrPtaZmpdsZmEVqL57268pHdAClBDpW4giRuVOMbJrP2wXBgeWvFhA_qdP3rfqln1DafngRute5o-fy9D9BjFfU6DGu9qfiMKVpvr5vIVP/s1200/TK%20web%206%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="835" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqAP3Dvw6Qf8zhueRCONELYz-Bh1KcLR2PctD1Gai7Qgo0RpR269XJNvvKZukgB6GAjCF9t_NbjK8dMDyW-WrPtaZmpdsZmEVqL57268pHdAClBDpW4giRuVOMbJrP2wXBgeWvFhA_qdP3rfqln1DafngRute5o-fy9D9BjFfU6DGu9qfiMKVpvr5vIVP/w446-h640/TK%20web%206%20.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I was having lunch with a collector friend of mine a few weeks ago. We were talking about art and music (naturally) and he commented on how he felt I was much better able to talk about creating art in a way that he never could when he plays music. <br /><br />I was a little struck by what he said because, while I recognize that I am certainly able to talk about the topics and influences that surround my work, I am no better able to describe the free associative tasks that go into conjuring a design for a sculpture than a jazz musician is able to describe what is going on while they are riffing during a session. That is I can say "what" happened, but I cannot truly say I know the "how" or "why" when designing a piece. <br /><br />And to be honest, I have never really met an artist that could.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOQXmoSH1qiJd_GJHlb_uJvqj1C-tseGGQD2nkuHQMvI3csAXi7cHwu6h9alN9ayv9a9E1rPbYwuwM9y2ShHIsidw8bo4Y7q9NcrFoiaeF7Wz0D4WDhxM5didX8zzBb6X0BjUzS6YGYMWytCrFMXyQtW8tAeiHIc_GXBdwGRpVuQ0H3wiTojDOisBmBZg/s800/TK%20Gif%201.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOQXmoSH1qiJd_GJHlb_uJvqj1C-tseGGQD2nkuHQMvI3csAXi7cHwu6h9alN9ayv9a9E1rPbYwuwM9y2ShHIsidw8bo4Y7q9NcrFoiaeF7Wz0D4WDhxM5didX8zzBb6X0BjUzS6YGYMWytCrFMXyQtW8tAeiHIc_GXBdwGRpVuQ0H3wiTojDOisBmBZg/w374-h640/TK%20Gif%201.gif" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Which is to say I think we all recognize that creativity is mysterious like that, which is why it seems so special. We can analyze and even plan some amount of constraints we want when we go into making something, and we can apply all sorts of logic, critique, and context to what results afterward, but the squishy creative part that I simply call “the middle” remains largely inaccessible to us. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtj1wzZ0kHMchsByW0U4fIAl-TI3tL0NURHNztwhge_X-ArY1t3IIaW0Xr2n3yOAaSZ4_f2qohkY578rLHD31U4ffeikFG9x5J7PDBJSIyCImkXTTU3z5U245vuG8sNQYHQJ9MzSx-U2SFWj5zJLOGD3c6z4udF-bnBl0eLQMXJBjw6JXnvYTZD7Oykej/s1200/TK%20web%202%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtj1wzZ0kHMchsByW0U4fIAl-TI3tL0NURHNztwhge_X-ArY1t3IIaW0Xr2n3yOAaSZ4_f2qohkY578rLHD31U4ffeikFG9x5J7PDBJSIyCImkXTTU3z5U245vuG8sNQYHQJ9MzSx-U2SFWj5zJLOGD3c6z4udF-bnBl0eLQMXJBjw6JXnvYTZD7Oykej/w426-h640/TK%20web%202%20.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We can catch glimpses of "the middle" and even get better at riding the indescribable wave like a surfer, but that free associative state in which connections are made between wildly disparate pieces of inspiration in order to make something new, by my estimation, seems to take place largely within the subconscious.<br /><br />And thats that. I can't talk about it any more than anyone else. I can only talk about the circumstances leading up to it, and what happens during the act of building the thing that I thought of afterward. <br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNuMAGBZLdFMPCe_MrM24fJC2XvossoNUo8c_zpiSVjj2TKNebDvZrPF_MYQgEX_xuiiSw2sovMFg65Y63YkHcId7mIeDcB3R-qJWKGbs0CHfZqaPeLsDEcfvPrm9y84l6QMenf5A2Lm69I_nA7e7DdyMibekx7KES0xt4WgpvMyKeSLvaSY1fFOJ6xFM/s1200/TK%20web%203%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="857" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNuMAGBZLdFMPCe_MrM24fJC2XvossoNUo8c_zpiSVjj2TKNebDvZrPF_MYQgEX_xuiiSw2sovMFg65Y63YkHcId7mIeDcB3R-qJWKGbs0CHfZqaPeLsDEcfvPrm9y84l6QMenf5A2Lm69I_nA7e7DdyMibekx7KES0xt4WgpvMyKeSLvaSY1fFOJ6xFM/w458-h640/TK%20web%203%20.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I posited that maybe musicians, by the performative nature of their work, simply spend a lot more time “in the middle” than visual artists who might have more time on either end of a creative act to rub their chins, ponder, and process. <br /><br />Anyway, thats my story, and with that all said, I want to introduce my newest major work, and share some of the inputs that led to this output. <br /><br />Introducing the TK 671322222512.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7wlAycpU-IUM-A5fRSa_32GQYCw_F2M92NMOsWBWNeA6ip4Nt2LTaKhavLUQQ20EUERgYUkrIk56nkzqcFy9lSt5vV8SkrUyclGlHBzlkptORaKvNV19WYJAt0PybBVHA-V5FpOALb7slAhRGXsrcIwIfQekvFiao-PQTsMx0M161wPMMiAkhzgIL0Hp/s1200/TK%20web%204%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="792" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7wlAycpU-IUM-A5fRSa_32GQYCw_F2M92NMOsWBWNeA6ip4Nt2LTaKhavLUQQ20EUERgYUkrIk56nkzqcFy9lSt5vV8SkrUyclGlHBzlkptORaKvNV19WYJAt0PybBVHA-V5FpOALb7slAhRGXsrcIwIfQekvFiao-PQTsMx0M161wPMMiAkhzgIL0Hp/w422-h640/TK%20web%204%20.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is what I can say about the inputs for this particular piece. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the last year, I have been inspired by a very special tea pot made by an artist I follow, some ancient stone disks from the National Museum of Asian Art, a bunch of automotive design stuff, and of course my own recent adventures in wood turning. </div><div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IAGcWZcU5AxEZmdwUf7Bz1b2qGBTBfQgxPiLK7joTJpwvLN70eOOzzLvLcANAvOhhgduFzPaMSIkYRcoDXfU1ZPJEfoAVuN7qEE7m9qKtBr8aGHrpVj24DSLXvkSyy5aEuIYoKDuia-xssXYZBtTA12SlQihecpGMYeYeW_BpuDU18z2zpscavJ1-WzA/s1200/TK%20gif%202%20Big.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="1200" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IAGcWZcU5AxEZmdwUf7Bz1b2qGBTBfQgxPiLK7joTJpwvLN70eOOzzLvLcANAvOhhgduFzPaMSIkYRcoDXfU1ZPJEfoAVuN7qEE7m9qKtBr8aGHrpVj24DSLXvkSyy5aEuIYoKDuia-xssXYZBtTA12SlQihecpGMYeYeW_BpuDU18z2zpscavJ1-WzA/w640-h336/TK%20gif%202%20Big.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>How all of those pieces fit together to produce this particular composition are not entirely clear, but all of those things have a "feel" that I think speaks directly to what this work is about. Especially details like the inner ring.</div><div><br /></div><div>And of course, on the practical side, the real catalyst for this piece is simply that I had this beautiful blank of stabilized Box Elder Burl left over from another project, and was determined not to waste it. <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXewNClM9_gVeXUBIpR3UY8jwq0VA9PJ7a5nWLl1vrpkPDfsnG2dnzAJDt6DE71XRZiigLYJ6H5mjwVa3_mBff_T6_jP8IbRpjVMq8XY6EesEAeQ709_SO65Rico0iEUMGm4vUmjJQuv8eJdaDnfEY0IeHsxZeKxifbUalf1t_h9qQmG0ymtS9_xnwXyo/s1200/TK%20web%205%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXewNClM9_gVeXUBIpR3UY8jwq0VA9PJ7a5nWLl1vrpkPDfsnG2dnzAJDt6DE71XRZiigLYJ6H5mjwVa3_mBff_T6_jP8IbRpjVMq8XY6EesEAeQ709_SO65Rico0iEUMGm4vUmjJQuv8eJdaDnfEY0IeHsxZeKxifbUalf1t_h9qQmG0ymtS9_xnwXyo/w426-h640/TK%20web%205%20.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Perhaps that is not entirely satisfying, but it is something I have become quite comfortable with. </div><div><br /></div><div>So thats it, when I write about my work, I simply prefer to spend my time making note of the interesting inputs I've discovered. I like talking about leveraging different tools and techniques to help me express my ideas, and then attempting to place my output into the broader context of craft and the history of humans who make things. But in terms of how I truly come to make what I make, it just happens, it is automatic. <br /><br />It is, and kind of has to be, that simple.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFunf7qCi5ttTqs2XuJSo0M_p1ioBAP0iyO_vCJ4CyzNyjj2Bhlue9SK7MC0kKe-CGcHu5NFs4IQWcFQ2iOd-SCI7w_mZI1sJRsMwNsTeeMM4pOSuuJ7KCkHGHp2Cg4ETN0IzW1kuUyrnnFiyP7Nv0q8IarTAsvUKy4XOvBLsDGco720kkNCHiUY6TLqJ/s1280/TK%20process%20gif.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFunf7qCi5ttTqs2XuJSo0M_p1ioBAP0iyO_vCJ4CyzNyjj2Bhlue9SK7MC0kKe-CGcHu5NFs4IQWcFQ2iOd-SCI7w_mZI1sJRsMwNsTeeMM4pOSuuJ7KCkHGHp2Cg4ETN0IzW1kuUyrnnFiyP7Nv0q8IarTAsvUKy4XOvBLsDGco720kkNCHiUY6TLqJ/w640-h360/TK%20process%20gif.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>But don't get the wrong idea, I am stoked that I also get to build and explore a lot of cool engineering, design, and materials science through my process along the way. I am just saying that is a different facet of my work from what we call creativity. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully it can be freeing to realize nobody truly understands what they are doing. </div><div><br /></div><div>The end.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2thhQbJzOrevzvUDHzwdx6aHMfMfNSk40PURxVADgZ6uPMDxWAPAeJBvxlhb97TobLB2UI8fqGY1BJ55cEUbJNMWLplPm_nezpc0VyVXWXDqVFuhyphenhyphenqQx-OeQa4paA9Ue7batG8l5aChf6LVMILTmB6pnUZkQhPdsLAkXiCBs029W0b-oWpyqZgZS5k7z6/s1799/TK%20web%207%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2thhQbJzOrevzvUDHzwdx6aHMfMfNSk40PURxVADgZ6uPMDxWAPAeJBvxlhb97TobLB2UI8fqGY1BJ55cEUbJNMWLplPm_nezpc0VyVXWXDqVFuhyphenhyphenqQx-OeQa4paA9Ue7batG8l5aChf6LVMILTmB6pnUZkQhPdsLAkXiCBs029W0b-oWpyqZgZS5k7z6/w426-h640/TK%20web%207%20.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This piece stands 14.25" tall, the disk is 9" diameter, and the base is 6" tip to tip</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xXjSKyIxM4HwB_B0hAJ7NqUUYHZwe0ovZdD8ovOJGXiu6a7sWPFJNmujI31R3vlAkQuBSfgzYiY8fk_rsT8STClhTi3OIIlVVkM1IEUPB8K1zkSZmNROMcg49PfJJ6OcQ_1lTuK1k35O0YEuZGMkTG0MQv8H2ce-Utwne33SUB_NOQy57ywIPaotwqlH/s1200/TK%20web%208%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="794" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xXjSKyIxM4HwB_B0hAJ7NqUUYHZwe0ovZdD8ovOJGXiu6a7sWPFJNmujI31R3vlAkQuBSfgzYiY8fk_rsT8STClhTi3OIIlVVkM1IEUPB8K1zkSZmNROMcg49PfJJ6OcQ_1lTuK1k35O0YEuZGMkTG0MQv8H2ce-Utwne33SUB_NOQy57ywIPaotwqlH/w424-h640/TK%20web%208%20.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Lastly, I hope everyone has had a productive year and I look forward to seeing what 2024 will bring. Happy New Year, and as always, comments and questions are welcome. <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOOn6Hu52lPdaaZ9Ybz_xfn8HtT9Oza13y8JQ3it5EPtlG-TdPW7a9y-lcrT5QZAy5DmR2mPUEOy8DTVJ-HK2F0ZZ1PuYGZruWoAE_wOWN4QRGJ4r1SbpRk9FAH9ucGu8oL-inzloR9rbrDkwYj8hm_70Mdhi760FOfUyRIpc6QCCRMhwI1Tfb45aU0nW/s3600/Cover%20Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="2700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOOn6Hu52lPdaaZ9Ybz_xfn8HtT9Oza13y8JQ3it5EPtlG-TdPW7a9y-lcrT5QZAy5DmR2mPUEOy8DTVJ-HK2F0ZZ1PuYGZruWoAE_wOWN4QRGJ4r1SbpRk9FAH9ucGu8oL-inzloR9rbrDkwYj8hm_70Mdhi760FOfUyRIpc6QCCRMhwI1Tfb45aU0nW/w480-h640/Cover%20Image.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Lastly, lastly. Of course, I am obligated to mention for the foreseeable future that if you haven't already, check out my new book. The details of which are all at <a href="https://schifferbooks.com/products/the-machinist-sculptor">this link</a> (where it just so happens you can also order it)<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-63672016337788799532023-11-21T09:48:00.001-05:002023-11-21T09:51:42.071-05:00The Mod 4<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNENB1hO3Iv8bfR_EcoHdC2qOXyVvHN523fYr4OAgCdkcy1mBRVwJPobOMtjLakXB3l9UUrxK2UY_V5zej349xSWnkodPByeeohkKWizFJAFLjpr1dbHZjTgEYjUzLmgm4_be02B2BKilmi8WU4E6hw9Jcw1kSxkrLwjQfK4pJz1ozsV0M_AL0Niehz_O/s1200/Mod%204%20web1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNENB1hO3Iv8bfR_EcoHdC2qOXyVvHN523fYr4OAgCdkcy1mBRVwJPobOMtjLakXB3l9UUrxK2UY_V5zej349xSWnkodPByeeohkKWizFJAFLjpr1dbHZjTgEYjUzLmgm4_be02B2BKilmi8WU4E6hw9Jcw1kSxkrLwjQfK4pJz1ozsV0M_AL0Niehz_O/w640-h640/Mod%204%20web1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Introducing the Mod 4, the unexpected fourth entry in my module series. <br /><br />I say unexpected because I had thought I had put this idea to bed two years ago. Well it turns out that having spent the intervening years putting my life's work to print has meant re-evaluating more than a few of my past projects. It just comes with the territory, and this particular project really stuck out for me as having one glaring missed opportunity. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d9958e7d-7fff-7652-13b2-6bcf7d041405"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJQwRPrT0bvUmpAUya4hwCVbv714VNtoj45j8fTVTg0vjgx7K1lORZ1Ofu8RoZAwf_XaR_eirbrTqCGYTxrj9Dq3-cbn-SxupzFgKhqXUApC7koDhWOS_DUuXlzUprncmQBwkFSvn0AVH_XHb0Tp-QcN8Jod2sA0PZLtw3RJIoe_aJXtFDxgdcZSXaQZu/s1500/Mod%20family%204%20web.jpg" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="1500" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJQwRPrT0bvUmpAUya4hwCVbv714VNtoj45j8fTVTg0vjgx7K1lORZ1Ofu8RoZAwf_XaR_eirbrTqCGYTxrj9Dq3-cbn-SxupzFgKhqXUApC7koDhWOS_DUuXlzUprncmQBwkFSvn0AVH_XHb0Tp-QcN8Jod2sA0PZLtw3RJIoe_aJXtFDxgdcZSXaQZu/w640-h250/Mod%20family%204%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p>The original Module tryptic consisted of magnetically assembled modular works based around three platonic solids. A tetrahedron, a hexahedron, and an octahedron. Each sculpture is composed of a simpler, smaller module that assembles into a larger composition using an array of strong magnets. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>The next shape in the platonic solid progression is a dodecahedron, a shape that has 12 faces.<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: collapse;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEHFhuVIOkrwzNRQ28JbiZ5gidepMZACWraZLqblNu2ZWL2V6XTKVBEVFp0YUZCq2IajETTEIMAeC-ntRLJI7QQJZKzzW0hJ01dF7fgmlwoMHF9jgOxoAVreTvorxG8kgVSivMPylAjxjGBMuCqAcsA4IgA4mGggx4WjXGAKWHALO31agr4le3MfBBbB2/s900/Mod%204%20bounce.gif" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="900" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEHFhuVIOkrwzNRQ28JbiZ5gidepMZACWraZLqblNu2ZWL2V6XTKVBEVFp0YUZCq2IajETTEIMAeC-ntRLJI7QQJZKzzW0hJ01dF7fgmlwoMHF9jgOxoAVreTvorxG8kgVSivMPylAjxjGBMuCqAcsA4IgA4mGggx4WjXGAKWHALO31agr4le3MfBBbB2/w400-h334/Mod%204%20bounce.gif" width="400" /></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Well, if you count, this piece only has ten modules, and that is because as an artist, I have the luxury to edit and change the rules however I want, and in this case, I decided to take a little detour. So while it is based on a dodecahedron, I opted for the chance to create a more interesting interior space, and so omitted two of the modular faces. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="370" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8t1OvuQzRsY" width="445" youtube-src-id="8t1OvuQzRsY"></iframe></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p>I explain all this and much more of the technical tribulations of designing this piece in the video above.<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: collapse;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSBAcpvztlDviFiyNlZXrgWWe1QLBHnJbOvcUApYtqsdCS6roXs5zDiHWyyYqWcI_t3iUfQLc7-LJugwT8c5LontycXiwNTjVG2abu_HvypYqt7JWwQ2G3CqAA8Ao2t2VJCGo8-eKiwcG1xLeKjzVwCvx3Y7CXg2sIiIHSsbwBOOBCNlSpVGz4m4FhcDP/s1200/Mod%204%20web2.jpg" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSBAcpvztlDviFiyNlZXrgWWe1QLBHnJbOvcUApYtqsdCS6roXs5zDiHWyyYqWcI_t3iUfQLc7-LJugwT8c5LontycXiwNTjVG2abu_HvypYqt7JWwQ2G3CqAA8Ao2t2VJCGo8-eKiwcG1xLeKjzVwCvx3Y7CXg2sIiIHSsbwBOOBCNlSpVGz4m4FhcDP/w640-h640/Mod%204%20web2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p>I love these module pieces because they create a lot of complexity from so few unique parts. And of course the fact that they assemble and disassemble quickly with the use of magnets is also endlessly appealing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>The main reason however that I am pursuing this small composition now, is that I believe it will be a springboard for a larger piece I have cooking in my brain.<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRz5zRCV779mWlommDMgnA_h74X-YR7cT4WQ8iSO-tG2mx1XmglSUFLthUQK7SrvD1bmMDwu_84xPCVMGscPHvepN-z244GqxK0JyG7ITH-QCmBfYCHjSCfjFaOuO72I5lkbkRWEnR4GkQsgW7ZXFeCjOHxb_UhWjUADPJ_6kExXOlNqNPZMH3a8FQjUiY/s750/Mod4%20web%20technical%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></a></span></p><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRz5zRCV779mWlommDMgnA_h74X-YR7cT4WQ8iSO-tG2mx1XmglSUFLthUQK7SrvD1bmMDwu_84xPCVMGscPHvepN-z244GqxK0JyG7ITH-QCmBfYCHjSCfjFaOuO72I5lkbkRWEnR4GkQsgW7ZXFeCjOHxb_UhWjUADPJ_6kExXOlNqNPZMH3a8FQjUiY/s750/Mod4%20web%20technical%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRz5zRCV779mWlommDMgnA_h74X-YR7cT4WQ8iSO-tG2mx1XmglSUFLthUQK7SrvD1bmMDwu_84xPCVMGscPHvepN-z244GqxK0JyG7ITH-QCmBfYCHjSCfjFaOuO72I5lkbkRWEnR4GkQsgW7ZXFeCjOHxb_UhWjUADPJ_6kExXOlNqNPZMH3a8FQjUiY/w400-h400/Mod4%20web%20technical%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The size on this piece is about 2.75" from tip to tip and about 1.6" deep<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6prSdjasi-5fX1HNJMuBUumM4x2liZLpq61TZ1kGWLGBSQag2Y-heAxChKCqc4GHc3YCWp6lu9jbh04SDFROgfUZkw6l3FPu2UgA9FxdZZltpy15y8qHwVMzHFOKxWUhtN0PFoDqfld3IdHeWESaC1qGT9gCMElWoiKtXjq-oCpEvas2reLUL7Osp7rdQ/s750/Mod%204%20assemble.gif" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="750" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6prSdjasi-5fX1HNJMuBUumM4x2liZLpq61TZ1kGWLGBSQag2Y-heAxChKCqc4GHc3YCWp6lu9jbh04SDFROgfUZkw6l3FPu2UgA9FxdZZltpy15y8qHwVMzHFOKxWUhtN0PFoDqfld3IdHeWESaC1qGT9gCMElWoiKtXjq-oCpEvas2reLUL7Osp7rdQ/w400-h294/Mod%204%20assemble.gif" width="400" /></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I am continuing to refine this work, but I wanted to get a post out. As I write this, I am making a version in titanium to make a stronger, lighter weight piece. The magnets work perfectly fine in stainless steel, but the Titanium will lighten the piece substantially, and I believe that will be appealing in this case.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="339" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C5heTBVopfc" width="408" youtube-src-id="C5heTBVopfc"></iframe><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p>Titanium also opens up some interesting anodizing options that I am looking forward to exploring. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>At the moment, I have been tackling the very limited Ti anodizing I use with a modified (and inferior) process (limited to the usual Gold, blue, and Purple colors). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>I thought it was high time I set up a more capable titanium anodizing station, which is very different from aluminum anodizing. This will take just a little time while I bring in supplies, but in no time I hope to have some good examples to show. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5q9dg-dnImJvOyYgi8uWbMLdmXq4BZeFRu0R3nwOkOzwGdoPYXeqbsRhJB5c_t2xmVcvMZbAVhhCu2vkWHzVfzT4F9YgiEBxWIFxWcLwtZKaKGIrMuCAWfIlNle7fPAKQtbj7C1aHFBALRaS5Ec3LGqG2tpJahA1cLMOk3v_StzFa29nHwkqhwdruMzU/s1200/Mod%204%20web3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1200" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5q9dg-dnImJvOyYgi8uWbMLdmXq4BZeFRu0R3nwOkOzwGdoPYXeqbsRhJB5c_t2xmVcvMZbAVhhCu2vkWHzVfzT4F9YgiEBxWIFxWcLwtZKaKGIrMuCAWfIlNle7fPAKQtbj7C1aHFBALRaS5Ec3LGqG2tpJahA1cLMOk3v_StzFa29nHwkqhwdruMzU/w640-h530/Mod%204%20web3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the first prototype work. <div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Note to collectors: </span></b>While I am hesitant to announce a pre-order without all of the pieces in place yet, but I also know some people are already chomping at the bit to add one of these pieces to their collection. So lets set a date, and then if things change, then well we all will have to adjust.<div> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4144yY9hapaipWmhaVlG6XT0yoxIJKpgbWENtIa_x98i9Qz1PnGf0fqGId86Ees1tsFs581cJd2A8tKGBMe-xkIY9cZ0HyWh0eObHyqNLQrCXBoTWI1e_od9T8DEnUK101KRXWXqxn2yDdwY4kay2d50Swprn4ld5muHHYNhmeYCDggf3qbXbFZGF_LOh/s1200/Mod%204%20web4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1200" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4144yY9hapaipWmhaVlG6XT0yoxIJKpgbWENtIa_x98i9Qz1PnGf0fqGId86Ees1tsFs581cJd2A8tKGBMe-xkIY9cZ0HyWh0eObHyqNLQrCXBoTWI1e_od9T8DEnUK101KRXWXqxn2yDdwY4kay2d50Swprn4ld5muHHYNhmeYCDggf3qbXbFZGF_LOh/w640-h560/Mod%204%20web4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So here goes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sign up for this work will be Wednesday Nov 29th at 11 AM EST. <br /><br />I will send out the link through my usual channels (email, the blog, IG etc) <br /><br />All of the details for the sale, along with (hopefully) full specs on the Titanium version will be sorted out by then. So mark your calendars and I will have more info when the time comes.<div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUK7xBMnrhmR8ClbwXwEjrKA9QAQANg6rxPVWZy8DIFzTyZdi2wDX2fSkDmsOaGL0Wdei4Da-U_nvGHSf24_32NQNaF88y9uJlDNdSaXpgsgTLawKF_sIQBQfd-MIlwfNqgIso7q1KGQRmIze-DOQe8MlPJwuZ-y2MIGARz83868dTcbS0I_9cg1BwbKEI/s1200/1.Cover%20Image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUK7xBMnrhmR8ClbwXwEjrKA9QAQANg6rxPVWZy8DIFzTyZdi2wDX2fSkDmsOaGL0Wdei4Da-U_nvGHSf24_32NQNaF88y9uJlDNdSaXpgsgTLawKF_sIQBQfd-MIlwfNqgIso7q1KGQRmIze-DOQe8MlPJwuZ-y2MIGARz83868dTcbS0I_9cg1BwbKEI/w480-h640/1.Cover%20Image.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />Also an exciting update on the release of my new book! The release date has been moved up to NOV 28th! Just a week away. </div><div><br /></div><div>So if you get your order in now, it will be in your hands with plenty of time before the holidays. Some early pre-orders have already been delivered! </div><div><br /></div><div>What an unexpected surprise to even myself. I’m totally stoked! (and I never use that word, but it is the correct one)</div><div><br /></div><div>As always comments and questions are welcome. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-15027916406388765342023-09-12T09:56:00.002-04:002023-09-12T10:02:25.729-04:00Book Announcement<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirB_XFAa1oLyWN4BHPKVHGz1xbVT-1HJ-maIx_uZoB2zR_XlINvBBWKuM4lMpxyNCmAFwN8qJ_E96KsZOsHjzn3W4A9VESaOWDkr26HmqhGJqZp3h4fZiciVWbuffqQVRn0ADYEz39KPAZAOfrkniwSoJOutOQVIBGjJ-aQVDfq10uoSBUeQ2Q5FpKBOIO/s3024/Bokk%20front11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="3024" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirB_XFAa1oLyWN4BHPKVHGz1xbVT-1HJ-maIx_uZoB2zR_XlINvBBWKuM4lMpxyNCmAFwN8qJ_E96KsZOsHjzn3W4A9VESaOWDkr26HmqhGJqZp3h4fZiciVWbuffqQVRn0ADYEz39KPAZAOfrkniwSoJOutOQVIBGjJ-aQVDfq10uoSBUeQ2Q5FpKBOIO/w640-h616/Bokk%20front11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Hello Everyone,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today I have the unique pleasure to announce something that I have been working on (secretly) for longer than I care to admit. Thankfully the time has finally arrived to let the cat out of the bag. I HAVE A NEW BOOK!<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7B1JsjiLH_J4gDRG-nwIf8pxF_1Riznryi1YHGiQtNCrFNVvZX2GN8LAJYaKZM5Jac8PjGni_bomU_nMGLz80Eee_YwW18ieL8Pa41bBTaXKtFEMhNilYW76-POpOkGZxU1ak5hlq0Gzr1VRsT27Sv8n1XJgtlBIpnLHdc2AFUn4aHrw4t8kwKFxh8o5t/s833/Book%20toggle.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7B1JsjiLH_J4gDRG-nwIf8pxF_1Riznryi1YHGiQtNCrFNVvZX2GN8LAJYaKZM5Jac8PjGni_bomU_nMGLz80Eee_YwW18ieL8Pa41bBTaXKtFEMhNilYW76-POpOkGZxU1ak5hlq0Gzr1VRsT27Sv8n1XJgtlBIpnLHdc2AFUn4aHrw4t8kwKFxh8o5t/w460-h640/Book%20toggle.gif" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This book is titled “The Machinist Sculptor” and if you haven’t already guessed it – it is about my art yes – but it is also about the aspirational idea of machine work as a new studio craft. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That is the idea that machine work has the potential to stand alone as a unique artistic medium with intrinsic characteristics, not just a tool that can be employed in service to other artistic forms (even though that is fascinating as well).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5aScmfu93XQSPFRKczpTU_Elza1t-3syfw9igl41fsI9MHyPFIpsAIQDb4b6jABAe1cXtb4i895sxlexHfsW-ONomlEqxhR1DtB1syoAOdJr9T0bHVe_ZpN540i17Qm2BOecmRjzM8ITxV4PdR2PjROA7pERdDzEyWvl3qGpt51y_11YPUvMeNlJDECo/s1894/Screenshot%202023-09-07%20at%207.50.50%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="1548" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5aScmfu93XQSPFRKczpTU_Elza1t-3syfw9igl41fsI9MHyPFIpsAIQDb4b6jABAe1cXtb4i895sxlexHfsW-ONomlEqxhR1DtB1syoAOdJr9T0bHVe_ZpN540i17Qm2BOecmRjzM8ITxV4PdR2PjROA7pERdDzEyWvl3qGpt51y_11YPUvMeNlJDECo/w524-h640/Screenshot%202023-09-07%20at%207.50.50%20AM.png" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For this book, I have partnered with Schiffer publishing to transform my over twenty years of work, creating machined metal art (and writing about it), into a reflective history and quasi-manifesto on what it means to make art with the technologically diverse tools of the machinists trade.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvS3c0uBO1rsE8bJvsvmHuoIqX9s4sqH2pTCNPbHs4xQDmsqfvAOiFcnud-tWLIZSSYLEPrOBC8wITwUc4z4AtIaMSccOBSobz5G_HalYYkVuZstLYH4WegAt8heIK4-Wwn6hjJTMXS7kNVpDpkrAdaX4CH7n_tOFs5e-xRF-w6UST74ls9Xi52rA3alV/s2550/Screenshot%202023-09-11%20at%208.19.33%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="2550" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvS3c0uBO1rsE8bJvsvmHuoIqX9s4sqH2pTCNPbHs4xQDmsqfvAOiFcnud-tWLIZSSYLEPrOBC8wITwUc4z4AtIaMSccOBSobz5G_HalYYkVuZstLYH4WegAt8heIK4-Wwn6hjJTMXS7kNVpDpkrAdaX4CH7n_tOFs5e-xRF-w6UST74ls9Xi52rA3alV/w640-h428/Screenshot%202023-09-11%20at%208.19.33%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>It is a full-throated attempt to place what I do (make art with machine tools) into a broader context about how various tools and practices (do and do not) find their way into the hands of artists and artisans. How the tools of mass production eventually become the tools of cultural production.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4NYO-T-_t5fC0kNWDH4tWuNMESquIF-qevrJUnDuTpuCPvS9S0aEBd4zoWMvzuJW25HA8SC5JITo0kPqPDoM9_92u3lyoLU2vq_62UIWxl1Q6SmYk7OdVAFzzdeGDjR7W4aoiTWSTnSGomqPczSgQllc6vAu3yYvAXeQA-ZfFpUg9IJGnE8OTRwk0hJd/s2498/Screenshot%202023-09-11%20at%208.25.55%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2498" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4NYO-T-_t5fC0kNWDH4tWuNMESquIF-qevrJUnDuTpuCPvS9S0aEBd4zoWMvzuJW25HA8SC5JITo0kPqPDoM9_92u3lyoLU2vq_62UIWxl1Q6SmYk7OdVAFzzdeGDjR7W4aoiTWSTnSGomqPczSgQllc6vAu3yYvAXeQA-ZfFpUg9IJGnE8OTRwk0hJd/w640-h426/Screenshot%202023-09-11%20at%208.25.55%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I presume many longtime followers of my work will have seen the self published catalogs I have released over the years. Without diminishing those efforts, I want to say "<b>THIS BOOK IS NOT ONE OF THOSE</b>". This book is a quantum leap forward even if some of the bones of this book may be familiar (it is my work after all). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If I may be frank, this book is my first time working with a bonafide publisher, and so for the first time I had the pleasure of working with editors and designers to fully shape my story, along with everything else I have learned from two decades of metalworking into an expansive text about the many spheres of knowledge and influence my craft touches. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It is a complete rethinking, redesign, and expansion of the original essays that set me down this road and made me an unintentional expert in a field that is a nexus for art, craft, and design.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXN5dTSxP1Gks3DN0R74cPqPLnJ7sqjrA0DKkUm_qcGsf2qHp2qvd6ctYKl-BWMdHq3JjGfqf4lC27ITn8fnCDEw9S-wgZyd-bgJTB-LwpPKyg6orup5qijBVOcwKdiguBrs3ko-1DYtKtbAX4UEWCKvFkAn5ppY1Asz8INLINf8lZQAmMRFjm1sATvJ82/s2548/Screenshot%202023-09-11%20at%208.20.08%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2548" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXN5dTSxP1Gks3DN0R74cPqPLnJ7sqjrA0DKkUm_qcGsf2qHp2qvd6ctYKl-BWMdHq3JjGfqf4lC27ITn8fnCDEw9S-wgZyd-bgJTB-LwpPKyg6orup5qijBVOcwKdiguBrs3ko-1DYtKtbAX4UEWCKvFkAn5ppY1Asz8INLINf8lZQAmMRFjm1sATvJ82/w640-h428/Screenshot%202023-09-11%20at%208.20.08%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>At 288 pages, this 9"x12 "foil wrapped hard bound print is truly the most beautiful friend of the coffee table I have ever seen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Many kind folks have worked very hard on this print, and it truly shows. I would be grateful if you would give me the opportunity to share this most sincere and detailed perspective an under-appreciated craft, by picking up a copy for yourself, a friend, or colleague. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2BjDRm4yYcgMe5JNepptPgpV5YV-i1_gGZihJFj6f8tMk9YWucksQIw67Hc0sEila3oTOpyfq2dwq1-v_GpFjlpiLSOTjdDxfVQwNPeHad3plTQtkISVGXZNMFOcNyFQHl4a_auIL5MTaqbzlTsAHm6cV0ann_adXXk3e65tCZ5woRPVuKwvr8J0gIxL/s1556/Screenshot%202023-09-11%20at%208.25.09%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1556" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2BjDRm4yYcgMe5JNepptPgpV5YV-i1_gGZihJFj6f8tMk9YWucksQIw67Hc0sEila3oTOpyfq2dwq1-v_GpFjlpiLSOTjdDxfVQwNPeHad3plTQtkISVGXZNMFOcNyFQHl4a_auIL5MTaqbzlTsAHm6cV0ann_adXXk3e65tCZ5woRPVuKwvr8J0gIxL/w640-h428/Screenshot%202023-09-11%20at%208.25.09%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><i>The Machinist Sculptor</i> is being printed and distributed by Schiffer publishing and will be available at bookstores everywhere. The official release date is Jan 28th, but you can <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Machinist-Sculptor-Industry-Meets-Craft/dp/0764367552/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2N5SKMENO981N&keywords=the+machinist+sculptor&qid=1694525603&sprefix=the+machinist+sculptor%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1">pre-order it now on Amazon</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And of course, thank you. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8icCFkISflCn-N_F9N_lFbDy9YCIx9TsI52dI30YsDwiAbH7gv85vyUCV5VYa3rrJjsnBo4_7LIXv-NqHUIdPr0X2Rgq5J8cSsDKaEpeXxsPSZWYsKn3tYUVTN6WYb9RDA7fS0smSefveUC5DQUnGEbJA-f3uRm-EBzmi2q_jM1lTqH3OzkJDxfZpA6eK/s1558/Screenshot%202023-09-11%20at%208.23.27%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1558" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8icCFkISflCn-N_F9N_lFbDy9YCIx9TsI52dI30YsDwiAbH7gv85vyUCV5VYa3rrJjsnBo4_7LIXv-NqHUIdPr0X2Rgq5J8cSsDKaEpeXxsPSZWYsKn3tYUVTN6WYb9RDA7fS0smSefveUC5DQUnGEbJA-f3uRm-EBzmi2q_jM1lTqH3OzkJDxfZpA6eK/w640-h426/Screenshot%202023-09-11%20at%208.23.27%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>P.S. I am going to post the link to the Amazon pre-order here. You will have plenty of opportunities to reserve a copy because, like it or not, I am going to bring this up frequently between now and the release date. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Machinist-Sculptor-Industry-Meets-Craft/dp/0764367552/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2N5SKMENO981N&keywords=the+machinist+sculptor&qid=1694525603&sprefix=the+machinist+sculptor%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Pre-order link</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am not one to beat my drum too much, so I will apologize in advance for that, but that is how these things work. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As always, questions and comments are welcome. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUFrzs7Hd2DAFwzGEooP2V0Vc-ngfwXzSCGKcYhwvmd6JSUe5jG4pkJVinm1x3d3QhXh1gXCqv-oNxWbss4gc61QmtP1VpnRjVjuJkWWEnlaRISV6cjYuxKH7gnYPkgkj_fdWwwdsoGrowF0ChM0Y203ZPaDT1PfQPCmzkSH1I9J1lPiv0Kv9xbJSNQEe/s3279/Book%20back%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3279" data-original-width="2829" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUFrzs7Hd2DAFwzGEooP2V0Vc-ngfwXzSCGKcYhwvmd6JSUe5jG4pkJVinm1x3d3QhXh1gXCqv-oNxWbss4gc61QmtP1VpnRjVjuJkWWEnlaRISV6cjYuxKH7gnYPkgkj_fdWwwdsoGrowF0ChM0Y203ZPaDT1PfQPCmzkSH1I9J1lPiv0Kv9xbJSNQEe/w552-h640/Book%20back%20copy.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-17718461030040151272023-08-18T11:53:00.001-04:002023-08-18T11:58:37.896-04:00BB 462222312<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45DeC0STlDTQ4C8A-ab-iBr1SP-27VK1ACrpAlxwm1r0Xc-UUd8RhLbis-_kkOKdbt2b5dH4k-hQzER32SQ_BAfaLEVVtUQfgqOR66pSESxQlZzg3f7-TDXtOngzYm7teftDyjE3xFyoa4WVXZpDsswXyvmxmNwKHFHTqXEiCuj4iv03RXRzbM2RX2pOA/s1520/BB%20web3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1520" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45DeC0STlDTQ4C8A-ab-iBr1SP-27VK1ACrpAlxwm1r0Xc-UUd8RhLbis-_kkOKdbt2b5dH4k-hQzER32SQ_BAfaLEVVtUQfgqOR66pSESxQlZzg3f7-TDXtOngzYm7teftDyjE3xFyoa4WVXZpDsswXyvmxmNwKHFHTqXEiCuj4iv03RXRzbM2RX2pOA/w640-h354/BB%20web3.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d19041ad-7fff-892d-b829-0c56133dd521"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Hello Everyone</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I know you all just heard from me last week, but it has actually been quite a while since I have released a larger one of a kind work. Partly it is because they just take so very long to design and build (this build stretched to seven months), but it is also because I have been caught up in a line of thinking that has (temporarily) taken me away from this kind of work. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">But although the big works have taken a back seat as of late, I am glad to be unveiling this fantastic, and very large, new release. I call it the BB 462222312</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedQnB1BHDu2O9hisO0wdmgr-ofWcQzLKBptpIcA4Eba57ic8UI7yN10q8CgAX49zdZgmFCSdm3DrZq3IqzDkrqYyuZqLsPPwwE56yK1_1nTS0u_BBp8CIGhV4V7swKFcSBE1Lz9L0hC6vXJCQMXV9wTkbXN3ORTLPosj3WPta2sk1deoW2TWHhG-F0fW9/s1200/BB%20spin%20gif1.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1200" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedQnB1BHDu2O9hisO0wdmgr-ofWcQzLKBptpIcA4Eba57ic8UI7yN10q8CgAX49zdZgmFCSdm3DrZq3IqzDkrqYyuZqLsPPwwE56yK1_1nTS0u_BBp8CIGhV4V7swKFcSBE1Lz9L0hC6vXJCQMXV9wTkbXN3ORTLPosj3WPta2sk1deoW2TWHhG-F0fW9/w495-h206/BB%20spin%20gif1.gif" width="495" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-92bf3816-7fff-bdda-ce46-44b7244c0b8c"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">For one of my larger works, this piece is unique in that it moves. Well, it spins….but only if you spin it. This fact was the source of a whole lot of internal debate for me, because I usually prefer my larger works to be completely static, with any movement or functionality implied. But for this piece, in this composition, I just could not resist the opportunity. </span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMD6eExdHMZgzYfmiz9F9ynQTdRs0zoRZmXy7NI3dZW1ptn01fgne4pzVDVU-MkxsDfZQWCPagFNrCl8Eg2awwfHaEBVnF_aRHItBy0Xm3MLJAb6WybRe0hSsXrf87XvfZxXsGHW1xIPSYJjl4_ptK8i3Fi5I2Ehd_C3MCGQxqmx7vMYdcGn7Sw2ZcLbn5/s1440/BB%20web1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="978" data-original-width="1440" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMD6eExdHMZgzYfmiz9F9ynQTdRs0zoRZmXy7NI3dZW1ptn01fgne4pzVDVU-MkxsDfZQWCPagFNrCl8Eg2awwfHaEBVnF_aRHItBy0Xm3MLJAb6WybRe0hSsXrf87XvfZxXsGHW1xIPSYJjl4_ptK8i3Fi5I2Ehd_C3MCGQxqmx7vMYdcGn7Sw2ZcLbn5/w640-h434/BB%20web1.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In fact, the original design was completely static. But once I realized that this piece could potentially spin, and that I could fit the hardware to do so without compromising the original composition, I decided I had nothing to lose on the experiment. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAErUFCSKJQ-c8Ucj5hSdRW3JtS3tmAwLLwe5KYXe6Jyjw8bb5fPX15G7ruqrETUNLrEZ90FYDMDwqVtMb1Ts8oeoUuCXBbEB0hX-YyWbrelIrk6FK-orw37YY5BguqIxvfJoXPNRnmbNTnpuf3Ul_VxdGVCXwh1KvIWIi3q2U5FgfLUXiCNWT30z3Zsa/s2764/Screenshot%202023-08-18%20at%2010.44.10%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="2764" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAErUFCSKJQ-c8Ucj5hSdRW3JtS3tmAwLLwe5KYXe6Jyjw8bb5fPX15G7ruqrETUNLrEZ90FYDMDwqVtMb1Ts8oeoUuCXBbEB0hX-YyWbrelIrk6FK-orw37YY5BguqIxvfJoXPNRnmbNTnpuf3Ul_VxdGVCXwh1KvIWIi3q2U5FgfLUXiCNWT30z3Zsa/w640-h362/Screenshot%202023-08-18%20at%2010.44.10%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As you can see here, the bearing assembly fits rather handily inside the base tube.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJGq7M-gVAZErFA3zMiDHV3imkP-ZXX1c_8vLXdGDrAQNVkT0my_uW577upRBoPqjU1-7n8rLHrn7eNA7-2fQIr66HCl3Dxkm6mMMLwRCbjE4GwnrFEzSX15MyL-R7w6H1NON1HM6RgAoyLPKGt45TtYTU93c_IBhTJXlqAhAjF5TFDREy8RqHnMvlRim/s2059/BB%20web0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="2059" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJGq7M-gVAZErFA3zMiDHV3imkP-ZXX1c_8vLXdGDrAQNVkT0my_uW577upRBoPqjU1-7n8rLHrn7eNA7-2fQIr66HCl3Dxkm6mMMLwRCbjE4GwnrFEzSX15MyL-R7w6H1NON1HM6RgAoyLPKGt45TtYTU93c_IBhTJXlqAhAjF5TFDREy8RqHnMvlRim/w640-h262/BB%20web0.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>Now I will say again that this piece does not spin on its own. It doesn’t have a motor to drive the rotation, and I am certain for some this will be a missed opportunity. But I do not see it this way.<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Jv6GFpuB0eFWPs4SOwAUVC8maPKZVRdgVsL49aEi1cxW-uQOWP0t2C-kzlDHdQAWBtN5flkRyMD8bprHFIpM0ZPa9SCDeyyiwE2eTwoMSQ9C427N9YPggwfkSPUwqlcB1F2VIdG-LGQpk8qlqP27ku-aInnOP8tHYIB9HlyV70npcW9wWAa-XfvP3Qiv/s1631/BB%20web8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1631" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Jv6GFpuB0eFWPs4SOwAUVC8maPKZVRdgVsL49aEi1cxW-uQOWP0t2C-kzlDHdQAWBtN5flkRyMD8bprHFIpM0ZPa9SCDeyyiwE2eTwoMSQ9C427N9YPggwfkSPUwqlcB1F2VIdG-LGQpk8qlqP27ku-aInnOP8tHYIB9HlyV70npcW9wWAa-XfvP3Qiv/w640-h330/BB%20web8.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c870e39b-7fff-bfac-a479-d3429f064177"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">For this branch of my work, I have embraced a more open interpretation and that means leaving things vague. In my eyes, a whirling motorized piece of sculpture would be just that, and nothing more. I think this piece invites a kind of interpretation, and then, if you are brave enough to reach out and touch it, you are rewarded with the fact that it spins. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="324" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6e-6wRadOPw" width="390" youtube-src-id="6e-6wRadOPw"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8e25734b-7fff-0181-f8c0-ba27da6c10fa"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Also, I just simply could not live with the compromises this kind of overt mechanization would require. Be it visible wires or belts, or just the idea that the work would be transformed from a piece of largely visual art into an animation or an actual, rather than metaphorical, machine. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1POq5eebI4HubfkyNMdb4DOWWDQqLQEjQN1_YEqLNaFw1JurlkO-64WuNBdTmcR0ygJ7gaMx76K-DLg3cN2iZFo0qcCrhXodDy0g7Rc7VIWeNAK-D6Wisbk3LZXD8tm3oNDswnBNaVtoOMuW8xbezLfmSi7ZuJTWtFF_-ouM5yFApDDpnRrEEn-95SsYT/s1440/BB%20web10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="1440" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1POq5eebI4HubfkyNMdb4DOWWDQqLQEjQN1_YEqLNaFw1JurlkO-64WuNBdTmcR0ygJ7gaMx76K-DLg3cN2iZFo0qcCrhXodDy0g7Rc7VIWeNAK-D6Wisbk3LZXD8tm3oNDswnBNaVtoOMuW8xbezLfmSi7ZuJTWtFF_-ouM5yFApDDpnRrEEn-95SsYT/w640-h422/BB%20web10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-5bc38668-7fff-5c7a-c59d-1d95e992def1"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It is a tough distinction for me to describe, but for this piece, I did try to have it both ways. And for me, I am quite satisfied. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF_yImfbkkb_N7BWikZlVtYrsdyIQwXekDur5TOloLQ5AuDNEefa_NlVbOl3E2dsIWQSKLWbnSO3LoPSstOLmiA5M_PR5wSz7F8tncVS7XWbwOEVN6m9P2_r7WPWaNtzqkNirwI8zS0QKsJpD5wylEoAu0J0F9z_ATfQ4tUuff_wthvq9CiFMXAitu0-G/s1440/BB%20web7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="1440" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF_yImfbkkb_N7BWikZlVtYrsdyIQwXekDur5TOloLQ5AuDNEefa_NlVbOl3E2dsIWQSKLWbnSO3LoPSstOLmiA5M_PR5wSz7F8tncVS7XWbwOEVN6m9P2_r7WPWaNtzqkNirwI8zS0QKsJpD5wylEoAu0J0F9z_ATfQ4tUuff_wthvq9CiFMXAitu0-G/w640-h540/BB%20web7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-6235bec2-7fff-91af-86ad-e0990a91fff0"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I am sure for some, I have successfully straddled the line between avoiding too much novelty and humoring a desirable functionality, but I have no doubt that to others, I have simply failed to commit. This suits me just fine, as it is in the ambiguity that I feel these larger pieces find their place.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILzPhhQVLWmUOE1U8sM8S30f8GFud8Zxb8VkfubMrUuZrgvQnnQXGkCFVMEgIr5LMAM2nJPftfunqFlxxbN9niqpSSjxgAmWqONJ1EY1hr8bem4szwccUCsgk1ZGcXTm-w44GHtPnmVt_Bh7YML4JkTj3zcsaqZCfeTA-N5iG7N4xXW2nt_N0RHf2aOI-/s1200/BB%20spinlock%20gif.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="1200" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILzPhhQVLWmUOE1U8sM8S30f8GFud8Zxb8VkfubMrUuZrgvQnnQXGkCFVMEgIr5LMAM2nJPftfunqFlxxbN9niqpSSjxgAmWqONJ1EY1hr8bem4szwccUCsgk1ZGcXTm-w44GHtPnmVt_Bh7YML4JkTj3zcsaqZCfeTA-N5iG7N4xXW2nt_N0RHf2aOI-/w449-h192/BB%20spinlock%20gif.gif" width="449" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also design the collar on the base with a rubber O ring that can be tightened against the body. This gently prevents the work from spinning if one desires to stop the work in a particular position. I wouldn't call it a lock because it can be easily over come, but it does work as a sort of brake. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-knM_vREnkwI8lD_-opQ-d3D_SCRHNxdolWWQTKyFKm_EkGLhUZbHjdFxY5pxOctSoWAFLqPU4sgpp7JeT07FrH9JAWSydQd0KiBn-GayfIm7EPm6Qm9nxSerj9mnczNAYByTl4hleRg5J9dUhYWs1DaAxTnAnPHEjL4SnXLzE6WZxnSGcNm-M3mlfgZ-/s1440/BB%20web6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1440" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-knM_vREnkwI8lD_-opQ-d3D_SCRHNxdolWWQTKyFKm_EkGLhUZbHjdFxY5pxOctSoWAFLqPU4sgpp7JeT07FrH9JAWSydQd0KiBn-GayfIm7EPm6Qm9nxSerj9mnczNAYByTl4hleRg5J9dUhYWs1DaAxTnAnPHEjL4SnXLzE6WZxnSGcNm-M3mlfgZ-/w640-h502/BB%20web6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This work also has a glorious interior space that images just do not do justice. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="468" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GWehSA0vnjY" width="563" youtube-src-id="GWehSA0vnjY"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The technical drawing for this work is massive as well (90"x30") again, a struggle for small screens. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVbnqF0kX6rcw4pKTDQ39-ir0BW2yLqI5jBACVpaWSFVnP98O6VKimZhAbSa21S9JWxdKwRVL4XZZ0j0NfBzMykWHj1eRo-O7MqNrVgJHRcZzpBHDD9AKHiKdpSYdqMQJKSl_y9Hgj7aR58C3zxkhsgtZFXMegzh8-ItlbHHYXUChdaUN3ksXaWMGg-o6/s1522/BB%20web5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1522" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVbnqF0kX6rcw4pKTDQ39-ir0BW2yLqI5jBACVpaWSFVnP98O6VKimZhAbSa21S9JWxdKwRVL4XZZ0j0NfBzMykWHj1eRo-O7MqNrVgJHRcZzpBHDD9AKHiKdpSYdqMQJKSl_y9Hgj7aR58C3zxkhsgtZFXMegzh8-ItlbHHYXUChdaUN3ksXaWMGg-o6/w640-h354/BB%20web5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dimensions of the work are 31" long x 9.6" tall x 7.25" deep</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-57dd5185-7fff-d68d-6e50-d4e516aaee7e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I look forward to hearing all of your thoughts and comments if you choose to share them. </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sincerely </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Chris Bathgate</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-88968610556056999432023-08-03T10:52:00.001-04:002023-08-03T10:53:47.907-04:00The Watch Pocket Project: WP1<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsbLymRxRPkVhZilgdmabnlFrfZ2tWuC9q4KRTy-aUOOUQgtNoG2UVKIhl0ihA3JdaW9-Dx94LB_7IIU_sh9-6r9hr442CsdfOHgSgPrsW4ZVPVV4a5AORU46yYc2q0l7lYrpH5gCcKTSBCtqu9EL_bMb01FquBoM7N2CBZCQzLQ8UR-B3RL9Kz_nF4rg/s1440/WP1%20web8%20.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="1440" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsbLymRxRPkVhZilgdmabnlFrfZ2tWuC9q4KRTy-aUOOUQgtNoG2UVKIhl0ihA3JdaW9-Dx94LB_7IIU_sh9-6r9hr442CsdfOHgSgPrsW4ZVPVV4a5AORU46yYc2q0l7lYrpH5gCcKTSBCtqu9EL_bMb01FquBoM7N2CBZCQzLQ8UR-B3RL9Kz_nF4rg/w640-h628/WP1%20web8%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone, todays post is a small work that feels like a departure from some of my other design editions. </p><p style="text-align: center;">This work has a little more of a utilitarian feel and some rather overt accessory references, but nonetheless is a necessary step on my machinist artist journey. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEililof12kuj5r810fKrXedV3VwdVdgpDPNi2iBiYKC_xggRnQt6IzRmswKIhazEkxLkn967JDjp7wnJOKcu_bfUyO1CrXLxv-PD9H3EdRe8dvPxRf8sgUbpAXGY_deMPbud-Fad3ssAFay0Qgh9F0YCyhStj_HbvyoYiKNkR3yYEuwAvATc9JmHX4gihv_/s1440/WP1%20web4%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1440" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEililof12kuj5r810fKrXedV3VwdVdgpDPNi2iBiYKC_xggRnQt6IzRmswKIhazEkxLkn967JDjp7wnJOKcu_bfUyO1CrXLxv-PD9H3EdRe8dvPxRf8sgUbpAXGY_deMPbud-Fad3ssAFay0Qgh9F0YCyhStj_HbvyoYiKNkR3yYEuwAvATc9JmHX4gihv_/w640-h528/WP1%20web4%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;">When I think about the decorative objects that I have coveted in my lifetime, one thing that immediately comes to mind for me is the handful of pocket watches I have owned. It seems somehow I have been working all this time completely oblivious to a bit of self knowledge that now seems totally obvious. </span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQhLPpLu0ErMFStEe41_vKQxbc5dWLTH3pxYYunQnnKTLrGTWqywkDSXr4APaqz_03xfXU2pg_8tbgBoC06e2u1V5rF2l8HBZNxWXsfQirpkk1PoZxqfSbK2Q7y8cdpxLhGRPJhyDyFWVDQ5jtm8sv_5paki1TWMGK56S39QboaSTzyPEzXueY2ktOrnt/s1440/WP1%20web2%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1440" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQhLPpLu0ErMFStEe41_vKQxbc5dWLTH3pxYYunQnnKTLrGTWqywkDSXr4APaqz_03xfXU2pg_8tbgBoC06e2u1V5rF2l8HBZNxWXsfQirpkk1PoZxqfSbK2Q7y8cdpxLhGRPJhyDyFWVDQ5jtm8sv_5paki1TWMGK56S39QboaSTzyPEzXueY2ktOrnt/w640-h444/WP1%20web2%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;">I grew up during the 80’s and 90’s. During that time, pocket watches weren't cool (were they ever?) and most people didn't have them, but for some reason or another, I kept ending up with them. Not because I needed to know the time. but because I was drawn to them for tactile reasons. They were (and are) just nice objects to hold and fiddle with. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;">Even now I have one at my desk that I turn over in my hands from time to time.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nxva4cdshloDkHKD7H-_LImt6NWzwv42AFSRccvwnsIPM3_iPPa7vdFZTeoOyun20Ammk9EQagrk3pltTknCqBreYtFwPVpYfVnaPgyqsq_gv4HU2kAf_B2XApO3O5PxaNs06nb9DH_c1S9zVJEUc1aN_bAQ0p9tM5mTxeoXPxUfvPnfC8RlW3IUNIqq/s1440/WP1%20web7%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="1440" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nxva4cdshloDkHKD7H-_LImt6NWzwv42AFSRccvwnsIPM3_iPPa7vdFZTeoOyun20Ammk9EQagrk3pltTknCqBreYtFwPVpYfVnaPgyqsq_gv4HU2kAf_B2XApO3O5PxaNs06nb9DH_c1S9zVJEUc1aN_bAQ0p9tM5mTxeoXPxUfvPnfC8RlW3IUNIqq/w640-h538/WP1%20web7%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;">So recently, I got into a conversation with someone who asked why I couldn't make my other pocket sculptures even smaller. My reply was simply that experience showed me that anything smaller was prone to being easily dropped and damaged. A human hand can only hold objects of a certain size securely, anything smaller and things start slipping through our fingers. “To make it smaller” I said “ it would need to be on a chain”.<br /><br />“Great idea” they said.<br /><br />And then I stopped and thought about it. The idea of the chain brought me immediately to the humble pocket watches I have known (and my gross oversight as an artist). It all finally clicked and I was off down this really fun rabbit hole. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GKHCNKx4ArVsKDrmXmBy7Zh4VgbJYIS9t77zJDt9PTKicLYoLvJdAzuTKYlmy9rINFGMfcnBwdYUC8BI6qzFQUyNpXNjXtIBKHzGG6d6wS7RQl__KgWQXtQIHBhcWO8BakfNQTcBkn96ddpuMowEbRb85lyGv_UgMJSFmS7Tj2Z30Phnit3mWYEbzjml/s1440/WP1%20web6%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="1440" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GKHCNKx4ArVsKDrmXmBy7Zh4VgbJYIS9t77zJDt9PTKicLYoLvJdAzuTKYlmy9rINFGMfcnBwdYUC8BI6qzFQUyNpXNjXtIBKHzGG6d6wS7RQl__KgWQXtQIHBhcWO8BakfNQTcBkn96ddpuMowEbRb85lyGv_UgMJSFmS7Tj2Z30Phnit3mWYEbzjml/w640-h556/WP1%20web6%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Once I settled on the pocket watch as a conceptual idea, I set about the process of bending all that towards something that straddled the line between utility and sculpture. I am calling this work the WP1, and it is likely the first in a series of "Watch Pocket Art".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">The work as designed can be strung on a chain and worn like a standard pocket watch, put on a lanyard, or anything else really. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Just please promise me you won't put it on a keychain. I can't bear the thought of this beautiful piece being reduced to a mere key ring, or being clobbered by a mass of keys. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhgLTicl2s8b02fyQ4Ag4j_7YrhwHJAOR4KUyfKl_PFxQQm17h2H-Lfds8yMCc0kLGLDZHvIJC-6SP3jypUQv1k0Oe2jjfZBSqKFzdGTT44QLfBQfQQkeKfiO7fRytlJZjIy6L0wfQjAm5qjKNlzo1tBwgHvkXPnQFozVhAeBVFv0pQDKy5AEnt9ccoJD/s1187/WP1%20parts%20list%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1036" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhgLTicl2s8b02fyQ4Ag4j_7YrhwHJAOR4KUyfKl_PFxQQm17h2H-Lfds8yMCc0kLGLDZHvIJC-6SP3jypUQv1k0Oe2jjfZBSqKFzdGTT44QLfBQfQQkeKfiO7fRytlJZjIy6L0wfQjAm5qjKNlzo1tBwgHvkXPnQFozVhAeBVFv0pQDKy5AEnt9ccoJD/w349-h400/WP1%20parts%20list%20.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">To aid with discussions about this work, I am using watch nomenclature to describe its parts. Above we have the "Long hand" in anodized aluminum, and the "Lens" in Pink Box Elder. The remaining parts are in Stainless steel. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdWllNIzIfWldXE-PpPxtB56kRj4Y9Gt7NCcFO2s4wBPYwItT10R-6hNYjucfGn2rsNEQ2ILKKfRjDdKNCUaVIqHR2E-6KxJMNryWlzbFJx0Fa7Ut136abOXw348k7OuvIEsKZ5Lf7wZnyCYn3yG-NEe0uDVCOlZz_jF7gNpdGJRXTiy4RZP4yvOK7ZCB/s737/Ratchet%20gif.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="737" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdWllNIzIfWldXE-PpPxtB56kRj4Y9Gt7NCcFO2s4wBPYwItT10R-6hNYjucfGn2rsNEQ2ILKKfRjDdKNCUaVIqHR2E-6KxJMNryWlzbFJx0Fa7Ut136abOXw348k7OuvIEsKZ5Lf7wZnyCYn3yG-NEe0uDVCOlZz_jF7gNpdGJRXTiy4RZP4yvOK7ZCB/w400-h283/Ratchet%20gif.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">The mechanics of this piece are pretty fun. I really like big chunky mechanisms that are easy to understand, and so I have created a ratcheting mechanism that utilizes a stacked set of detents rather than a common pawl lock. You can move the long hand of the work lever-like to index the lens and short hand around in a tick tock fashion. You can also palm the work and operate it one handed if you have a little finger dexterity. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtz-cE4Md2j7Eh1he-m2lt27KU6iam6_AKmhKxWCc83YpUe5gCVSrh0Rxjl67DIyWALyjO5SEhXuJwTN6Wf116qvwNbqYx69oUFEEf42asFAWIQCCK66MpLsEZacM1sax46rTqhH_UA8NwOjP0aeIo6RO8UHgO7HEeuwMGA_VAb1l72Tg94xim_clUgdR/s824/pawl%20lock%20vs%20detent%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="824" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtz-cE4Md2j7Eh1he-m2lt27KU6iam6_AKmhKxWCc83YpUe5gCVSrh0Rxjl67DIyWALyjO5SEhXuJwTN6Wf116qvwNbqYx69oUFEEf42asFAWIQCCK66MpLsEZacM1sax46rTqhH_UA8NwOjP0aeIo6RO8UHgO7HEeuwMGA_VAb1l72Tg94xim_clUgdR/w400-h198/pawl%20lock%20vs%20detent%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I do my best to explain all this in detail in the video below but here is a picture showing a standard pawl mechanism next to </span>my arrangement<span style="text-align: left;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="318" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7bKHI8P8RGQ" width="382" youtube-src-id="7bKHI8P8RGQ"></iframe></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>As you can see, unlike a clock motion, the assembly is relatively large and comprehensible, which makes it easier to appreciate. Regardless there is a lot that goes into crafting each of the unique components in this piece and I am continuing to refine the design even now. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUh1iKBEOMdtn9sxXbaFtVPdwPdUUZILjSMvgZG18f3rcDsRrqtgeWMyv9fJl0F42hRunVCIAkEKmEhne2vbVK2DBxgVJAfASbsyq5qPquva4COw58fO6yA2-FEE5Ae5JLZJVXSZqLSKfRYwFY-KrOCJPGHxuepJUxyHHwO_8tsye9fZAhdKWadpNAsHVN/s1440/WP1%20web3%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1440" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUh1iKBEOMdtn9sxXbaFtVPdwPdUUZILjSMvgZG18f3rcDsRrqtgeWMyv9fJl0F42hRunVCIAkEKmEhne2vbVK2DBxgVJAfASbsyq5qPquva4COw58fO6yA2-FEE5Ae5JLZJVXSZqLSKfRYwFY-KrOCJPGHxuepJUxyHHwO_8tsye9fZAhdKWadpNAsHVN/w640-h528/WP1%20web3%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Given its overtly decorative nature, this is one of the few projects where it feels appropriate for me to really mix, match, and explore a wide range of material combinations. So both hardwoods and exotic metals are on the table this time around. albeit with some limitations due to the process I have set up to fabricate these parts. More on this later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcG1ZMI2gLeiW1EEvHDw_nVPRF4l9o68FgKZFkl1SYJGQNblkA7Mnqf659rgERV0blyzP0cccNyh1b0HNNA0zkqQPpsQxsX0k5ZWTZzs5yDUvW_aHbYj4b6DDs3Y_3ANqEuDNUq95O6d9XqcY9Gz35JdDiZdiu_xfq0-uaHOkTUbtXF1H8vT6AtOUKrNVz/s1440/WP1%20web9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1440" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcG1ZMI2gLeiW1EEvHDw_nVPRF4l9o68FgKZFkl1SYJGQNblkA7Mnqf659rgERV0blyzP0cccNyh1b0HNNA0zkqQPpsQxsX0k5ZWTZzs5yDUvW_aHbYj4b6DDs3Y_3ANqEuDNUq95O6d9XqcY9Gz35JdDiZdiu_xfq0-uaHOkTUbtXF1H8vT6AtOUKrNVz/w640-h524/WP1%20web9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For now I hope you will enjoy this clockwork kinetic sculpture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b0x3TtBS6MQ" width="414" youtube-src-id="b0x3TtBS6MQ"></iframe></div><br /><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Notes for collectors: </span>As has become customary, these works will be produced as part of a one time, limited edition. <br /><br />For those interested in adding this sculpture to your collections, the sign-up for the pre-order will go live on Monday August 7th at 11AM EST. <br /><br />A link will go out via newsletter, as well appear on my blog and Instagram profile (@c_bathgate). Pricing and other details of the sale will be available on the sign up form. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiKfQ-DbzKA6u41rGy5FQ2L-_OZv8oEu-5_FgONVxrXV8cC82Wc1pPS3PNx8RE27r1hj_G0yqUvWzyHAMSXCmcGlH1Qc2ZWFEJK_Hhq_Gza8AMfU0vHj__U-fQ9TzXAnVBPBi0Cg8cgkDetaI-U0E3fJEBsusMIxO6sdIaDwJ0UAcEHPx-VvYmwzazcHO/s1440/WP1%20web1%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="1440" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiKfQ-DbzKA6u41rGy5FQ2L-_OZv8oEu-5_FgONVxrXV8cC82Wc1pPS3PNx8RE27r1hj_G0yqUvWzyHAMSXCmcGlH1Qc2ZWFEJK_Hhq_Gza8AMfU0vHj__U-fQ9TzXAnVBPBi0Cg8cgkDetaI-U0E3fJEBsusMIxO6sdIaDwJ0UAcEHPx-VvYmwzazcHO/w640-h604/WP1%20web1%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>There is going to be a lot of information on this sign up, and a lot of options as well, so if you plan to add your name to the list, maybe start envisioning a few ideas of what you might like your work to look like. </p><p>I think I am going to offer the Lens (or dial) in a wide range of hardwoods, as well as Mokume-gane, Titanium Damascus, and superconductor. </p><p>The hands will be available in either stainless steel or anodized aluminum (aluminum can be dyed within my standard color pallet)</p><p><span style="text-align: center;">I will offer the bezel in either stainless, brass, or Mokume-gane. (Maybe also Ti-mascus or SC but the size and complexity of this element will require special considerations that will make this a pricy option)</span></p><p>All other parts will be stainless only. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF5Pz00MDYMXMJfSwYvRib7JNntMiiRkPKBywX7igtM6RbIXf9qpcCzEpOSRuZE-STZ5wZwD0WOTqKQ8DjcFG6OfZ-nWRN1BAQ3BRFdrMVlNHh1u7I4H_ZbFE4SwTUfmsqo6jtjgwE2Xlxp6NV5-N_28iTcDxuZOHLpUC8mj112XKZhRDDd5tevG7ScPa/s1440/Chain%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1440" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF5Pz00MDYMXMJfSwYvRib7JNntMiiRkPKBywX7igtM6RbIXf9qpcCzEpOSRuZE-STZ5wZwD0WOTqKQ8DjcFG6OfZ-nWRN1BAQ3BRFdrMVlNHh1u7I4H_ZbFE4SwTUfmsqo6jtjgwE2Xlxp6NV5-N_28iTcDxuZOHLpUC8mj112XKZhRDDd5tevG7ScPa/w640-h396/Chain%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />As far as the chain: My initial thought was to supply this with a pretty generic chain, but after talking to people and realizing how varied preferences were, I actually think it is best to leave it up to individual collectors. Some have expressed the desire to put it on a lanyard, others prefer precious metal chains, some have mentioned leather fobs, and even one mentioned they have a custom chain made by another maker. <div><br /></div><div>So I think given that it is an element that I do not intend to craft myself, it really is optional. I can link to the chain pictured above, and even recommend a few makers doing some crazy stuff.<br /><br />I do not mean to punt on the chain, but to do it justice, it would really have to be it's own project. Which is to say that I have already started discussing a collaboration along those lines with other makers. Time will tell.<br /><br />OK, that is all for now, I will have more info and pricing on the sign up when it goes live. See some of you next week. And as always, comments and questions are welcome. <br /><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-16024090522311765262023-03-12T09:25:00.001-04:002023-03-12T09:27:02.421-04:00The KDS1-VW<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMj8vB_8rzUP0Sot_wrNJOpwuO5bhaRQhyz-i5zwAeQiB5UtG8WNeMUItTe6AP4d9UDhnqpgD5qoTpfZzN381A-h2KFcejDlt8fLJ4WarYl-gclj1gvPLX_2FWtN7AUqjYnM5W-Adnd4B28xZOfesRv36bcLp3JO1UFTYvjraekoRLyVtnX0TCqzwJaA/s1200/S1VW%20web5%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="1200" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMj8vB_8rzUP0Sot_wrNJOpwuO5bhaRQhyz-i5zwAeQiB5UtG8WNeMUItTe6AP4d9UDhnqpgD5qoTpfZzN381A-h2KFcejDlt8fLJ4WarYl-gclj1gvPLX_2FWtN7AUqjYnM5W-Adnd4B28xZOfesRv36bcLp3JO1UFTYvjraekoRLyVtnX0TCqzwJaA/w640-h502/S1VW%20web5%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Hello everyone. I have been in a reflective mood lately, so today's post is about a design both old and new. </div><div><br /></div><div>This time, my instinct to revisit past projects has taken me to my <i>Kinetic Detent Slider </i>series. Like its predecessors, the mechanism for this work is intentionally trivial and features a simple piston mechanic that locks in place using a spring ball detent. </div><div><br /></div><div>The appeal of this project is that it is one of those elegantly simple designs that allows me to marry mechanical functionality, with something so visually unique I have been unable to replicate it since. It is a craft form with a timeless feel that is ripe for endless iteration. <div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-77kslt4l9bsJy0zPE8dbC5pHxygxVkmsbyatkaB8U_amtMXTraZasE7CRXVz47MDFG8gBwO9X7KInfFkdjSiQATWuhnk_AfAUgSoNKBAHMCnTqI_nDObCnt7m4Brnz8RVFQ2UIByErqJeRwhkPzEDTpGnqyLGMmPRS8Q3NJE2LIORovtUydr_ESLw/s623/S1VW%20gif1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="623" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-77kslt4l9bsJy0zPE8dbC5pHxygxVkmsbyatkaB8U_amtMXTraZasE7CRXVz47MDFG8gBwO9X7KInfFkdjSiQATWuhnk_AfAUgSoNKBAHMCnTqI_nDObCnt7m4Brnz8RVFQ2UIByErqJeRwhkPzEDTpGnqyLGMmPRS8Q3NJE2LIORovtUydr_ESLw/w640-h469/S1VW%20gif1.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">I am calling this sculpture the “KDS1-VW” </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq21UCcWu0k__LERsdYHabyYi-jJPlJkuJhPRMyMvLKEasy-UCdqbKqVs3bg_XdYqa9514TJEepyfLU08t2Nr1ZgKhG8snZY9RJ_tZiccFRHiSf-zpW_ghj04-YYl2VGf_ehGVKZBUhiPvU7wBXH3z3MczDVUtcbfD_ANo-AlQbu-SnXwPCCR9kAbOBA/s1200/S1VW%20web2%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq21UCcWu0k__LERsdYHabyYi-jJPlJkuJhPRMyMvLKEasy-UCdqbKqVs3bg_XdYqa9514TJEepyfLU08t2Nr1ZgKhG8snZY9RJ_tZiccFRHiSf-zpW_ghj04-YYl2VGf_ehGVKZBUhiPvU7wBXH3z3MczDVUtcbfD_ANo-AlQbu-SnXwPCCR9kAbOBA/w640-h426/S1VW%20web2%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div>For those of you familiar with my older works, maybe some of you are wondering why I have come back to this design after a 7 year break? The short answer is that if you give an artist the opportunity to engage in nostalgia, they will almost always take it. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlSM4CwrUPWlxCpRbRboTCNj5HvY4hLuIa6tfqp3Ie_eSfFkOG_BCmrrERG-rdBg-3TS33hbKyt939d2WWtlvk0Xg_sbbOnlCv0ub11ctdOraUwWxzC79Zt1p-JXzPqP7vADOulcPfrDfAeUBW0uqoFDQhQkMIv9QO2yDfOVdNs1J16Qyj99YkMsR6w/s1200/S1VW%20web4%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1200" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlSM4CwrUPWlxCpRbRboTCNj5HvY4hLuIa6tfqp3Ie_eSfFkOG_BCmrrERG-rdBg-3TS33hbKyt939d2WWtlvk0Xg_sbbOnlCv0ub11ctdOraUwWxzC79Zt1p-JXzPqP7vADOulcPfrDfAeUBW0uqoFDQhQkMIv9QO2yDfOVdNs1J16Qyj99YkMsR6w/w640-h450/S1VW%20web4%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Without giving too much away, I have recently had a unique opportunity to write at length about my journey through the rewarding craft of Machining. This has helped me reflect on the many ways machine work, both digital and manual, is (finally) seeping further into the cracks of creative society.</div><div><br /></div><div>In doing so, I just couldn't help revisiting a design that holds a very special place in my practice. When I take a look at my own journey, there are a small number of works that stand above the rest as touchstones that mark a change in my relationship to my medium. </div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0zFnymB9BG6WF4nPeZe0OfZT3TZgKkY9YqVaTJ5XODTZcuIUaHzy9RqlWE8mQOlETnhhhadI2QVCHdUSXzGBUc2jfH1jR2zGbKxsM5FlHe29HOdgM-DNmwoh0RLJFCHbppgkdt9TJBKmmgsNJ9URZZg8TENiogtapevITepu73budNOiF63mONyf9w/s1200/Slider%20family%20photo%20labeled%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1200" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0zFnymB9BG6WF4nPeZe0OfZT3TZgKkY9YqVaTJ5XODTZcuIUaHzy9RqlWE8mQOlETnhhhadI2QVCHdUSXzGBUc2jfH1jR2zGbKxsM5FlHe29HOdgM-DNmwoh0RLJFCHbppgkdt9TJBKmmgsNJ9URZZg8TENiogtapevITepu73budNOiF63mONyf9w/w640-h469/Slider%20family%20photo%20labeled%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">My <a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2016/09/pocket-sculpture-update_30.html">original Slider sculpture</a>, which at first I just called a “pocket sculpture” before taking on its official nickname, is one of them. I'd be willing to bet there are quite a few people reading this blog today who are here primarily because of the popularity of the S1 sculpture. </div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;">It is this work that really helped me understand that if I was going to define my work in terms of developing machining as a studio craft, I would need to create projects that bridged the world of fine art with some of the other decorative craft trends I was seeing pop up among machinists. </div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgao1atEcDlnp_LwU5cam6QXCQsd-wskrLVzQj0zSOxkdGEFvPI7hIqhwHGlC1Xyd0AR2lOiobCrDsjLKkMpIbTBfol4erhwkvPByK2WmM0Vn6RsUz4GNpt00FNUADQt3_4KYopTVnG6siziUb88atPmahqvCuItEK3d2CeAoVDgYUbzMLXkykkAexi5g/s635/S1VW%20gif2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="635" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgao1atEcDlnp_LwU5cam6QXCQsd-wskrLVzQj0zSOxkdGEFvPI7hIqhwHGlC1Xyd0AR2lOiobCrDsjLKkMpIbTBfol4erhwkvPByK2WmM0Vn6RsUz4GNpt00FNUADQt3_4KYopTVnG6siziUb88atPmahqvCuItEK3d2CeAoVDgYUbzMLXkykkAexi5g/w640-h434/S1VW%20gif2.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">So however old this original idea, I am glad came back to this work. Because aside from bringing me a lot of personal joy, there was also plenty of room for improvement in both process, engineering, and design.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="327" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ABnYRR8t6VE" width="484" youtube-src-id="ABnYRR8t6VE"></iframe></div><br /> In the video above, I do my best to detail many of the design changes that I was able to incorporate. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUHp1VWRO0fgpCrGOuIKNiyrxYOTtN7wUCfFGxNpm9wcbklVkSyzpbuEjX4PypYxShiQF1h4vH0HWzi25NLOkFNpR11lc2NErH3FQimRTvDAP6G57Jy9rfqIo5gGxAtAS-QnLL4kEu0c_8CDCpyiZEsKVWv7b6aqJ_ab_qTsbAC4jyYJrbJ6Es3umtg/s1200/S1VW%20web6%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1200" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUHp1VWRO0fgpCrGOuIKNiyrxYOTtN7wUCfFGxNpm9wcbklVkSyzpbuEjX4PypYxShiQF1h4vH0HWzi25NLOkFNpR11lc2NErH3FQimRTvDAP6G57Jy9rfqIo5gGxAtAS-QnLL4kEu0c_8CDCpyiZEsKVWv7b6aqJ_ab_qTsbAC4jyYJrbJ6Es3umtg/w640-h486/S1VW%20web6%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Materials I have experimented with so far are as follows. Left to right above is red stabilized BoxElder, two tone Amboyna Burl with sapwood, and blue stabilized Boxelder.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0Tz6S9oCHUf6yNz7tpgoTSzicKXQM70GC9mGbi9--SV-Mvg0BVN_7zAyNgXIHHBU-bPQ5jXKfh-NToHKDTQxWS8zAbNwi-ZKcf-dpdXW63rbhVN2T5vk8-qpHcjZe23YKbLIA5JZ5U0SVlE4p6l2qxi_8LHjGNP2zYydyK9fjPfh4cTJ434G7kE9EQ/s1200/S1VW%20web3%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1200" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0Tz6S9oCHUf6yNz7tpgoTSzicKXQM70GC9mGbi9--SV-Mvg0BVN_7zAyNgXIHHBU-bPQ5jXKfh-NToHKDTQxWS8zAbNwi-ZKcf-dpdXW63rbhVN2T5vk8-qpHcjZe23YKbLIA5JZ5U0SVlE4p6l2qxi_8LHjGNP2zYydyK9fjPfh4cTJ434G7kE9EQ/w640-h364/S1VW%20web3%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Left to right here is Chechen, Amboyna Burl, and Ironwood. Ironwood comes in a lot of flavors, from high contrast burls in bright orange, to more uniform browns. I use it because of this variety and it machines extremely well. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="288" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e_0bcmBYx2Q" width="451" youtube-src-id="e_0bcmBYx2Q"></iframe></div><br />So thats it, this work is special to me because it set me on a path to realizing that machining is a profession that exists simultaneously as an industry, a craft, and science with a built in means to apply it. It is a process that uniquely blurs the line between fine art, craft, and design in way that I could use to tell a story about the idea of craft itself. </div><div><br /></div><div>I feel lucky to be afforded the opportunity to make beautiful objects that pull influence from the many spheres of knowledge it touches. </div><div><br /></div><div>In resurrecting this design, I hope to create a further opportunity to talk about traditional craft forms within the field of machining. That is forms that "ALL" machinists can make to learn the fundamentals of the craft. but more on that in a later post. </div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFGw6VaK539Ajvjp-Xq7GBVQ529FxKr8CPVhEtvd-vzvApDGkA5PcSMkLo9oTgrQqnMOf30TFfyOiAKcunAxQpDMDLsLwQkhPJ5WyEr8vnYrHNAzkoHY63Yc1AZoxq1NCn2zM9U_Ft6ZDrl6_E3eFR-DQLfJVBCyeMQI92Ga6RuNEXbQp408wNXl68w/s1200/S1VW%20web1%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1200" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFGw6VaK539Ajvjp-Xq7GBVQ529FxKr8CPVhEtvd-vzvApDGkA5PcSMkLo9oTgrQqnMOf30TFfyOiAKcunAxQpDMDLsLwQkhPJ5WyEr8vnYrHNAzkoHY63Yc1AZoxq1NCn2zM9U_Ft6ZDrl6_E3eFR-DQLfJVBCyeMQI92Ga6RuNEXbQp408wNXl68w/w640-h450/S1VW%20web1%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Notes for collectors:</span> I think it would be a crime not offer this work up as an edition so I have already started gearing up. Development continues on a few aspects of the work; namely a display stand and fine tuning my process for safely processing the wood elements. But nothing that will substantially alter the work itself.</div><div> <br />For those interested in adding this sculpture to your collections, the sign up will go live on Thursday March 16th at 11AM EST. </div><div><br /></div><div>As always, a link will go out via newsletter, as well appear on my Blog and Instagram profile. Pricing and other details of the sale will be available on the sign up form. <br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYAts8HVL1tD-0OxQRRA5frtyD6u9Dllff8ZnpEbDPbQCvR1zt9uNF_l37vIwMpMrdwSTeZYnc1Gwoxw1WDxJiQ8UfT5MG-y7QOMTKD3_3KanKlfY3duyVptu1Zv7f8leECg5pGddKaYZAswBy9s3_rIt92IV5kcR1JjbMXIZlJThQyEY-3jAWaDqLA/s2334/WOOOOD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2334" data-original-width="2014" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYAts8HVL1tD-0OxQRRA5frtyD6u9Dllff8ZnpEbDPbQCvR1zt9uNF_l37vIwMpMrdwSTeZYnc1Gwoxw1WDxJiQ8UfT5MG-y7QOMTKD3_3KanKlfY3duyVptu1Zv7f8leECg5pGddKaYZAswBy9s3_rIt92IV5kcR1JjbMXIZlJThQyEY-3jAWaDqLA/w552-h640/WOOOOD.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Notes on wood selection for the inlays:</span> I will try to have all relevant information pertaining to material selection on the sign up, but I do want to make a brief comment now on the fact that these works employ the use of exotic and stabilized hardwoods. </div><div><br /></div><div>These hardwoods are not always easy to source and so while I will do my very best to get my hands on everything I need to get you the work you desire, some supplies will be limited. If one particular selection proves popular, I may have difficulty sourcing enough material. So I would caution those who feel strongly about what they want, to sign up as early as possible, and everyone else to maybe think about a backup choice if that becomes necessary.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another note is that the process I have set up for shaping these rather tricky inlays is only suitable for a certain range of materials, so while I am open to suggestions, there is a limit to what will work. Crumbly or fractious woods simply won't survive the process, and exotic metals and other materials are unsuitable for the work-holding and turning process I have built. Above is a sampling of some of the woods I am going to offer. These are the materials that I feel work best with this process. I hope that is useful information. </div><div><br /></div><div>OK, with all the tricky details out of the way, I just want to say that these new pieces are absolutely stunning and I can't wait to make some more of them. More soon, and as always, comments and questions are welcome.</div><div><br /><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-64856510916031577992022-12-12T08:59:00.003-05:002022-12-12T09:40:49.552-05:00Sculpture BY222422<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh-EmzuF1NWgNv6kohlQ9fOp7x-StYvz23mmVLEqhafkHeXTkmU7BtEPI9VNNzB61NaUArg-VoBco_INQzBRgP6JCp8qn70BVAzs4QoNMvUc7Pv5IXR8PDRiHnr9USaJl1mWYKWTSEbLwCNU6GGtJwztjdijJbdI7PrAJ6pkMpD3OGr-OGYEr0FfjFg/s1200/BY222%20web1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="1200" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh-EmzuF1NWgNv6kohlQ9fOp7x-StYvz23mmVLEqhafkHeXTkmU7BtEPI9VNNzB61NaUArg-VoBco_INQzBRgP6JCp8qn70BVAzs4QoNMvUc7Pv5IXR8PDRiHnr9USaJl1mWYKWTSEbLwCNU6GGtJwztjdijJbdI7PrAJ6pkMpD3OGr-OGYEr0FfjFg/w640-h586/BY222%20web1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Hello Everyone. New work time. And since this is a proper one of a kind sculpture, it adheres to the naming routine I developed ages ago for this kind of work. So this sculpture's proper title is BY222422 Maybe one day I will tell everyone what that means.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zSZrVqKi0fmwlcSrzMA4-xfmIsnksJKzQ5OPpSIR9Zj33_Q_hwz94d1MPhbP3Z1CopMJPxIUgE_aVWHvKfCKG8-ZNVIb6oEKvv8v0tty3EWYCa6fZXNeyF4ljNY-naSIEXo4auGngYjd4B_GS0u8Ia38h5cfz8F09pjg0uJxqenZp1MdhIs68naMJw/s800/BY%20flip.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="800" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zSZrVqKi0fmwlcSrzMA4-xfmIsnksJKzQ5OPpSIR9Zj33_Q_hwz94d1MPhbP3Z1CopMJPxIUgE_aVWHvKfCKG8-ZNVIb6oEKvv8v0tty3EWYCa6fZXNeyF4ljNY-naSIEXo4auGngYjd4B_GS0u8Ia38h5cfz8F09pjg0uJxqenZp1MdhIs68naMJw/w640-h560/BY%20flip.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-1d48ddd6-7fff-d243-64e8-9f1eea840ffd"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have been continuing to explore the ways that I can bring (my home brewed) stabilized hard woods into my practice, both practically and aesthetically. I am finding that while stabilization does create a substrate that is much more amenable to the kinds of machining process I use in metal, there are plenty of limitations and extra considerations one needs to take into account.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNdyIW9BQW6Kngm9DdZbduKQAqqI0ltTdFLZOOIgt1ww-oHScgszIQqyyHtbCEuVA8X7RwJsaMLln9P03QcyqXqzTkuSKGLDBOTP7YnG-3VyllTTbLUX1TC3fnqbKpYNKBu-IKdyHupYZW7jd5sJDFc6lok5I-rymduIfbcHTW4owUpsoe501WbVi9w/s1453/BY222%20web2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1453" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNdyIW9BQW6Kngm9DdZbduKQAqqI0ltTdFLZOOIgt1ww-oHScgszIQqyyHtbCEuVA8X7RwJsaMLln9P03QcyqXqzTkuSKGLDBOTP7YnG-3VyllTTbLUX1TC3fnqbKpYNKBu-IKdyHupYZW7jd5sJDFc6lok5I-rymduIfbcHTW4owUpsoe501WbVi9w/w640-h528/BY222%20web2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-d46edc18-7fff-fc9b-7be4-53f89211b100"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Managing tear-out when milling and drilling intersecting geometry is a big one. Working around knots and other inclusions in the wood is its own unique departure from my usual work as well. Also simple things that have an as yet known answer like can you simply drill hole and run a standard tap into stabilized wood to create threads? In this case, yes if you are careful! but plan B was to mill the threads. Unraveling all of that has just been so informative and a lot of fun. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WjuR9pdOghLdm5YmWhnC2l71Uwoga_RNoGOph7FizJWR3bFai5qv1_42ARwVXWrBxNidjkAj6Vaetzy8wkBs0TzDJRvzYjHteYirv-uUMeQfccU3gg3QKHS0noAbBXOujub3O-IrUXBXvNQsSJZTp8B03OUVtIJwhPQv2l75QhMVYTD3o0iTYeeDZg/s1200/BY222%20web3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="1200" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WjuR9pdOghLdm5YmWhnC2l71Uwoga_RNoGOph7FizJWR3bFai5qv1_42ARwVXWrBxNidjkAj6Vaetzy8wkBs0TzDJRvzYjHteYirv-uUMeQfccU3gg3QKHS0noAbBXOujub3O-IrUXBXvNQsSJZTp8B03OUVtIJwhPQv2l75QhMVYTD3o0iTYeeDZg/w640-h292/BY222%20web3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-0fb0eee1-7fff-5f2d-d5f4-f811becf237a"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the ways I thought to really compare and contrast the differences between machining wood and metal was, although simple enough, pretty revealing to me. That was to make identical complex parts in the different materials. Originally I thought I might make two identical works, one in wood (Boxelder in this case) and one in aluminum. Then I saw the benefits in making a single hybrid piece, both aesthetic, practical, and conceptual. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS87lk6Q_6YVUhx6I199rua5I4Rh1NGy0f96yXel4o2euOIB03szIDVNGTVaLk5N-YiI7U05SZb9S4-A_u3EiGxCkMN-oFsruoCYjqKifW1v0USHXvEfii2KzbstMKzG3NwXEETz9KGhgeJpKzcnXk10yJEP3m0QQvgdVYOdGST0n3ZeN0-5VQ_GTrrg/s1200/BY222%20web4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="1200" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS87lk6Q_6YVUhx6I199rua5I4Rh1NGy0f96yXel4o2euOIB03szIDVNGTVaLk5N-YiI7U05SZb9S4-A_u3EiGxCkMN-oFsruoCYjqKifW1v0USHXvEfii2KzbstMKzG3NwXEETz9KGhgeJpKzcnXk10yJEP3m0QQvgdVYOdGST0n3ZeN0-5VQ_GTrrg/w640-h616/BY222%20web4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-5b7b727d-7fff-9aa7-ed59-be18fa79543c"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First, a work that embodies both materials is more illustrative of the ideas I explained above, rather than having to explain the concept, it is plain to see in a single work. But there were engineering considerations as well. The final geometry of the form leaves some pretty thin cross sections in the form, and I honestly didn’t know how the Boxelder material would perform given the large number of threaded elements piercing it. Threads can put internal stress on an object, so would the cumulative forces eventually cause the piece to break or crack? Would it warp? I knew the aluminum would be perfectly strong and stable in this situation, but I had no idea how the wood might perform; so sandwiching them together was a way of supporting this element for which there was lots of uncertainty. It also is aesthetically more interesting to me as well. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U2HVZJdzBbQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="U2HVZJdzBbQ"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-5a19feb0-7fff-d02a-6072-6d70c350d1b1"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now whether or not this heavily processed piece of boxelder will eventually shrink or warp over a longer time frame remains very much to be seen. Stabilization does seem to do a good job plasticizing the wood and I dried the wood thoroughly before processing it, but in talking to different woodworkers, I have been assured that nothing is ever a sure thing. That is in itself sort of a fascinating way to look at a craft. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_boV7GrIx22KqQHOmR8w24hkd-8hDe-Iq0egbnPwFgZkeHXQ_tnHgriqkWpz_MCBlPakYXBhDpPgiKsdOuNhQGVS5maXNWeo5r2SyByHTgjjoWou_AlFJHsRqazHrWsU-GHjSAgBf7KJXicRk7H7NWKqmYiP-kGuZWXLgYtK2ZDu1GRXfy2Qqqsx0dw/s1200/BY222%20web5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_boV7GrIx22KqQHOmR8w24hkd-8hDe-Iq0egbnPwFgZkeHXQ_tnHgriqkWpz_MCBlPakYXBhDpPgiKsdOuNhQGVS5maXNWeo5r2SyByHTgjjoWou_AlFJHsRqazHrWsU-GHjSAgBf7KJXicRk7H7NWKqmYiP-kGuZWXLgYtK2ZDu1GRXfy2Qqqsx0dw/w640-h640/BY222%20web5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-3ed8e988-7fff-0338-29db-7ffa2b3a55b9"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have a fair amount of confidence that things will hold, but if they don’t, I am most curious to learn what effect being bolted to a metal support will have. Will it help keep it in place, or cause the wood to crack or fracture along its connecting points? There are a lot of machined fits in this piece that I just do not often see in wooden objects so there are plenty of opportunities for things to happen, and if they do, will they add to the piece? Will they be interesting in their own way? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My attitude is, let's find out. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMmTLsw_XYhfwKCb-MNA74bFTA8TBi2ZwrXY7aq9bs6etdT8EhOEjEwpnDI4ealH_LIqUx8brjXCC_rJj7gdIvNs1P5tNN2WF05AAEj_K8-93WcdDBz2vLZQDc8DpLBEX_Lbm_tgwsZ-hfgQV8AjV2XGLlYN7EuIzX56nL1Ws-cVfNo_wiV0kN8rRUA/s900/BY%20222422%201080P.2022-12-12%2008_30_35.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="900" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMmTLsw_XYhfwKCb-MNA74bFTA8TBi2ZwrXY7aq9bs6etdT8EhOEjEwpnDI4ealH_LIqUx8brjXCC_rJj7gdIvNs1P5tNN2WF05AAEj_K8-93WcdDBz2vLZQDc8DpLBEX_Lbm_tgwsZ-hfgQV8AjV2XGLlYN7EuIzX56nL1Ws-cVfNo_wiV0kN8rRUA/w640-h360/BY%20222422%201080P.2022-12-12%2008_30_35.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The size of this work is 8.4"Diameter, by 2.5" thick.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FP13fO90_yP6P3xYNhflEaj9p02wI8Y5UVZejjixkUEFivPPTVn30-4rVn9ax_L57RV6g3pNAPkbXK3UKXHhqkZKzuQ7duAMXzNuHoOdoWoPbxfsXGMy4c5Uxqm1RP24vn-4I8rP8vjGEhztP1kkOvXm7So7fihT9o19Tug25LDy47nPEGa1bwoW4Q/s1200/BY222%20web6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1200" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FP13fO90_yP6P3xYNhflEaj9p02wI8Y5UVZejjixkUEFivPPTVn30-4rVn9ax_L57RV6g3pNAPkbXK3UKXHhqkZKzuQ7duAMXzNuHoOdoWoPbxfsXGMy4c5Uxqm1RP24vn-4I8rP8vjGEhztP1kkOvXm7So7fihT9o19Tug25LDy47nPEGa1bwoW4Q/w640-h608/BY222%20web6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ce41f3d-7fff-3370-196c-6811ea06815d"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Note for collectors: As of this initial writing, this piece is currently available for collection. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And as always, comments and questions are always welcome. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Also, thanks for following along, and since t</span></span>his is the last work I am likely to finish this year, I hope everyone has a good end of year holiday, and a happy new year. </div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<br /></span></span></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-77910644838088030182022-11-02T10:03:00.002-04:002022-11-02T10:19:02.661-04:00S3C<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wFvwGUub_olBLrt8RetiL9escd2HttsEz7hBTGkmQ00uF3cXncjQCFpbXS9nugpvhhDauBGW1rkAhDhL_fxX701Ywy5JE6xZi58wHQu2jpZZqvSPZcEW4tqldNJ1oO71io1VUBE6EI22wxB73-EBsB5wGzxP10dp8KrXY9qlXe-zWdPG-j72RCQ5jA/s1920/S3C%20web9.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wFvwGUub_olBLrt8RetiL9escd2HttsEz7hBTGkmQ00uF3cXncjQCFpbXS9nugpvhhDauBGW1rkAhDhL_fxX701Ywy5JE6xZi58wHQu2jpZZqvSPZcEW4tqldNJ1oO71io1VUBE6EI22wxB73-EBsB5wGzxP10dp8KrXY9qlXe-zWdPG-j72RCQ5jA/w640-h392/S3C%20web9.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-094b1173-7fff-726d-228e-9c75cdd9cdeb"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hello everyone. I am back from the shop with new work to share. This time it is a trio of little wonders simply titled the "S3C". </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">This work is the third and final design in my "bead-like" series</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that I've been </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">intermittently</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> working on this year. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho464ONd-x7LKu2BsBYnlJmCIrnw4xBGxbvMQvQNZBce71zX9ynr0b12x1fNBrsyrU_hJAJ6aQJJ4UfQiPjchjpoR2ZI1Lt8x4jvSrT58xJWlrstZS1UhHzmtwTZUza--KEKCDuaoyNlPhHAVvQl_E_idDOqvgzH_Ke3x820dW-uK831rAEeGS_x_0MQ/s1920/S3C%20family%20photo%20web.jpg"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho464ONd-x7LKu2BsBYnlJmCIrnw4xBGxbvMQvQNZBce71zX9ynr0b12x1fNBrsyrU_hJAJ6aQJJ4UfQiPjchjpoR2ZI1Lt8x4jvSrT58xJWlrstZS1UhHzmtwTZUza--KEKCDuaoyNlPhHAVvQl_E_idDOqvgzH_Ke3x820dW-uK831rAEeGS_x_0MQ/w640-h346/S3C%20family%20photo%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">For </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">For those just joining this project, or those in need of refreshing, above is a family photo of the full series. I have taken as my starting point for this series the simple idea of the inherent difficulty in creating interesting interior space using the reductive processes inherent to machine work. In iterating around this simple challenge, I hope to build to something a little more complex in the near future.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For now these little works are excelling in more ways than one. </span></span></p><div><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzOkwiG3CJdgXo6fllmurw9WHxJrICbjEV4MCCzeDdvd2qxzsfgkoDRHpWTnDVp8lDE6Q0ndLaro-3zFY8ki3KFk-EOi0lhgTVDD1wqI_fAvwLCzLwZLEfpJi6d31YC9de2tl7CCHUUsGuyQOr9_BiwvZ8PAzFjZ69qNUkuc30I1yRpglYlvKccDCxg/s750/S3C%20preview%20gif.gif"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzOkwiG3CJdgXo6fllmurw9WHxJrICbjEV4MCCzeDdvd2qxzsfgkoDRHpWTnDVp8lDE6Q0ndLaro-3zFY8ki3KFk-EOi0lhgTVDD1wqI_fAvwLCzLwZLEfpJi6d31YC9de2tl7CCHUUsGuyQOr9_BiwvZ8PAzFjZ69qNUkuc30I1yRpglYlvKccDCxg/w400-h225/S3C%20preview%20gif.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-874424cb-7fff-ab46-b9da-04e65cc31a31"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the other concepts I have tackled in this series is the use of exotic materials in various metal working circles. I have been incorporating a single different exotic materials into each new design rather than using all of them at once (as is more common). So far, I have used Superconductor for the <a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2022/02/sb-312222461.html">SB312</a>, Mokume-gane for the <a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-s2b.html">S2B</a>, and now with this work, I have brought Titanium Damascus into the conversation.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxZgakZG4vDbGg5YpePoi_J_wzl3gx2Gu7wrfHmq8wxUqotyTMWIVcOAjYEXbbypkAEdGuJvHKms3Gn8LkYaMwfAOkYKD7B2vyYOv1BoQphBKlCOcA-oB_qV7Ysb9i7CIh0nrTtSFJKr_LuKWY1toU-qiFz_A_8jwb2_A9mJFg_ei_2qPDyxKvnGjtg/s1920/S3C%20web6.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxZgakZG4vDbGg5YpePoi_J_wzl3gx2Gu7wrfHmq8wxUqotyTMWIVcOAjYEXbbypkAEdGuJvHKms3Gn8LkYaMwfAOkYKD7B2vyYOv1BoQphBKlCOcA-oB_qV7Ysb9i7CIh0nrTtSFJKr_LuKWY1toU-qiFz_A_8jwb2_A9mJFg_ei_2qPDyxKvnGjtg/w640-h578/S3C%20web6.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-6e28c3fc-7fff-7daa-9e14-2884bc2f6bc1"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I had hoped to incorporate each new material in a restrained and considered way, adapting each design to the particular challenges of its particular material. I am not sure how successful I have been in that regard, but I have enjoyed taking my time to get to know the quirks of these exotic alloys, and their limitations. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDTy-Ma7zfMLpfVaTLoJQGfAZH1RjDVotIq5cwJcVVVXckAjje_DaKCP_ovx8tK-7c5RH7xx5n9PuI1b4iovesn7Uuzlc3ruFGKCvhqAmWIJMu8542npx1BczOvZ2nEp3ZlSFZflLVRO4fTDBIJ3EglU4UylQThkc1Zh9xtbSJPknWP8T1VB4j56UAQ/s1920/S3C%20web4.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDTy-Ma7zfMLpfVaTLoJQGfAZH1RjDVotIq5cwJcVVVXckAjje_DaKCP_ovx8tK-7c5RH7xx5n9PuI1b4iovesn7Uuzlc3ruFGKCvhqAmWIJMu8542npx1BczOvZ2nEp3ZlSFZflLVRO4fTDBIJ3EglU4UylQThkc1Zh9xtbSJPknWP8T1VB4j56UAQ/w640-h528/S3C%20web4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Like the name implies, Titanium Damascus is a composite material that is forged much like Mokume-gane or other Damascus steels, only it uses two different grades of titanium alloy. This composite, when subject to heat bluing, exhibits a coloration that is quite striking and unique.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.knifeart.com/timascus.html">Here is a link</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that gives a little more detail on the origin of Titanium Damascus, but mostly if you try and search it, what you will find is a slew of products and decorative pieces for sale tha</span>t are made with the material. To call it trendy is a bit of an understatement, and its commercial potential is spreading much faster than useful information about it. But there is no arguing that it is a beautiful material</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: #353535; color: #e8e6e6; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDidB_7xOioxPYAlLjBfST2f6DEEQiJoQlfEXtPVeJEW5RdBp8j1KOgEFqwok9pzyYFyfARX8RAHtbmU2VxY-Yd9jRjlUfbGU1KDfjXIGHuSSnt6jxSA6rHCSh9xKBMVg1Yk2rLauSEEfJxSTAoVeOdwQs5KqKOisW0j2su-ENJIIf3xjoSbPYnCH_g/s1920/S3C%20web2.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDidB_7xOioxPYAlLjBfST2f6DEEQiJoQlfEXtPVeJEW5RdBp8j1KOgEFqwok9pzyYFyfARX8RAHtbmU2VxY-Yd9jRjlUfbGU1KDfjXIGHuSSnt6jxSA6rHCSh9xKBMVg1Yk2rLauSEEfJxSTAoVeOdwQs5KqKOisW0j2su-ENJIIf3xjoSbPYnCH_g/w640-h512/S3C%20web2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In terms of machining, it is a pretty difficult material to work with. Titanium is generally challenging, but add to that a composite material with varying hardness and things only become even more so. Additionally there is a bit more danger in that if a cutter becomes dull or breaks, things can get too hot quickly and titanium can actually catch fire (and metal fires are no joke). So you can see why this is a material to be taken seriously. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzD5PKIfvOv5GUUhjCc83mwjKgCmViqsh7j71LoWpMzHkdpMKJA7Gb-PoEQRNiV8rYO9NlxKz5vaod3v3PC_1VbgcSOHTlwKxZzw7Z_7GqUyqnYJ2bxkTXci3_JAPBcL01pnvDOK9OCYZQtpmScAY26VvM9xXPJY08WpScQsHRUJBSygBj3Yano_p2g/s1808/S3C%20web8.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzD5PKIfvOv5GUUhjCc83mwjKgCmViqsh7j71LoWpMzHkdpMKJA7Gb-PoEQRNiV8rYO9NlxKz5vaod3v3PC_1VbgcSOHTlwKxZzw7Z_7GqUyqnYJ2bxkTXci3_JAPBcL01pnvDOK9OCYZQtpmScAY26VvM9xXPJY08WpScQsHRUJBSygBj3Yano_p2g/w640-h490/S3C%20web8.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't love the idea of using large quantities of this material in my home shop on a regular basis because familiarity breed mistakes, but at this point in my career, the exceptions are what I live for and I know how to be careful.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">But, with a little extra care, patience and more than a few added precautions, I am confident I can handle this project without burning my house down in the name of my art. But it never hurts to say these things out loud to make sure that they sound like they are true. Anyway, I digress. </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="285" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r-R79Zh4AXk" width="342" youtube-src-id="r-R79Zh4AXk"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-26ae8211-7fff-17c5-de3b-36884ab898af"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I don't want to ramble on too long with my keyboard, so I decided to switch on a camera and ramble a bit there instead. I hope it serves the same purpose. See the demonstration video above to learn more about how the work is assembled and some other little process tidbits. </span></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsN7iRm3tp0BjABCZGDYpbK6PAwaMS-g8264SC3BtLJVnQdNM7H66u6gzddCBd4MJcyAkW9iRCCpJko3zsnlGAfTEAY8CKUx7BamOo0oxuDTWszon9E7KGXWJMG1wOJxXSM_J1xbXriTv3lF4XgElHnf701rQboXSAfAfSICc1wCHr9vpxQR7dnv-zTQ/s1920/S3C%20web3.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsN7iRm3tp0BjABCZGDYpbK6PAwaMS-g8264SC3BtLJVnQdNM7H66u6gzddCBd4MJcyAkW9iRCCpJko3zsnlGAfTEAY8CKUx7BamOo0oxuDTWszon9E7KGXWJMG1wOJxXSM_J1xbXriTv3lF4XgElHnf701rQboXSAfAfSICc1wCHr9vpxQR7dnv-zTQ/w640-h512/S3C%20web3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">As ever, I appreciate all of you who continue to take an interest in my work. Your comments and questions are always welcome. For those who collect, there are notes at the bottom of the post. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PQIspWhBtKXcAK_XkOGkTtbHyJtWl8n7wzKdepbRHlxSYTab7j8PigSAyCI6sF6c2jCYbgv3ccCmVNrM8Sbdrzua2lHjKcaUkBaQGcS14wdpuLfq0zbECTE5PHIeXuLCe_GVdBEyh86QjWE3ZCKJOamvaxlwVjEgBl1vogSqDCvBe-yHEthrHgsGbg/s1920/S3C%20web1.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PQIspWhBtKXcAK_XkOGkTtbHyJtWl8n7wzKdepbRHlxSYTab7j8PigSAyCI6sF6c2jCYbgv3ccCmVNrM8Sbdrzua2lHjKcaUkBaQGcS14wdpuLfq0zbECTE5PHIeXuLCe_GVdBEyh86QjWE3ZCKJOamvaxlwVjEgBl1vogSqDCvBe-yHEthrHgsGbg/w640-h512/S3C%20web1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Dimensions of the piece are approximately 3" Diameter by 2" deep.<div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCVVQnlezEx-lOFn6qwTCRZaJfTH1HnXrZ_0y42YxPfwI1hpQqmkeqx8KlIbg9eG3quyfdM-V3q9IZm8yf11yJbUhvYBEzOYoGvbSSBeVddAqYwei1_7GrzGfyC1LsMQcWn5eP2pONiupI_ToOy8-25UJVsRwA-Gb4rJBtBRUyKnNF-P0epolPG2wuQ/s1920/S3C%20web5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCVVQnlezEx-lOFn6qwTCRZaJfTH1HnXrZ_0y42YxPfwI1hpQqmkeqx8KlIbg9eG3quyfdM-V3q9IZm8yf11yJbUhvYBEzOYoGvbSSBeVddAqYwei1_7GrzGfyC1LsMQcWn5eP2pONiupI_ToOy8-25UJVsRwA-Gb4rJBtBRUyKnNF-P0epolPG2wuQ/w640-h428/S3C%20web5.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6Ke4BnptIPEGLbWFNr72D9CR-wDcYAjJIY8OWrC2Iq5istNEpW1F5DrGY8MN82EZAd1jumPJrt9s1nyRfZ_4hNZlA0iRgWcFOK6EdcdVMB8fZnZ1q2_XxyJZVDIvAeg91TbT2qobbDX46772vBVgbbubvanv_ClzfVAdIMAcYnJcD9IGCCyW-qNs4Q/s1920/S3C%20web7.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6Ke4BnptIPEGLbWFNr72D9CR-wDcYAjJIY8OWrC2Iq5istNEpW1F5DrGY8MN82EZAd1jumPJrt9s1nyRfZ_4hNZlA0iRgWcFOK6EdcdVMB8fZnZ1q2_XxyJZVDIvAeg91TbT2qobbDX46772vBVgbbubvanv_ClzfVAdIMAcYnJcD9IGCCyW-qNs4Q/w640-h474/S3C%20web7.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="306" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/83xu2p6KRqE" width="368" youtube-src-id="83xu2p6KRqE"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Notes for collectors: </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As with the other two works in the series, I will be offering this design up as a one time limited edition. The sale of these works will be a pre-order with work to begin a few weeks after the sign up closes. </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pricing is going to be a little bit tricky for this work because it is both a larger work, and one with a few variables in terms of material selection. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The body of this work is machined in 6061 Aluminum and then anodized, you will have a wide choice of colors for the body of the work. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The screw details on the work will only be available in stainless steel (this is my artistic decision) </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The inner rods will be available in either stainless steel, or brass (this is my artistic decision) </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The outer (I am calling them "fingers" ) will be available in either Stainless steel, Brass, or Titanium Damascus. This selection will effect the price of the work as Titanium Damascus is a considerably more expensive and time consuming material to work.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do not post pricing on publicly facing media, but I will have all relevant details and pricing sorted out by the time the sign up begins and it will be listed at the sign up link.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The sign up will go live on </span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Monday November 7th at 11 AM EST</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I will post the sign up link to my email newsletter, here on the blog, as well as on my instagram page.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you and appreciate your support for my work. </span></p></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-66844705330011551542022-07-30T09:32:00.003-04:002022-07-30T09:37:03.284-04:00The Sculptural Knife Urn or SKU<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4ppgmMAePcFx63Emm2lycjEQpiANT81c_2lF90cf4ZI5yqxMLWnmj01lv4nEebmavpQWV26HjxuiNCNXVj7XIojs1flD_6uPsH8F8dLEoMi_fXIGnnR2hGUwoPwqKxsDvhvjsKTq57n8Wfb8t7moFsE3l1QBxr31JTl8ay8r_1Io19DyZ8jPUj4cew/s1440/K%20Urn%205%20web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1440" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4ppgmMAePcFx63Emm2lycjEQpiANT81c_2lF90cf4ZI5yqxMLWnmj01lv4nEebmavpQWV26HjxuiNCNXVj7XIojs1flD_6uPsH8F8dLEoMi_fXIGnnR2hGUwoPwqKxsDvhvjsKTq57n8Wfb8t7moFsE3l1QBxr31JTl8ay8r_1Io19DyZ8jPUj4cew/w640-h440/K%20Urn%205%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-5190acd3-7fff-bbaa-7826-cae748e926db">Hello everyone</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>Today I have a piece to share that is four years in the making.</span> I call it "The Sculptural Knife Urn" and it is the third work in my <i>Sharps</i> series of knife-centric craft forms. This is the last piece in this incredibly fruitful triptych of works. I dare say it has completely changed the path of my sculpture practice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gTx-v0n8_UTaIAvJoYKEMuS-82_TD31RZ-qaDb7EQs_9sdO32YNmZ6edMz-QPGtsQpyZe14I6zdOqQcw2IhwBtvZKOerVzsRwCNY3AGCDF0wwc-vpD-rEy7DyqFHmvnzHXJks7DqF44XpExquj6c9gWF6GYDxzwMC6vgGuBvOo-2XERtIFSGoEPceA/s1800/Sculptural%20Knife%20triptych%20web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="1800" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gTx-v0n8_UTaIAvJoYKEMuS-82_TD31RZ-qaDb7EQs_9sdO32YNmZ6edMz-QPGtsQpyZe14I6zdOqQcw2IhwBtvZKOerVzsRwCNY3AGCDF0wwc-vpD-rEy7DyqFHmvnzHXJks7DqF44XpExquj6c9gWF6GYDxzwMC6vgGuBvOo-2XERtIFSGoEPceA/w640-h492/Sculptural%20Knife%20triptych%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-e0d2e6dd-7fff-013c-63ba-6a6f2afff77c"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I can't talk about this project without partially re-stating the impetus for embarking on this project. It has been helpful r</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">evisiting my thesis with each installment, as it has allowed me to chew on my original assumptions and reframe them in light of new developments. </span>So for those who like my longer posts, this is one of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZyWYWFyDMekzhxSbmfSQugZ-Uu0vJ3dF4QOji15xhgieN53VviiQQOeLKfBYfwF2FIdPe0uryqXMi9zLxTWIY1tS5nuWst5CVYw3YxNdwTSLBbmAZa13Fupc_gkPBXMt3Ta8kSFLpa04g0DLptnTQ9XXodwOqAvc0i-EHLnh4IyQK3Q4Ut93X0D_Vg/s676/K%20Urn%20gif5.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="676" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZyWYWFyDMekzhxSbmfSQugZ-Uu0vJ3dF4QOji15xhgieN53VviiQQOeLKfBYfwF2FIdPe0uryqXMi9zLxTWIY1tS5nuWst5CVYw3YxNdwTSLBbmAZa13Fupc_gkPBXMt3Ta8kSFLpa04g0DLptnTQ9XXodwOqAvc0i-EHLnh4IyQK3Q4Ut93X0D_Vg/w640-h480/K%20Urn%20gif5.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div><div>The industrial Arts as Muse: </div><div><br /></div><div>I'd hoped this fascinating tangent into knives and craft forms would help me tease out the interconnected nature of various industrial crafts. As I have tried to understand my relationship with my process, I have often turned my attention to other craft traditions such as ceramics, glass, and wood-turning. I've looked for parallels to how each of those practices transitioned from the factory floor to the artists studio–so that I can better do the same with the medium of machine work. </div><div><br /></div><div>In each of these crafts, I found a remarkably similar story and I was moved to try and combine influences from all of them into a single series of works.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8a8add5e-7fff-150d-7036-0a9326a88aee"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="399" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/txGC7S8aP3I" width="480" youtube-src-id="txGC7S8aP3I"></iframe></div></span></div><br />On reflection, I've come to realize this project isn’t really about knife making–it isn’t about vases, bowls, or urns either–it is about the state of craft as we find it. It is an appreciation of the idea that craft isn’t a rest-home for idiosyncratic or cast off processes, or where practitioners of defunct trades go to retire–it is a natural step in the material progress of our species. </div><div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbZiDVW-_C_TLxzJ3TYTDixQoaCJMMt5X7iQsd9GUZtvgIGS_qVq1qufqKFpiYHI9h4saQ6Jk7-PfEkNCEReT53bbg3cKEsDG3XFWeff8F8NdABipLKOz5HHTLbr_nNkXmK8YeZpXzDMegYr7Cknjj56lQRI6FRBhQmnnd2v3BsAngYiCBkHvEGsFQA/s1440/K%20Urn%203%20web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="1440" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbZiDVW-_C_TLxzJ3TYTDixQoaCJMMt5X7iQsd9GUZtvgIGS_qVq1qufqKFpiYHI9h4saQ6Jk7-PfEkNCEReT53bbg3cKEsDG3XFWeff8F8NdABipLKOz5HHTLbr_nNkXmK8YeZpXzDMegYr7Cknjj56lQRI6FRBhQmnnd2v3BsAngYiCBkHvEGsFQA/w640-h420/K%20Urn%203%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Craft, whether part of the fine art landscape or somewhere else along the spectrum of utility and decor, is an important part of how we innovate to solve tangible needs. When material processes are brought into being, usually through the sciences or engineering, their uses are narrow and specific. But when the technology around that process is sufficiently advanced (or even obsolete for industrial use), it is artists and craftspeople who help flesh out the myriad alternative ways in which that process can be applied. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Artists are the ones responsible for transforming material innovations into cultural innovations that more broadly influence a society.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbZiDVW-_C_TLxzJ3TYTDixQoaCJMMt5X7iQsd9GUZtvgIGS_qVq1qufqKFpiYHI9h4saQ6Jk7-PfEkNCEReT53bbg3cKEsDG3XFWeff8F8NdABipLKOz5HHTLbr_nNkXmK8YeZpXzDMegYr7Cknjj56lQRI6FRBhQmnnd2v3BsAngYiCBkHvEGsFQA/s1440/K%20Urn%203%20web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1LlXBU3_9FG8lF4EGlmX-IxokJ-D-T3UkN2tOoKs7FGJvqGSdyi3k29xm70-207429OMU87Km2sv6rwOakhRxE5kyiZAfJGGhap1PIQJTvdGVHHrKlOtMVCn_qPRJhSywjLLwR1TIqSGjfNW0gYOR3Nyp9dLTPhNvFom0EFm6fwysZLBDX8SX2OH8g/s900/K%20Urn%20gif2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="900" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1LlXBU3_9FG8lF4EGlmX-IxokJ-D-T3UkN2tOoKs7FGJvqGSdyi3k29xm70-207429OMU87Km2sv6rwOakhRxE5kyiZAfJGGhap1PIQJTvdGVHHrKlOtMVCn_qPRJhSywjLLwR1TIqSGjfNW0gYOR3Nyp9dLTPhNvFom0EFm6fwysZLBDX8SX2OH8g/w640-h360/K%20Urn%20gif2.gif" width="640" /></a></div></div><br />I talk a lot on this blog about how using modern machine tools to make art is a relatively new phenomenon, but I don’t think I have accurately portrayed what I mean by that. Indeed artists have been employing machine tools to produce various kinds of artwork for decades–a century or more even–so I should clarify what I mean when I say that machining–as a vocation–is becoming a new art form.</div><div><br />While the tools I use have been employed in the <i>production</i> of fine art – through various fabrication shops, organizational structures, and outsourced expertise–it is only just now beginning to exist as a studio craft movement in the same vein as other more established craft traditions–one who's practice is directly engaged <i>with</i> the medium rather than just being a means to an end.</div><div><br /></div><div>What do I mean by that? I mean that the prerequisite for exploring a medium as a studio craft–by my estimation– is that an artist must be able to bring the entire enterprise under their control (one artist, one studio). In the most decadent way, every aspect of a practice must become available for creative appropriation, deconstruction, and exploration. I say this more as an aspiration than a hard rule, but a solo artist practice is one of the few settings that provides the freedom necessary for the uninhibited level of investigation it takes to create artifacts that both influence, and distinctly represent, a medium. </div><div><br /></div><div>Personal access to modern forms of metalworking equipment–the kind that makes the most rigorous artistic exploration possible–has been largely out of reach for most practicing artists until very recently. History has plenty of examples to demonstrate how a process blooms once conditions change, allowing artists to truly own the means of production, so let's use fine art glass as an example.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAOse7ycO5jADCQ5qRSDlbsnael5xS9wSwc8r46MPMZZhcft4PpA8TlS3FiqjqiyfIUwslijKRWqMgoh8qdpzdzQ0hNwPdAomS1ghe1tYfX0hl3JIQruABg8ebd1SIjQhyhzbXPq-_dKZwJ8bkpheqtaPjp7o_PbllqeozpUNXkAJB2TY-WTJWkTl0g/s1440/K%20Urn%202%20web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1440" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAOse7ycO5jADCQ5qRSDlbsnael5xS9wSwc8r46MPMZZhcft4PpA8TlS3FiqjqiyfIUwslijKRWqMgoh8qdpzdzQ0hNwPdAomS1ghe1tYfX0hl3JIQruABg8ebd1SIjQhyhzbXPq-_dKZwJ8bkpheqtaPjp7o_PbllqeozpUNXkAJB2TY-WTJWkTl0g/w640-h564/K%20Urn%202%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Glass work: A very brief and incomplete history.</div><div><br /></div><div>Decorative glasswork has been around for centuries, but for brevity I am skipping over the Egyptians, and Romans to create a slightly more contemporary example. </div><div><br /></div><div>I think one of the better known glass makers from the turn of the 20th century is <i>Tiffany</i> glass. Louis Comfort Tiffany set up the Tiffany Studio in New York and produced a wide array of stained glass and other decorative glass designs. He developed a number of innovations in the science of creating glass and greatly expanded how it might be used for artistic purposes. <br /><br />However, the structure of this outfit was as a design house and factory. It was run by teams of artisans and designers working to produce decorative and utilitarian pieces. There were plenty of successful attempts at art, but by and large it was a commercial affair that catered to a decorative class of collectors. The work was constrained by the socio economic guardrails of what a “collectable” glass object could be. In order to sustain the factory, the vast majority of its output was stained glass, lighting, vases, and the like. <br /><br />Contrast this with the birth of the studio glass movement. <br /><br />In 1962, on the heels of a boom in interest in the studio ceramics movement, Artist Harvey Littleton and research scientist Dominick Labine developed a design for a small and affordable furnace that could melt glass. This small advent removed the need for teams of operators as well as greatly reduced financial and physical infrastructure needs. It singlehandedly created the conditions for solo artists to bring the production of glass art directly into their studios. In the same manner as a painter might paint, artist were able to work freely with glass, away from outside eyes and commercial influence. This meant glass art could be practiced by one artist in one studio.<br /><br />Glass art's popularity began to grow and this era saw an explosion in the creative output of artists using glass. The guard rails were suddenly gone and a piece of glass art could be literally anything (or nothing at all). Experimentation was rampant and this gave rise to the fine art landscape we see in glass today. Many of the examples of glass sculpture we see in museums were born out of this era.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHiy0GEsTWvnA3LnIROkh1YN8zwTtkWySMnPtDmYs3jOoixIodk2wsN9MfYNlxR8RSnOjtEHeOvPOS2je8YrYtetu-FBR6Kmf2FzmLwZ29ZF5yUuFPyc_96319PPMZZVXzbhfkXDd0bFwLCaX-90b_T6H6luJZetQZeMs9tfsMHxOMVM6bBA4HOi60A/s1440/K%20Urn%206%20web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1440" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHiy0GEsTWvnA3LnIROkh1YN8zwTtkWySMnPtDmYs3jOoixIodk2wsN9MfYNlxR8RSnOjtEHeOvPOS2je8YrYtetu-FBR6Kmf2FzmLwZ29ZF5yUuFPyc_96319PPMZZVXzbhfkXDd0bFwLCaX-90b_T6H6luJZetQZeMs9tfsMHxOMVM6bBA4HOi60A/w640-h428/K%20Urn%206%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The story of glass art resonates with me because very similarly, and until very recently, artists looking to leverage machine tools and modern digital fabrication technology for the creation of art would likely have needed to rely on design firms, tech schools, and fabrication studios with teams of specialists who could assist in programing, running, and maintaining the machines that were beyond their experience and financial reach.</div><div><br /></div><div>Like early glass factories– this limited access to tools has a way of constraining the way digital fabrication technology is used. Limited access can have the effect of relegating the artist to being primarily a designer, which places them in a more perfunctory role in the production of their own work. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xyUJmrtK7mR8qrK1mfd8p2GhScujl0fU9EBcydFhC6iXvN5jhS59hdluQ4sPMvRn-IsdG5x9yySdsePXDCKx4XnAVyZotogKqVI5rz6MP_N5VDYW4FxiJlGoOp8QnZl42xYa2oyg0uIbPNvW-ez1wgCwr4GURz9IOjTpNTittMssmnfg_6TPMA2RAA/s2880/K%20Urn%20Schematic%20Master.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2880" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xyUJmrtK7mR8qrK1mfd8p2GhScujl0fU9EBcydFhC6iXvN5jhS59hdluQ4sPMvRn-IsdG5x9yySdsePXDCKx4XnAVyZotogKqVI5rz6MP_N5VDYW4FxiJlGoOp8QnZl42xYa2oyg0uIbPNvW-ez1wgCwr4GURz9IOjTpNTittMssmnfg_6TPMA2RAA/w640-h544/K%20Urn%20Schematic%20Master.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>Now don't get me wrong, institutional settings are perfectly appropriate for early education. Maker spaces, apprenticeships, and schools are important resources for developing a practice. Likewise, there will always be legitimate reasons for artists to share resources and hire outside experience for the production of work, be it for conceptual reasons, or practical constraints. But that is no reason not advocate for an ideal. </div><div><br /></div><div>Every artist who is invested in directly exploring their craft, should strive for creative independence and plan their exit from institutional reliance as soon as it is appropriate. There is no substitute for owning and running your practice in its entirety. Anything that limits when, where, or how you can pursue an idea can be detrimental to your ability to create. </div><div><br /></div><div>History backs me up on this. So seize the means of production and make it a conceptual part of your art. </div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrf1L2hdUXu5G8uiUYefLXKjq3m2ciUend09pvwtm8xBkPuTTHrJYgbl7APaQ8FKby8m9PUE4yqHv84SyWMChjeDYTlJD4u6KIRzX-tXXP2snHYauWvn__h1g67vwUHJMZbpbZOcGF5Y8sK-2SrQ2cNxi4jSMvlxoFnonSsQ3IKqbentC8WmTy9UdhuA/s900/K%20urn%20gif1.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="900" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrf1L2hdUXu5G8uiUYefLXKjq3m2ciUend09pvwtm8xBkPuTTHrJYgbl7APaQ8FKby8m9PUE4yqHv84SyWMChjeDYTlJD4u6KIRzX-tXXP2snHYauWvn__h1g67vwUHJMZbpbZOcGF5Y8sK-2SrQ2cNxi4jSMvlxoFnonSsQ3IKqbentC8WmTy9UdhuA/w640-h360/K%20urn%20gif1.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Machine tool technology over the last two decades has become quite scalable (small). Financial accessibility is still up for some debate on what is achievable for an artist looking to pursue ideas over profit. However difficult, it is currently possible to bring these tools under an artist's roof, and it has been my intention for the last twenty years to do just that. </div><div><br /></div><div>I started out exploring modern machine work with an eye toward fine art sculpture, but over the years, pursuing work in the spirit of many of the studio crafts that have come before has also become an important part of how I define my work. So long story short, here I am with a razor sharp decorative urn made of machined knives and decorative hardwoods. A piece that is (somehow) supposed to embody all that I have said. Sheeesh!</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope some of you will appreciate the nuance I have poured into a project like this, it is certainly what keeps me digging ever deeper into the possibilities of my craft.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDsyh1GfL5kefhak5GjiKSDV-R3zTSXB1IduX2LAfd30fT7ZzKZeeNrOUouXDtOc5054iAYtIlGMfbqb1NlNaEJvA5bLpZTaKzQDU4TxZXuQS6SCgv9XL-FoWjdIf0ULpg-3mmKZNC0XU6mzvl_P_8d7_y1ok0KT-3dmOOOHsSYdGuEsnQ4eTuslPuQ/s1440/K%20Urn%204%20web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1440" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDsyh1GfL5kefhak5GjiKSDV-R3zTSXB1IduX2LAfd30fT7ZzKZeeNrOUouXDtOc5054iAYtIlGMfbqb1NlNaEJvA5bLpZTaKzQDU4TxZXuQS6SCgv9XL-FoWjdIf0ULpg-3mmKZNC0XU6mzvl_P_8d7_y1ok0KT-3dmOOOHsSYdGuEsnQ4eTuslPuQ/w640-h416/K%20Urn%204%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Some additional thoughts: I want to close this out by saying that I try to be careful about subscribing to various dogmas. I have enumerated a very particular way of thinking about the evolution of craft. One that simplifies and ignores differences in geography and time (that is, people used tools and materials differently, in different places, at different times throughout history). In doing so I have no doubt implied that there is some greater value or purpose in creating “fine art” as it is understood in western culture. But this is not quite right.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-6de050b5-7fff-3812-41f9-2d7072c35cc5"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrAZggEjXdQRl5LtT3f0lISi-BjvGde_-c0tGyCh33I2g3jnv9TdsZYydEuZxRY45kuVrE58rZn4CT5x-hunwaOv8wDnN0NEli6O3GHcLIAbcRe3XlRJ4lzC48LKs6MhSm7kZaMrYFePOrJ4OeS18DvnAlrzJjqJQFEOYu5rhs6ZS8ZOSPLUdIWeVew/s900/K%20Urn%20gif3.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="900" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrAZggEjXdQRl5LtT3f0lISi-BjvGde_-c0tGyCh33I2g3jnv9TdsZYydEuZxRY45kuVrE58rZn4CT5x-hunwaOv8wDnN0NEli6O3GHcLIAbcRe3XlRJ4lzC48LKs6MhSm7kZaMrYFePOrJ4OeS18DvnAlrzJjqJQFEOYu5rhs6ZS8ZOSPLUdIWeVew/w640-h360/K%20Urn%20gif3.gif" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><br /></div><div>I want to be clear that life is not as neat and tidy as the above summary–or art canon–depicts. Artists, designers and craftsmen will always fall along a spectrum in how they utilize tools, materials, and concepts; no doubt overlapping many different worlds during their lifetime of creating.</div><div><br /></div><div>However, I feel it is instructive to think about the various stages that material technologies undertake as they move through a particular culture. Creating fine art is just one of a number of equally noble ends (like science) that help us to appreciate the means by which we express ourselves. How processes make their way from discovery, to utility application, to culture producer, to conceptual symbol for a unique moment in time, is a useful framework that can help us all make better work–whatever that work may be.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSq1ps_E0Dx4Gi1BKcQ3e2pYOr0MdE74WJbpTiegyXEZFRxW6cUX_C73khXjOIHOl0E4JrfcvvDr5kIujyzyCJ33CfA0ImOUxETzKJuKOth1UZddJHmtJr7S1TOT2D5qswG_bPDXUw8Ui1c4mgVMfJe7udzJn1a0nv1vM2HVoxM08Kx6YvW3oFmEBeaA/s3600/K%20Urn%201%20web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="3600" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSq1ps_E0Dx4Gi1BKcQ3e2pYOr0MdE74WJbpTiegyXEZFRxW6cUX_C73khXjOIHOl0E4JrfcvvDr5kIujyzyCJ33CfA0ImOUxETzKJuKOth1UZddJHmtJr7S1TOT2D5qswG_bPDXUw8Ui1c4mgVMfJe7udzJn1a0nv1vM2HVoxM08Kx6YvW3oFmEBeaA/w640-h464/K%20Urn%201%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Technical Notes: In building this piece, I. was able to incorporate many of the techniques and processes I have been honing over the years. Most recent of those being the dyeing and stabilization of hardwoods. </div><div><br /></div><div>After my experiment making several turned wooden bowls, where the incorporated woods were structural elements of the piece, I wanted to turn to a much more decorative approach. The green maple burl pieces in this design are not structural, but instead serve only as inlays and bosses. They function as allusions to other decorative elements I have admired in my research.</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVghPKHv9WupNfcowV3a_27sLZrynxpBtPTEfecXeNR0Z9sNN-oYOXxC4u8mpAJWTEm3Dt8ucLXNNY07w6vZ_CEFO220urLaoQZBNJgdMuY8520Bd6GLRuWaCK3ldKhO_sSSMGVH6YGe6Z5CU32QS0Iay_K_ltexBqH_2c2gj5t_skG_fYfu6gZ97D2w/s3122/Screen%20Shot%202018-07-29%20at%203.30.02%20PM.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVghPKHv9WupNfcowV3a_27sLZrynxpBtPTEfecXeNR0Z9sNN-oYOXxC4u8mpAJWTEm3Dt8ucLXNNY07w6vZ_CEFO220urLaoQZBNJgdMuY8520Bd6GLRuWaCK3ldKhO_sSSMGVH6YGe6Z5CU32QS0Iay_K_ltexBqH_2c2gj5t_skG_fYfu6gZ97D2w/w640-h374/Screen%20Shot%202018-07-29%20at%203.30.02%20PM.png" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVghPKHv9WupNfcowV3a_27sLZrynxpBtPTEfecXeNR0Z9sNN-oYOXxC4u8mpAJWTEm3Dt8ucLXNNY07w6vZ_CEFO220urLaoQZBNJgdMuY8520Bd6GLRuWaCK3ldKhO_sSSMGVH6YGe6Z5CU32QS0Iay_K_ltexBqH_2c2gj5t_skG_fYfu6gZ97D2w/s3122/Screen%20Shot%202018-07-29%20at%203.30.02%20PM.png"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am calling this third work an “Urn” but like most of my works, strict classification is neither easy, nor necessary. above is the earliest concept sketch for the whole series. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As you can see, as the project slowly progressed (less than one work a year) the deviation from my original plan became more and more severe. My original urn design (on the right) is completely unrecognizable from what I ended up creating. This is exactly as one should expect, as each work in the series added new information and challenges that needed to be incorporated.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My original urn design did have an interesting assembly mechanic, but perhaps I will use that somewhere else in the future.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1H8-A-cAebcyN5SUgYgHWCJy6XbD_rL3-uf9IRqtxSVJLu4AOIIeJ_EFoSIhFnFb_wwBDEg0PH9UiY0RMfyQWkXMsChXmxe32Mk29uQVKWk-D31HFoHsZuQx_qdGlzfC2nWX003V_gsjfFjf6JmpM4N5y7832e8aN2UCk11rp9NfCrJfUohojv3th0A/s1528/cutaway.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1528" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1H8-A-cAebcyN5SUgYgHWCJy6XbD_rL3-uf9IRqtxSVJLu4AOIIeJ_EFoSIhFnFb_wwBDEg0PH9UiY0RMfyQWkXMsChXmxe32Mk29uQVKWk-D31HFoHsZuQx_qdGlzfC2nWX003V_gsjfFjf6JmpM4N5y7832e8aN2UCk11rp9NfCrJfUohojv3th0A/w640-h610/cutaway.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div>As an urn, this piece is incredibly over engineered. Rather than being machined from one piece, the inner vessel has half a dozen interlocking and threaded segments that stack to create the volume of the piece. This allowed me to add some wonderful details and color to the interior space of the urn, as well as create a support structure that would hold the wooden elements without relying on them for structural support.</div><div><br /></div><div>This complex arrangement also gave me a small amount of adjustability to ensure the blades could be properly installed.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXJPhTbCqIdNjZidxmkH4f_i1lvU_EUeNN0TfwFaYRvi7sl97TuOY9REe71X2Wz3Jb1cQNmahP22Cpi7qA3BwjIQNtmMIYCo_b7G7J2FWQXQBFw1hy_l72bRpUc_uGIRYHLw-2jAHSbvf_WQd21meopJ3vKo4KX2xWa3rjA3IEGtJXUAOsAzI6UjcNA/s900/K%20Urn%20Gif4.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="900" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXJPhTbCqIdNjZidxmkH4f_i1lvU_EUeNN0TfwFaYRvi7sl97TuOY9REe71X2Wz3Jb1cQNmahP22Cpi7qA3BwjIQNtmMIYCo_b7G7J2FWQXQBFw1hy_l72bRpUc_uGIRYHLw-2jAHSbvf_WQd21meopJ3vKo4KX2xWa3rjA3IEGtJXUAOsAzI6UjcNA/w640-h360/K%20Urn%20Gif4.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br />Which brings me to the blades themselves. I have tried to rationalize my use of razor sharp blades in various ways. Now that I am at the end of my journey, I think they need little justification. Their aesthetic contribution to the work is very evident in this piece. That they add a conceptual layer to the work is only a further bonus.</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pxawEtEvwjg" width="459" youtube-src-id="pxawEtEvwjg"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Turned knife blades? </div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes you just have to try something because you can. In all my research into knife making, it always seemed like the smooth curved bevels on some blades might be achieved using a facing operation on a lathe. There is no reason to do it this way of course, and I have never seen it done this way. All the more reason to try it. So I designed the blade forms intending to try and turn the bevels on a lathe, which is a very unusual set up for a knife maker. </div><div><br /></div><div>This process was pretty rough on the cutting tool inserts and many were chipped long before they should have. 440C stainless is a hard material, which does not lend itself to this kind of cut. But it actually worked! and the finish was pretty good. Who knows, maybe there are other ways to make knives on lathes.<br /><br />Above is a process video that illustrates this turning operation for the blades (approximately the 13:25 mark). I tried to capture the bulk of the steps that brought this piece of art into being, but life in the shop gets hectic and I did miss a few steps. Some other video clips were lost due to technical issues. But all in all, it is still a great ride. <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyR8YyInBPc-Qdjkst6pqXRC6a1NUdCyE5IpZ1q_gWBoCyY44TCKtLtG-8cKY1COxmyoy6Hq22RdOFvMu13I8_-UymmQhDe3lESORi_NWCH2iW4d3w7CGjwjnMPPesdSjgBpdrsSBJjMujhQSwDRuBbKZGMLobaCcc9sddfLH6DWbaP6zIzTKqedAQeg/s1440/K%20Urn%208%20web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1440" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyR8YyInBPc-Qdjkst6pqXRC6a1NUdCyE5IpZ1q_gWBoCyY44TCKtLtG-8cKY1COxmyoy6Hq22RdOFvMu13I8_-UymmQhDe3lESORi_NWCH2iW4d3w7CGjwjnMPPesdSjgBpdrsSBJjMujhQSwDRuBbKZGMLobaCcc9sddfLH6DWbaP6zIzTKqedAQeg/w640-h428/K%20Urn%208%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-37b00e16-7fff-78cf-5d9c-6e51ae32b688"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One last thing that I have wrestled with over these three knife projects was the level of finish to apply to the blade forms. I have tried to approach their creation as a machinist would–as opposed to a blacksmith or knife grinder. To that end, I have eschewed the common practice of bringing the final knife forms to a very high mirror polish. There is some economy in doing this, but my primary reason for not doing so is because, over the course of my entire practice, I have found mirror finishes to greatly distract from seeing the form of an object as a whole (I have always preferred satin finishes or finishes with grain). </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With a mirror finish one does not see the object, only the reflections around it (photography is also a nightmare). Likewise, even though I am a machinist that uses numerous automated processes, I have come to appreciate small bits of evidence as to how a part was crafted, such as fine turning marks you can only see under close inspection. Even with computerized tooling, each process has its own signature look if you know what you are seeing. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think to most eyes, the difference will be small, but to me it is important that I can tell how each part is made, not by remembering, but by looking at it.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFE1B4urINyINcFIzFOxzuOKnvoFY-k_XnnMnlAvgQa1hNbgS6y0qqeYXTp7To0V2GcBc07xYPzoAem1AAw7ngX7V5DQL57zAtzxzdYmj5TNJ_Q7dUWxTAjtZ7MvsyTT9jQAl1t8aJ75qJ-TXI8lmhokANKPVqW2izLCRYAbpWKPa6j4PCebZz3dy8XA/s1442/K%20Urn%207%20web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1442" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFE1B4urINyINcFIzFOxzuOKnvoFY-k_XnnMnlAvgQa1hNbgS6y0qqeYXTp7To0V2GcBc07xYPzoAem1AAw7ngX7V5DQL57zAtzxzdYmj5TNJ_Q7dUWxTAjtZ7MvsyTT9jQAl1t8aJ75qJ-TXI8lmhokANKPVqW2izLCRYAbpWKPa6j4PCebZz3dy8XA/w640-h428/K%20Urn%207%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-40d668ab-7fff-f141-0adf-d620b34ca467"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anyway, I am glad to bring this tryptic to a close and apply what I have learned to new sculptural adventures going forward. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks for sticking with me for the long read. A</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">s always, comments and questions are welcome. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><br /></div></div></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-33929284565727870582022-07-05T13:31:00.001-04:002022-07-05T13:33:33.060-04:00The S2B<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTeTxl4HsOtojlKn7_jMnnRgix3jNCZwyC3Ym8-NjhckzRQEycxcEUea2ZYi24d1hLaFwPnqPJyvAOABIyIlc-1Cp45792zqp-MnvsYeBpiUtO_zTo0FuVB6-SvWnwAJM8LaRt-vD-tZmCDw08iVQaShLpsJeFnypt0jXxPuwOmKgDg8Lqad9Oy32Jw/s1200/SLideBead%20web1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1200" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTeTxl4HsOtojlKn7_jMnnRgix3jNCZwyC3Ym8-NjhckzRQEycxcEUea2ZYi24d1hLaFwPnqPJyvAOABIyIlc-1Cp45792zqp-MnvsYeBpiUtO_zTo0FuVB6-SvWnwAJM8LaRt-vD-tZmCDw08iVQaShLpsJeFnypt0jXxPuwOmKgDg8Lqad9Oy32Jw/w640-h410/SLideBead%20web1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Introducing the "<b><i>S2B" </i></b>or Sculptural-SliderBead.<br /><br />This piece builds on the <span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2022/02/sb-312222461.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa400;">SB 312</span></a> </span>sculpture I released earlier this year. Whereas that work was a static sculpture with purely aesthetic aspirations, this next entry has kinetic elements that drastically change the way the work is experienced. <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUHCIqMnrjKhiNcEEkN0z0R5A1A63mOZI901vRDrkWjOr4P7bk4ro8muelRi9OcIPfPDWNcEipTmkSwvOb1tGdUDnyRdIL6hYdVlt3ZzJXjqrg1aDVavEaJqDTC81YZWN-UL6_dTEc0EN5_IyGxZVELX16HhKLiXUzcRju3_N5f3wQJY9V5Uu0AP9ow/s700/S2B%20gif1.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="700" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUHCIqMnrjKhiNcEEkN0z0R5A1A63mOZI901vRDrkWjOr4P7bk4ro8muelRi9OcIPfPDWNcEipTmkSwvOb1tGdUDnyRdIL6hYdVlt3ZzJXjqrg1aDVavEaJqDTC81YZWN-UL6_dTEc0EN5_IyGxZVELX16HhKLiXUzcRju3_N5f3wQJY9V5Uu0AP9ow/w640-h368/S2B%20gif1.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-1bd41ec6-7fff-eb90-e248-9ea865223da1"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When handling the original SB-312 sculpture, there was something I just couldn’t shake about the geometry. I kept feeling that I wanted the three legs of the piece to slide up and down so I could reposition them. </span></span><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cBSJ_CF14xI" width="320" youtube-src-id="cBSJ_CF14xI"></iframe></div></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was a case where the implied functionality of the piece was both obvious and powerful, so I resolved that this was the direction for this next work in the series. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But with functionality comes a different set of challenges which can influence the visual elements of the piece.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVh_rmqcc7PeiBgPw8_zYOBbSVRIL_VhltThYnrYWgF4e2GsHBrVWL70gKSFRQSWuEl-fvZzXXjIViAaFVpZ1bEoazCzBbzsgR-2fA_lpmSeOkirV6VXieY0BZtgtl6BDZtiyIRXhaGqvn0qjfg2i4x2eWfmyo6GViPfUY8kAFFBGFMqGJIkZVfSoyDA/s1200/SB%20S2B%20combo%20web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1200" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVh_rmqcc7PeiBgPw8_zYOBbSVRIL_VhltThYnrYWgF4e2GsHBrVWL70gKSFRQSWuEl-fvZzXXjIViAaFVpZ1bEoazCzBbzsgR-2fA_lpmSeOkirV6VXieY0BZtgtl6BDZtiyIRXhaGqvn0qjfg2i4x2eWfmyo6GViPfUY8kAFFBGFMqGJIkZVfSoyDA/w640-h442/SB%20S2B%20combo%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-b95e797f-7fff-17be-9ba6-8db637f5cb8e"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In order to achieve a moving mechanic, the composition needed to be elongated and enlarged, Mostly to accommodate the magnetic arrangement that achieved the motion I wanted, but also to improve the grip on the piece. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sEjaDBuM7Hg" width="320" youtube-src-id="sEjaDBuM7Hg"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The magnets create an interesting haptic feel as the individual sliders jump from position to position. Anyone who remembers the <a href="http://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2018/08/it-slides-but-is-it-slider-mg-1.html"><span style="color: #ffa400;">MG</span></a> series can probably see this is a similar functionality, albeit a little inverted with much less reliance on magnetic force to hold the work together. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The S2B has a custom shoulder bolt that retains and constrains the motion of each sliding element. </span></span></div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAB6RCczRq2yW-1u2HPfrUktba4m3iwMzHfBQsoE79sEUh6HYpFtVPTDwrpkuTwxMcxHypKUX7Ge8fihuH3a8DaTF8GMd2u6C_1M-twi_IMU6id5csIyoCGSW-qZhi5x_Tq4GKCu8tsQfLXxRzjMKltQHY0sYmmm9SRWsAL0pzmI4kFP5ToLGXaVJM9Q/s1200/SlideBead%20web6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1200" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAB6RCczRq2yW-1u2HPfrUktba4m3iwMzHfBQsoE79sEUh6HYpFtVPTDwrpkuTwxMcxHypKUX7Ge8fihuH3a8DaTF8GMd2u6C_1M-twi_IMU6id5csIyoCGSW-qZhi5x_Tq4GKCu8tsQfLXxRzjMKltQHY0sYmmm9SRWsAL0pzmI4kFP5ToLGXaVJM9Q/w640-h366/SlideBead%20web6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mechanics were not the only thing influencing the look of this sculpture. </span>If you remember from my post on <span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2022/02/sb-312222461.html" target="_blank">SB-312</a></span> One thing I hoped to achieve in this series was to explore some popular exotic metals—in a careful and thoughtful manner that played directly to a single chosen material. <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakRmTFYTyKTL-g1M3kZdd_tS6Jl9zSfJG6e1x1mMPQQ1QVM9IM4iXVLzWcIclBau8lObKYvKcETeLK6USwMMID98CFl324nVh9a8duhVZOWZindxXlk-8jya6Xy9NXvHaCFgp30OKu01NEmR8XWlRTa9DHAA4J1wXcMY8-oQ7G9VAZisBaBPgNIB82A/s600/S2B%20Mokume-gane%20look.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="600" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakRmTFYTyKTL-g1M3kZdd_tS6Jl9zSfJG6e1x1mMPQQ1QVM9IM4iXVLzWcIclBau8lObKYvKcETeLK6USwMMID98CFl324nVh9a8duhVZOWZindxXlk-8jya6Xy9NXvHaCFgp30OKu01NEmR8XWlRTa9DHAA4J1wXcMY8-oQ7G9VAZisBaBPgNIB82A/w400-h250/S2B%20Mokume-gane%20look.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">For this series I have introduced a material known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokume-gane" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Mokume-gane</span></a></span><span style="text-align: left;"> which is a unique metal laminate intended to mimic wood grain. This material has its origins in 17th century Japan with the making of ornamental samurai swords. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The process for making Mokume-gane eventually found its way west, into jewelry making and other decorative traditions, and most recently into a much more industrialized (if still decorative) form of machined art.</span></div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FDAbXbqo30Eex_eUQNFnYfbvh8yk157WzNXMmsdpz98as1BwXYiY4epOdRD0JKP1VfEqUBthwR8y4OQALMxMw33SGrj0gebzdT7XbW1Cmpq-Ok40TLtcb2Jx9CvpQrsWnqgR1D7ymZRYsqc0a1ZMD1MKuo4RHa3yPBQp7x0NoeQ-JLCKj8XnSyzeNA/s1200/SlideBead%20web3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FDAbXbqo30Eex_eUQNFnYfbvh8yk157WzNXMmsdpz98as1BwXYiY4epOdRD0JKP1VfEqUBthwR8y4OQALMxMw33SGrj0gebzdT7XbW1Cmpq-Ok40TLtcb2Jx9CvpQrsWnqgR1D7ymZRYsqc0a1ZMD1MKuo4RHa3yPBQp7x0NoeQ-JLCKj8XnSyzeNA/w640-h640/SlideBead%20web3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b038a6d4-7fff-a6d2-a8ba-8dddb7a7420f"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In researching this material, I was reminded of why I am so careful about bringing exotic materials into my practice. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">While it is easy to just buy a novel material and start cutting to meet a decorative end, I think a lot is missed that way. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpWkeMk0PRNrbxrfXUf6_A8d-h2Ty-EZPywZ2pm4Pa00voCT_iJL-VBZjFFSZA8-0qQx8I25wQ-qTP7ziGV_SVOww0RSdHv4XidX1P7A_lzX5ChCxOnJkwf9laAQHq6ttVQJ1b4oCFwkVBFKoUVy_nLQg-rvFM6fLtcvgIbZwUdGyhMqCB5OfJwzh0Q/s1200/SlideBead%20web2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="1200" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpWkeMk0PRNrbxrfXUf6_A8d-h2Ty-EZPywZ2pm4Pa00voCT_iJL-VBZjFFSZA8-0qQx8I25wQ-qTP7ziGV_SVOww0RSdHv4XidX1P7A_lzX5ChCxOnJkwf9laAQHq6ttVQJ1b4oCFwkVBFKoUVy_nLQg-rvFM6fLtcvgIbZwUdGyhMqCB5OfJwzh0Q/w640-h362/SlideBead%20web2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9b749641-7fff-ed27-cb88-08174b9ba867"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mokume-gane is a complex and varied material with a fascinating history, it feels weird to just pick it up and use it without some kind of formal introduction. For instance, there are a few ways to make the material, something I would like to learn more about.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jewelers often </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">incorporate a variety of noble and base metals into various formulations as well. Some </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">use more precious metals like gold and silver in their home brewed versions of Mokume-gane, while other versions are more economical, containing mostly copper alloys and nickel silver.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Th2UPI4HiAA" width="320" youtube-src-id="Th2UPI4HiAA"></iframe></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The material I used, which is more suitably sized for machine work, is composed of layers of brass, copper, and nickel silver. Each variation of Mokume-gane behaves differently and can be finished and patinated in a variety of ways. Which again, I still have much to learn.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmdqcjDn-PDICo-S6siSPQ9TqSLGHfWS6Cnqf0m06RyZYapuvROeZlOBtrVFQFK2jRHS-q-U1vX_p5l2u6RnCVJTZRQ8mo_TXBUwlqpu9D3aioLeVVdOlFtfFuVV8Ip0DyzYsTldUw_DWupzrSzXgV4kOHZavhXLtA7FcNmEgcm7xCUI83NkwD5dUhw/s1200/SlideBead%20web5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1200" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmdqcjDn-PDICo-S6siSPQ9TqSLGHfWS6Cnqf0m06RyZYapuvROeZlOBtrVFQFK2jRHS-q-U1vX_p5l2u6RnCVJTZRQ8mo_TXBUwlqpu9D3aioLeVVdOlFtfFuVV8Ip0DyzYsTldUw_DWupzrSzXgV4kOHZavhXLtA7FcNmEgcm7xCUI83NkwD5dUhw/w640-h362/SlideBead%20web5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Admittedly, my use of Mokume-gane here is pretty straight forward and consistent with other machined art that I have seen (we all learn from doing though). The finish on this prototype is a simple etch with ferric chloride to bring out contrast in the metals and matte the finish. </div><div><br /></div><div>The sculpture measures 2" long and 1.5" Diameter</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ln5ut3OTcaw" width="320" youtube-src-id="ln5ut3OTcaw"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>I look forward to incorporating this unique material in a more comprehensive way in the future, but for now, this is the first step in my education. </div><div><br /></div><div>Above are some of the concerns and considerations of this material. </div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Jqw8OOH9GNdMTbk5Bz3pAKKDnROXCL6uA0_tfxV-mClM7P6LFI-cjVQ5ALoXuvDgA15Kcbe1DoNS9XwpGtHpXA4lqPgSq0ltdoi5AealwfoLrIaMnnfaziZ9VTLqdMQExa9ELU6uSqSpIntlID4Uz1rHpY1mJOJSfE_DwQy84uzKYOqdESVBXPXQRQ/s1200/SlideBead%20web8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="1200" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Jqw8OOH9GNdMTbk5Bz3pAKKDnROXCL6uA0_tfxV-mClM7P6LFI-cjVQ5ALoXuvDgA15Kcbe1DoNS9XwpGtHpXA4lqPgSq0ltdoi5AealwfoLrIaMnnfaziZ9VTLqdMQExa9ELU6uSqSpIntlID4Uz1rHpY1mJOJSfE_DwQy84uzKYOqdESVBXPXQRQ/w640-h396/SlideBead%20web8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-dd90c869-7fff-b1c8-ca6f-995db5219b9b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some closing thoughts.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I continue to pursue these small sculptures, it has emerged that</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> my two different modes of working, kinetic and more traditional </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">sculpture</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">, might be slowly converging.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am less wedded to the idea of incorporating a mechanic for my small work, and more open to the idea in larger one-of-a-kind pieces. Sometimes I begin a design with a mechanic in mind, but it becomes unworkable and I abandon it in favor of a more accomplished static sculpture. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The inverse is also becoming true and I have found myself designing larger works with no intention of adding kinetic elements, only to be tempted by opportunities to do just that. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Perhaps, just maybe, I am become less rigid in what I hope to achieve with any given design, favoring a more fluid process. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think one might describe that, as personal growth. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anyway, hope you enjoy the piece.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbzBZbiWXG3IIe9OYdX-eivr-2nSVDPoKF5V8BT6wBbD6FxyALKtyJEplF19do7-ernBLjlYN3Som60IEuf6J5kfRA4HXd09h4u170DGsSLX5DRN5soEtwBvR1o8pdwvLTna8zF0jPyQ4Q5UyBCAng7qR_aTUK5Zg-MSOLe_EyiXZZoGn-N5tpt6taw/s1200/SlideBead%20web7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1200" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbzBZbiWXG3IIe9OYdX-eivr-2nSVDPoKF5V8BT6wBbD6FxyALKtyJEplF19do7-ernBLjlYN3Som60IEuf6J5kfRA4HXd09h4u170DGsSLX5DRN5soEtwBvR1o8pdwvLTna8zF0jPyQ4Q5UyBCAng7qR_aTUK5Zg-MSOLe_EyiXZZoGn-N5tpt6taw/w640-h364/SlideBead%20web7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">Notes for collectors: </span></b>As has become customary, I will be offering these works up as a one time limited edition.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You will be able to acquire them individually, or as a set. Pricing and all relevant details of the sale will be posted at the time of sign up. (please note that Mokume-gane is a considerably more expensive material and this will reflect in pricing) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The sign up will go live on <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Thursday July 7th at 11 AM EST</span></b>. I will leave the sign up open for a little longer than usual because I know a lot of you are traveling this time of year. Probably a week to ten days, and then the books will close forever. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />I will post the sign up link to my email newsletter, here on the blog, as well as on my instagram page.</div></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-b262ffa9-7fff-1c84-7ab2-6728bd78ba3b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5dDuEfZ_sU4lYMnCdTXGMMJht42PzswruseASwzoEZrsRG3slHEvSfVo1gXAGWfmngW-jNQ10GOkFhflpc7HTKd20xcQIXd5wiBF4xSr7Qo0R78uPeGpQcsnBxsKoMn7Rh2WSTPeGKRrDJD7eBlfnygJVADcnYB9XPdzUDPXJPIFYhvjoHJW1SCrGA/s1200/SlideBead%20web4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5dDuEfZ_sU4lYMnCdTXGMMJht42PzswruseASwzoEZrsRG3slHEvSfVo1gXAGWfmngW-jNQ10GOkFhflpc7HTKd20xcQIXd5wiBF4xSr7Qo0R78uPeGpQcsnBxsKoMn7Rh2WSTPeGKRrDJD7eBlfnygJVADcnYB9XPdzUDPXJPIFYhvjoHJW1SCrGA/w640-h458/SlideBead%20web4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Notes on Mokume-gane: </span>For those thinking of collecting the Mokume-gane version of this work—this metal is used often in jewelry making, but it does not mean that it is an inert material. Like Brass or copper, Mokume-gane requires care to maintain. It will tarnish of not regularly waxed after handling. Some people enjoy the look of this, others do not. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Additionally, Any time you mix metals in an environment where they will be in contact with an acid (you, your body) it invites something called galvanic corrosion. Handling this material will change it over time, in ways that are hard to predict. It may be the case that the material will simply change color or the etch may deepen in a way that is pleasing, but I want to be clear that this is experimental art, engaged in with open eyes and realistic expectations. Here is <a href="https://mokume-gane.com/2015/07/06/why-you-dont-want-a-copper-and-silver-mokume-gane-ring/#:~:text=The%20reason%20I%20will%20not,and%20oxidation%20in%20moist%20air."><span style="color: #ffa400;">a link to an extreme example</span> </a>of what can happen to a similar material under what I consider to be extreme conditions. </div><div><br /></div><div>I cannot speak to the exact material or method used. Obviously you won’t be wearing this piece of art day and night, let alone subjecting it to a total submersion in an acidic medium. The experiment in the article is interesting and educational, but not reflective of any real world scenario that would unfold with this sculpture. Unlike a ring, you won't be washing your hands with it, handling acidic foods (yes also urine is a problem with jewelry), or bathing with it. I would not expect anything of this magnitude to occur with the work under normal use. But I think it is important to inform collectors so we are all on the same page. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you intend to lightly use the work, and display it, I expect it will perform perfectly well. There are examples of Mokume-gane craftwork that are hundreds of years old.<br /><br />So with that said, if any of that sounds scary to you, if any patina or change in the material is unacceptable to you, or you are a serious fidgeter who wants the most durable object you can get, I would simply steer you to the stainless steel version of the work. Stainless steel, without a doubt, will outlast us all.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Thanks again, and as always, comments and questions are welcome. </div><p></p><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-26845116298387589932022-04-04T14:04:00.000-04:002022-04-04T14:04:44.902-04:00Introducing the Mazer (M3)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NzcHNhFbfl8MoJw0vNKcT-QdqBYviWRiWuIGaaleMP8ZunkG0b8YMyvn7bX59a1Yv1XCnqXbTqf1a68ksA0AOXcsv9CZ5QqdDIzHbHIQ21bIhPdKAxTgJz6CeRIPyRuPoQ0f9R_uMi8VNoYhOS9ZCBpt4kfKJaMh5OlBZCHKT41mkmtj2GKXnQMf7A/s1200/Bowl4%20image%20Web6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="1200" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NzcHNhFbfl8MoJw0vNKcT-QdqBYviWRiWuIGaaleMP8ZunkG0b8YMyvn7bX59a1Yv1XCnqXbTqf1a68ksA0AOXcsv9CZ5QqdDIzHbHIQ21bIhPdKAxTgJz6CeRIPyRuPoQ0f9R_uMi8VNoYhOS9ZCBpt4kfKJaMh5OlBZCHKT41mkmtj2GKXnQMf7A/w640-h466/Bowl4%20image%20Web6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-5b6dcb83-7fff-8a48-5e32-6efed50c70a2"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I know it hasn’t been long since my last post, but unexpectedly (even for me) I have completed the final installment in my Mazer (bowl) series. </span></p></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-2fd99fbe-7fff-b9de-66e3-8d4f6cfd475c"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijubGRiX_0S8yOjsADYUWyD7-w5DmXg3jgjWrWIURiGxepTn_3muklLIZPvg6CMmJ5klBKwav-DLxYAhWajOX93-U5CgwBnqRcb2Qb-Zm-qOFYBSsovaClsq6KVuX7ZYushWm0LqLNuTYC5OZMRJB3MwqrY8JRiWMyvYhWzoPNpvh8OYyns9jwlsGBYA/s1200/Mazer%20composite%20web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1200" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijubGRiX_0S8yOjsADYUWyD7-w5DmXg3jgjWrWIURiGxepTn_3muklLIZPvg6CMmJ5klBKwav-DLxYAhWajOX93-U5CgwBnqRcb2Qb-Zm-qOFYBSsovaClsq6KVuX7ZYushWm0LqLNuTYC5OZMRJB3MwqrY8JRiWMyvYhWzoPNpvh8OYyns9jwlsGBYA/w640-h510/Mazer%20composite%20web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">This work is a part of a triptych of bowl shapes. All of them loosely based around a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazer_(drinking_vessel)">Mazer</a>, which is an ancient drinking vessel that typically had a boss in the center and a flat foot on the bottom. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mazer's also had a wide array of gilding and decorative elements that made them kind of impractical. This is of course appealing to me as a sculptor, as I like it when aesthetics take </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">precedent</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> over usefulness. </span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l2PIPmATjJY" width="460" youtube-src-id="l2PIPmATjJY"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The main bowl form of the M3 is made of stabilized maple burl with a blue dye added to the stabilizing fluid. The metal details in the piece are machined out of aluminum, then finished and anodized with a warm champaign copper color. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Both of these colors play very differently depending on the light. The Maple can sometimes seem more green than blue, and the copper can appear pinkish to a brassy-yellow against the blueish maple when viewed in warm light. It is really interesting to observe, especially if you are into color theory. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The progression with the set is interesting too.</span></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7Ql4tztCNt1v_cbSwyzJCFaSwXdK0Vlid-x15RQgrGfGc6xqGpRSIrQnT1TEhOfnt4h-a9SQcuIiGBxINTfwOdBcfOJxBNryp-Ax7XVHRMb_r9LWSKXPC3Aet2u1sp44UW1xEHP3Cpm9V_P6Un4_YVck9rysv9GU0AFjU60-bkNB8fOzy3preHi_gw/s2048/C9F33B66-A502-4985-9CD9-E6BB02C53189.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7Ql4tztCNt1v_cbSwyzJCFaSwXdK0Vlid-x15RQgrGfGc6xqGpRSIrQnT1TEhOfnt4h-a9SQcuIiGBxINTfwOdBcfOJxBNryp-Ax7XVHRMb_r9LWSKXPC3Aet2u1sp44UW1xEHP3Cpm9V_P6Un4_YVck9rysv9GU0AFjU60-bkNB8fOzy3preHi_gw/w640-h640/C9F33B66-A502-4985-9CD9-E6BB02C53189.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first Mazer in the series (M1) was kind of an accident. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was made from a repurposed and slightly damaged piece of Desert Ironwood that came out of </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">my </span><a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2021/03/sculptural-knife-bowl.html" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">SKB</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (sculptural knife Bowl) project. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is very hard to find ironwood in this size, so I didn't want to scrap the piece. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instead I decided to have some fun with it as a side experiment. I didn't think much of the end result at first, and I didn't even properly photograph the piece until much later. It doesn't even have an official blog post. But after a time I realized there was more there, and so when the need for some additional wood experiments came up, I knew I had something worthwhile I could pursue. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Looking at the M1 in the context of the triptych, this first work seems almost rustic and kind of chunky. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Functionally speaking, it is the most utilitarian piece. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think it is great starting point for </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">representing</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> how craft forms can diverge from utility over time. </span></span></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UU3MnYvptTq266sPsWWVUpuzsTxhUEYjF2bGG9_9GbjuydIqzFIGOnFdyCYqo2u5I-gw225wWKpX5IbwyLJVcUCDmZpWIBx7ZpM8uK-771_9KCg9GW_pK9f1zE9qAXjTWt3HlTAJSY27aMM-jb7uEGTN9fntF9NY6JIH_SbnliBnVmufPHv96PDkyQ/w640-h640/CA727142-5D2F-46F6-89AB-6430CF7D9133.JPG" /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I don't feel I need to say too much about the </span><a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2022/03/mazer-m2.html" style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">M2</a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> as I just posted about it a few short weeks ago. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The piece is still very much a bowl shape. but the decorative elements go a long way to thwart utility in favor of more sculptural appeal.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I also remain proud of how well my first attempt at stabilizing my own piece of Maple Burl turned out. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69Tbp_vhqKRGZBnCQP_4STWHGDP1tMQBxQqp2Pq1voixW-ebHVgXjwPsK_bf9qw-MIpJIScFoxXJgX1CdhfSYXCOWPMKhyoVFyo8EWFmM0S8UZpR84nEcHgD1tLbTEimTQWVKdc6l7lNuCtyNfQIZo86FwhTBkurBuF8Yo3qA8H4evI8Vh2MPBcXw3g/w640-h384/Bowl4%20image%20Web2.jpg" /><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The M3 is the final work in the series. It is quite shallow for a Mazer. One could barely call it a bowl form at all, but it looks amazing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Running with the idea that many utilitarian crafts eventually abandon function in pursuit of decorative and craft concepts, the bare minimum interpretation of a what a bowl could be won the day. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think they are all great successes and I love how they each have their own unique nature.</span></div><div><br /></div></div></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7qXF4JnkfQ4uwfp3LWukIi5QLU53VaSYhcsJPUlFOkQvV57_sJVmplRRMbbr-HJwOVP1YXszKR-It3dYeorWViyvmqr4vhOSTeqrTKA18F7Gl4LcVbuVf3tEXf8YqyWUZTsCAEMcID5Dq4pX_Do3l-4wAH0Pvi1Fr_IizBTdB359bDWjuU2FE3VVuA/w640-h402/Bowl4%20image%20Web8.jpg" /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions are 6.5" Diameter by 1"deep</div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVtwoKx3o5_63WRp83MBXr3kILIkL6ocUiAmIGjKnFeXm2fDOXXqT0XM_m5VS_VUIAh0XvWCu5QjpmJFRCU4k8vWhkXvnHUK3SvSvzHTUP3foFkm_rIrQervVEj0wy8p515zYgYSKvlQyxfVSMVpORWdqc25tHJIcfadhizVW1O9PxqNwNxI2Sl876Q/w640-h622/Bowl4%20image%20Web10.jpg" /><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-e179dc2c-7fff-4692-4834-9673e633afc2"><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-5b6dcb83-7fff-8a48-5e32-6efed50c70a2"><b>Side Notes:</b> As I alluded to at the top, t<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">hat this work exists at all is a perfect example of the way a good work ethic can smooth out the emotional roller coaster of making art. When I closed out my last post two weeks ago, I wasn’t really sure if I was going to pursue this piece (at least not anytime soon). </span><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18yA0I1_ywipRLK0VfM2H3HMQhvuaQ-6L6iDTjCOcEwycvVBaOECV7kmIwtFe3ES6_PoKz_PzR6abM831SRv1MnZfqdvQZAOve4UFok95J3oZGXbwTITUGs5SBQlLmb8cfNrccPHHGq-6IeQocYuzpqM8Kr9X8boImY1-LMiPTRPjaYZJz2Y5p5miGQ/s1200/Bowl4%20image%20Web1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1200" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18yA0I1_ywipRLK0VfM2H3HMQhvuaQ-6L6iDTjCOcEwycvVBaOECV7kmIwtFe3ES6_PoKz_PzR6abM831SRv1MnZfqdvQZAOve4UFok95J3oZGXbwTITUGs5SBQlLmb8cfNrccPHHGq-6IeQocYuzpqM8Kr9X8boImY1-LMiPTRPjaYZJz2Y5p5miGQ/w640-h390/Bowl4%20image%20Web1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-f964f196-7fff-f589-a481-471db6344830"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have written before that even if a piece is a triumph, I can sometimes feel a little deflated at the end of a project. I can intellectualize that I have achieved something. However emotionally, it is a much more mixed sensation. Many artist need a little time and space between themselves and their works to fully appreciate them. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ytwJapF0LNG7xLV4giNAgxGJ_NAAGskSgwOc4eN7v2kTMbZ2YgIiLzKBeu3tA4bM4cNvCwVyUtGgRS6WYwOVwcd_7nnl8z6mezN4CJxo9ueJMY9FUwzDH8QJwt-CkBjfsCGO0vZbUnuurQGcte1ty3Jp3JaPx9E8YM1G47L4bzsLTazxLBCA4esn3g/s1200/Bowl4%20image%20Web3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ytwJapF0LNG7xLV4giNAgxGJ_NAAGskSgwOc4eN7v2kTMbZ2YgIiLzKBeu3tA4bM4cNvCwVyUtGgRS6WYwOVwcd_7nnl8z6mezN4CJxo9ueJMY9FUwzDH8QJwt-CkBjfsCGO0vZbUnuurQGcte1ty3Jp3JaPx9E8YM1G47L4bzsLTazxLBCA4esn3g/w640-h210/Bowl4%20image%20Web3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-6c747c8b-7fff-3e46-bec1-c5e1a4424ceb"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mentally, I was a little reluctant to dive right back into a new work of the same concept. Fortunately my working impulses don’t really give me much room to procrastinate. I went back into the shop (after a good night's rest) still thinking I would just focus on some projects that I already have underway, when I just happened to walk past the stabilized Maple blank I had prepared for this piece. </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I glanced at it—t</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">hen before I had time to think it was in my hand—n</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">ext thing I knew, I was turning it in my lathe. </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Almost mechanically, I had started the work whether I wanted to or not. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Such is discipline. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu5GtVq09WBLrJZTfREAkGqsha2p_JG4sNpMZshbLn-jEJj6q2IsypAkOZ-DRyv2bJpDXJD0y1ibvVrbFVZJj1AZkmLdNsFRDkARYnsrYTt5cB2gVur8HhSUI9atXtb5drBXNPzJLH2GE7dmWYhibFBHK4SKuShaF2f6GkWraGZnAowEzp8yXDgeb2w/s1200/Bowl4%20image%20Web9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1200" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu5GtVq09WBLrJZTfREAkGqsha2p_JG4sNpMZshbLn-jEJj6q2IsypAkOZ-DRyv2bJpDXJD0y1ibvVrbFVZJj1AZkmLdNsFRDkARYnsrYTt5cB2gVur8HhSUI9atXtb5drBXNPzJLH2GE7dmWYhibFBHK4SKuShaF2f6GkWraGZnAowEzp8yXDgeb2w/w640-h380/Bowl4%20image%20Web9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My work-habits often save me from hitting a creative wall. Because I have been practicing for so long, muscle memory can easily take over for me when my mind needs a little time to catch up. In this case, it wasn’t long before I was fully reinvested in this piece and excited to see through to the end. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I find that my actions often lead my feelings in this way. It is another reason why I make art. It gives me the chance to step back and watch how my own mind works. </span></div><div><br /><br /></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNt_94g0epQuCbI1jLHc2mncxLE4_vAMe9fY_CtjFFjhGQYHcbpabKTOwrG1YXFVz7AjHPrbzY1GAMihVS68XxlNffXOp5RVKg_zakOJQ8kuZnbaw28x2bK8Dc0MeTqBSUfvzvzR8i99Z_uKe4D5gMci66O9aYV0whrOkPz-GND1xlsP25CKXikiSeTw/s1200/Bowl4%20image%20Web4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1200" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNt_94g0epQuCbI1jLHc2mncxLE4_vAMe9fY_CtjFFjhGQYHcbpabKTOwrG1YXFVz7AjHPrbzY1GAMihVS68XxlNffXOp5RVKg_zakOJQ8kuZnbaw28x2bK8Dc0MeTqBSUfvzvzR8i99Z_uKe4D5gMci66O9aYV0whrOkPz-GND1xlsP25CKXikiSeTw/w640-h454/Bowl4%20image%20Web4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is a cliche at this point that artist make work in order to understand themselves, and in the context of this single work, it is a lot to put onto a little wooden bowl. But for me it is true, and this idea comes up again and again as I work. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think it would be wrong not to talk about it when talking about my work, s</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">o thanks for hearing my little confessions from time to time.</span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Obcgaj2ml8js37mYPkjnO2qti8Vj-uPBxecVj4k2cgeucO66CJMWvT9xH8BHQLTrtk9KVxig-jExAvxidu3bQBP6EBaNMVYmN0y7KI0lIj6oAOs0bQCpI7Vd5IW2Mzz-F2BOsTth44gKknd4e7o4zswnCJB2lIyRIngurN8pJz_Bln4W8vTnxutMvg/s1200/Bowl4%20image%20Web7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1200" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Obcgaj2ml8js37mYPkjnO2qti8Vj-uPBxecVj4k2cgeucO66CJMWvT9xH8BHQLTrtk9KVxig-jExAvxidu3bQBP6EBaNMVYmN0y7KI0lIj6oAOs0bQCpI7Vd5IW2Mzz-F2BOsTth44gKknd4e7o4zswnCJB2lIyRIngurN8pJz_Bln4W8vTnxutMvg/w640-h460/Bowl4%20image%20Web7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Note for collectors:</b><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now that this trio is complete, I am entertaining the idea of offering the set up for collection. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am going to keep this low key, as it is my hope that I can keep the three works together as a triptych. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">If that is too much to ask, I will be quite happy to keep these little </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">beauties</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in my </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">personal</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> collection. But if there is any interest, please just drop me a note and we can discuss it. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>And of course, as always, questions and comments are welcome. <p></p></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-82827878995302106052022-03-21T09:09:00.000-04:002022-03-21T09:09:58.905-04:00Mazer (M2)<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkSxK8hk4L6OtQdwD89xIEESE6mRg_y0Y_yYuiFl1msukx903CQ_IhrOUzcZ5qIaFSyZJYzxeiQi-NRDaUPRCwpHLLR6v6YkqXmjsAyhLqWL7n1JFkgPrX9vhMu1uRaJ5X-q87aimGzbD9Re4U99G9pBp26mb13-wvfez8IiQS0cKnAcyVM_lDt208_A=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1200" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkSxK8hk4L6OtQdwD89xIEESE6mRg_y0Y_yYuiFl1msukx903CQ_IhrOUzcZ5qIaFSyZJYzxeiQi-NRDaUPRCwpHLLR6v6YkqXmjsAyhLqWL7n1JFkgPrX9vhMu1uRaJ5X-q87aimGzbD9Re4U99G9pBp26mb13-wvfez8IiQS0cKnAcyVM_lDt208_A=w640-h404" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> Hello Everyone<br /><br />This work was just supposed to be a quick sketch. Something to help me as I learn the process of resin stabilizing hardwood. But as is always the case, the project grew and a month slipped passed, and now I have this wonderful Mazer style bowl to share with all of you.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1LL56eqFILg8_GaOV5oA9BoR27oc6ScEyZ0pLIpEyWDvSdmOyWzXEHxP_L6svEzqft0atCY6vnM4aQRZg3CNXLJn97s6iy3MytpBanOWsahf4ePdyxJPKoYrqLpPUxp8R58DwSfMBd0XgmWQqdJ9TdsYLRSWALtS2sFiz161UbZzlOA2IFFRr1Ubf3w=s1200"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1LL56eqFILg8_GaOV5oA9BoR27oc6ScEyZ0pLIpEyWDvSdmOyWzXEHxP_L6svEzqft0atCY6vnM4aQRZg3CNXLJn97s6iy3MytpBanOWsahf4ePdyxJPKoYrqLpPUxp8R58DwSfMBd0XgmWQqdJ9TdsYLRSWALtS2sFiz161UbZzlOA2IFFRr1Ubf3w=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Stabilizing wood is a process that both strengthens a piece of wood, and makes it dimensionally stable so that it can be utilized in more precision applications. <br /><br />In previous projects, I relied on sourcing stabilized material from other skilled makers. But as my desire to make new shapes and forms grew, I quickly realized I had outgrown the sizes and shapes of material that were readily available. I approached a few people who specialize in stabilization with special requests and was alternately told that it was not possible, or not profitable, to make stabilized wood in the sizes and shapes that I wanted. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBSAuRjoTT3mq2a3u3Tgntf34zNyfuySKxY1sytJL7Aop02rDYDwp_VfkQ70rwGxfrRUakMamo_KvMBae_x03Hw5NyKqzMbD3vr5Am_xskBQDw2Z7ejJz9C5wNuSjQXpKusSb7EUFow-gD5pke_D2t-0hxb7pq7RgRdepAng4fwFEF-ge6onXFfvqD_A=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1200" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBSAuRjoTT3mq2a3u3Tgntf34zNyfuySKxY1sytJL7Aop02rDYDwp_VfkQ70rwGxfrRUakMamo_KvMBae_x03Hw5NyKqzMbD3vr5Am_xskBQDw2Z7ejJz9C5wNuSjQXpKusSb7EUFow-gD5pke_D2t-0hxb7pq7RgRdepAng4fwFEF-ge6onXFfvqD_A=w640-h562" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I could live with, "not possible" if it were true, but "not profitable" sounded like a silly reason not to do something, so I had to try it myself to see what was what. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinK9Q9yVz_7s3AH3U-nPpz3tMLcdG_o4-sSraQIGZbUsPfzmpXan8ZzybRu9MKJBFC9wAUm6lIFAG3Sc0VNImYxJBi4WO9I6JFXfgRe-Z8jDtbjcyxD6cH0b4B87g6Q9OKdC5aTjZhSshYWBC8DAI6HuSbbAb1amrAU5dVwSnSqn3zT6IW48h7Fq-YBg=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1200" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinK9Q9yVz_7s3AH3U-nPpz3tMLcdG_o4-sSraQIGZbUsPfzmpXan8ZzybRu9MKJBFC9wAUm6lIFAG3Sc0VNImYxJBi4WO9I6JFXfgRe-Z8jDtbjcyxD6cH0b4B87g6Q9OKdC5aTjZhSshYWBC8DAI6HuSbbAb1amrAU5dVwSnSqn3zT6IW48h7Fq-YBg=w640-h318" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The process is not terribly complicated and the setup relatively affordable if you have a small space to make a mess. It involves drying the wood, then placing it in a vacuum chamber while submerged in a special resin. <br /><br />Under vacuum, much of the air and residual moister are pulled from the wood (you can never truly get all of it). After many hours under vacuum, pressure is returned to the chamber and the resin is forced deeper into the wood by normal atmospheric pressure and good old capillary action. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-sSILSfbTmKHW9qixDn_HWk80Hdeiqaf07Vz1B7fLFCG8S2LXKIRCZ8lGwOe1FM7AvCZb5BErkVwrzNjwJ3MgnjXJGfw-wFvzdsJLM8mw1Giv2o8rAxg-Ewt_doVh3RrNvav9ZlFJraLzhumbiRNf7AsG_Lz593XDo8gZeAZG__-LZWp61aW2hIUqLw=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="1200" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-sSILSfbTmKHW9qixDn_HWk80Hdeiqaf07Vz1B7fLFCG8S2LXKIRCZ8lGwOe1FM7AvCZb5BErkVwrzNjwJ3MgnjXJGfw-wFvzdsJLM8mw1Giv2o8rAxg-Ewt_doVh3RrNvav9ZlFJraLzhumbiRNf7AsG_Lz593XDo8gZeAZG__-LZWp61aW2hIUqLw=w640-h488" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>After a long soak, the wood is then placed in an oven where the resin cures and hardens. The result is a plasticized piece of wood that is perfect for machining and other fine craft work. <br /><br />It is a fascinating process to learn, and I am simplifying just a bit. This work represents my first attempt at using a piece of wood from my own process. The wood you see is a piece of Maple Burl. It was stabilized as a 7" round and finished down to 6"diameter. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="367" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8iCcIUCrXes" width="441" youtube-src-id="8iCcIUCrXes"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The metal details are all in Stainless steel. I went with a wooden bowl form because I just love the work of so many wood turners. But since I am not quite a wood turner myself, I went with a very ornate style of bowl called a Mazer. A far more decorative than functional object for sure. This is what happens when you give a machinist wood to turn I guess. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3uvvg8oYRWCmNheJyze_TttkUmG19S3DdSYU8vd4P8P2BD6fPmgAttxp3ZjwRZ8mijdEd9RNKBMs-yiOxsXiIgXL16dsrL1hpnORenue8LbkMCEB0ORS6yPib5MTlFxSp12WlXv8B6KwhjxHEC5bvn811MHK3LS8_V8L5NmBwfmMCl5saln5wwgkxJQ=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="1200" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3uvvg8oYRWCmNheJyze_TttkUmG19S3DdSYU8vd4P8P2BD6fPmgAttxp3ZjwRZ8mijdEd9RNKBMs-yiOxsXiIgXL16dsrL1hpnORenue8LbkMCEB0ORS6yPib5MTlFxSp12WlXv8B6KwhjxHEC5bvn811MHK3LS8_V8L5NmBwfmMCl5saln5wwgkxJQ=w640-h296" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Anyhow, this is the first step on my journey towards a much more ambitious piece. I have one more "small sketch" that I was planning, but considering how long this first one took, I might have delay that work for a little while. I am just not sure there is time in my current work flow. But we will see what happens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for looking, and as always, comments and questions are welcome. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-1045308027224572642022-02-28T08:55:00.000-05:002022-02-28T08:55:36.830-05:00SB 312222461<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7XC3MrUKU2EuAPcdfduaGJBAjCv9AzvncVPPuvk0GLzTsRtYEW5Z_tFNkDJq7X7x9-URGIW7ogelSXgS7mmN_32xS7HseG8MqcOv3UbnjPrkR9XbCEDUw8Mw7JQFBW35L-ysue0WA_XDz4qcf6MIUcktSaEB5HyiqBmBBeYg20_nYxnsgigmcavkK2g=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Niobium–titanium" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7XC3MrUKU2EuAPcdfduaGJBAjCv9AzvncVPPuvk0GLzTsRtYEW5Z_tFNkDJq7X7x9-URGIW7ogelSXgS7mmN_32xS7HseG8MqcOv3UbnjPrkR9XbCEDUw8Mw7JQFBW35L-ysue0WA_XDz4qcf6MIUcktSaEB5HyiqBmBBeYg20_nYxnsgigmcavkK2g=w640-h426" title="Superconductor Art" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Hello everyone. I have been hard at work on a couple projects and this wonderful set of pocket sized sculptures is the first to make it across the finish line. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhleJaxGR2xeRQ4udFigrC-spD4nE8c1MksBjVaTEnT3qoCrZZktoajOEtYS5QoCC83deGqdJmJC7quoDkyj9zBx7HTftVgcg9azomFpQ7_mMVCQ5xKe-Ysj7bzzXdCxGFXM4UYTC-hovEB3LXA7UBYLaKafHaferuUMWMC715gTqphyMk0QpsN_Bomew=s663" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="663" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhleJaxGR2xeRQ4udFigrC-spD4nE8c1MksBjVaTEnT3qoCrZZktoajOEtYS5QoCC83deGqdJmJC7quoDkyj9zBx7HTftVgcg9azomFpQ7_mMVCQ5xKe-Ysj7bzzXdCxGFXM4UYTC-hovEB3LXA7UBYLaKafHaferuUMWMC715gTqphyMk0QpsN_Bomew=w400-h290" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">In keeping with my recent forays into new materials, I decided it was high time I bring an exotic material into the mix that I have long appreciated. This material is colloquially known as "superconductor". </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNCY6Gx9C0bVu6YR-Hu5HejnhTR4q4-a_gfO9WWZyAk2VftQAQdjYpujga-ck_sNBJvQ3T3k0PfVij--D2FWeF4mNHVE3M2l7UXArpy4NxUQ7FdpslKZbdld6vTUsJXjgEOmrtJ9q8aNMwa3Ow6zLw1fzVU1GCMKH6nQOt3reX1PBwl-k6ci7tf0m2_g=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Niobium–titanium superconductor art" border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="1200" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNCY6Gx9C0bVu6YR-Hu5HejnhTR4q4-a_gfO9WWZyAk2VftQAQdjYpujga-ck_sNBJvQ3T3k0PfVij--D2FWeF4mNHVE3M2l7UXArpy4NxUQ7FdpslKZbdld6vTUsJXjgEOmrtJ9q8aNMwa3Ow6zLw1fzVU1GCMKH6nQOt3reX1PBwl-k6ci7tf0m2_g=w640-h514" title="machined superconductor sculpture" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I know some of you are familiar, but others are likely wondering what is superconductor? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, there are actually many materials classed as having superconducting qualities, but in this case what I am referring to is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niobium%E2%80%93titanium">Niobium-titanium filaments encased in a copper matrix</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX8LStl9wKg6wu07WgB36f3Okifg1fsUOxH05WCG9RLZOFW7T8gZPflhRtZ7BZ-p22ubZVtSao5vjA2NVzlm72Z3S7QWJ_tx4qJL_NaUpoKvcPSkx7eM9EE_TxKEGj1WdDhUtjS1rZAvNddL4-sBnOfkWFKNPoDd05Tq5qHoPjIEkST2eMVVUM0lozWw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX8LStl9wKg6wu07WgB36f3Okifg1fsUOxH05WCG9RLZOFW7T8gZPflhRtZ7BZ-p22ubZVtSao5vjA2NVzlm72Z3S7QWJ_tx4qJL_NaUpoKvcPSkx7eM9EE_TxKEGj1WdDhUtjS1rZAvNddL4-sBnOfkWFKNPoDd05Tq5qHoPjIEkST2eMVVUM0lozWw=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Niobium–titanium superconductor is a material that comes in many shapes and sizes. It is an industrial product primarily used in science engineering, but it has (unsurprisingly) acquired quite a cult following in the metal working and maker communities. </div><div><br />Characterized by thin rods of what is essentially titanium, arranged within a larger body of solid copper, it is a metal that presents a sort of abstract grain structure. When machined into compound forms, it produces very predictable and pleasing patterns. The copper, which is susceptible to most acids, can then be etched or almost entirely dissolved, leaving the more resistant titanium rods intact to accentuate the grain pattern. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are machinist makers using this material for all sorts of fascinating decorative work. Knives, rings, and spinning tops to name the more prominent examples. This is of course exciting to me as a sculptor. I love it when artist co-opt tools and technology for their own special kind of cultural production. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioP4xy161fq7c95i1pl8l2A-DhPkwXgtk1A5NVTo_mrkVwwngL6SjtN1fdvVDOxCcrM-TyFT4KrFQBN4G0cW4mN3HxJFMuHX1iopAQvaMbxh0-oL0REM0bafqPl0HyoWYtmtFem9SKpqw2IKFS6fSDTDuAn0xy0fo03vVEm_i4_ytaCAJNeMnHpXJyXw=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="superconductor Niobium–titanium alloy" border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1200" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioP4xy161fq7c95i1pl8l2A-DhPkwXgtk1A5NVTo_mrkVwwngL6SjtN1fdvVDOxCcrM-TyFT4KrFQBN4G0cW4mN3HxJFMuHX1iopAQvaMbxh0-oL0REM0bafqPl0HyoWYtmtFem9SKpqw2IKFS6fSDTDuAn0xy0fo03vVEm_i4_ytaCAJNeMnHpXJyXw=w640-h474" title="Niobium–titanium copper sculpture" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Superconductor is a difficult material to shape however, as the copper is pure, which makes it very soft and gummy, while the titanium sections are tough and prone to work hardening. This makes it hard to optimize for either scenario. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not to mention that titanium is flammable. If you chip a cutter and catch a spark wrong, you could be in for a small fireworks show. A little extra care to keep the work space clean and free of turnings is more than a good idea. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But, if you are careful, you can pull it off without too much trouble. The results are very striking and quite worth the effort.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKMrJnzhEWu_M1VGEbXm2eF6lIUKvu5y8yF6yEIZ82CwPlFncHdkxU4PkbwrCogliTb6lcTF8_AcmAF4pkgDhSaaPwgPJQHsPP2Vf_xqlHJuopJcV0_wpI1HkcfMVhVLu5HaVorsiXz3VqBVCHedgyxFd4rSpOf6H_eMNvxFYiu1NjHcY-iuAwZ0vr9Q=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="machined metal sculpture" border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="600" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKMrJnzhEWu_M1VGEbXm2eF6lIUKvu5y8yF6yEIZ82CwPlFncHdkxU4PkbwrCogliTb6lcTF8_AcmAF4pkgDhSaaPwgPJQHsPP2Vf_xqlHJuopJcV0_wpI1HkcfMVhVLu5HaVorsiXz3VqBVCHedgyxFd4rSpOf6H_eMNvxFYiu1NjHcY-iuAwZ0vr9Q=w400-h305" title="Chris Bathgate machinist sculptor" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Now enough about superconductor, because this all-stainless steel piece is also bursting with charm. I think it is an important part of the pair, as I wouldn't really have known the best way to approach the superconductor without it. <div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb5od-8oXM-hb_qbWmgUHyPui4rjRFTdzxAkRdz8AJ95WuVCDtR-03bNbPRY_UsGF8UOJyBLDts5-YpCLMU-6Bm6lSuFc9pkdKFN4j8RmCv8BtrY0H3plu6tmoSox6DxkhRu8Ja5_RfYZz1UOSAVK434Sf7p0sUtvlJxFp3LMBTq8xTuy_cOf1ICGJwQ=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Chris Bathgate Superconductor art" border="0" data-original-height="1105" data-original-width="1200" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb5od-8oXM-hb_qbWmgUHyPui4rjRFTdzxAkRdz8AJ95WuVCDtR-03bNbPRY_UsGF8UOJyBLDts5-YpCLMU-6Bm6lSuFc9pkdKFN4j8RmCv8BtrY0H3plu6tmoSox6DxkhRu8Ja5_RfYZz1UOSAVK434Sf7p0sUtvlJxFp3LMBTq8xTuy_cOf1ICGJwQ=w640-h590" title="Niobium–titanium" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I actually designed this steel version as a sort of contrast piece, as a creative check for myself. I wanted to be able to compare the two and make sure my design was not solely dependent on the novelty of the superconductor to make the composition work.</div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe that seems weird to some of you, but I reasoned that if the design didn't work in stainless, then perhaps I am relying too much on my exotic material to improve what is otherwise a mediocre composition.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwcDB7_yU_zVxVNsepMYX0OXIJLSCWezHJ2LHoJ_btItNmKYGCV8YhiaGNlj61mkAqQwypCBTVFh-sMx3mF18NwJrzsVF20RJDqT3KAymv5nPDjY2b5O-LRDDW7zekPff7CYO4C_4kxHZEf7eF5Gs_8HxkdQwAXFe13PmOzgL981xLwSXPn3vT3P_85g=s595" imageanchor="1"><img alt="machining metal art" border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="595" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwcDB7_yU_zVxVNsepMYX0OXIJLSCWezHJ2LHoJ_btItNmKYGCV8YhiaGNlj61mkAqQwypCBTVFh-sMx3mF18NwJrzsVF20RJDqT3KAymv5nPDjY2b5O-LRDDW7zekPff7CYO4C_4kxHZEf7eF5Gs_8HxkdQwAXFe13PmOzgL981xLwSXPn3vT3P_85g=w400-h304" title="Metal Maker, CNC, fine art" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, that just isn't the case. It's gorgeous. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUmSa9JwTGYC_C_FFONmF69FglIO_wWb95Bbm7VYMstJpyGqjaHugC-QQNAa4vt7KCd7uX2RB7oOLVv-N9nh3GPzJObLCrgt90mI9XCp20hB7dhGSADPfvy4UVVMZxokeB0H5rpW-xGXxbbk_bXLSNMYdt7qHZw9laJWtSBDZpoaLm3QHwFudeMozOKg=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="CNC sculptor Chris Bathgate" border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUmSa9JwTGYC_C_FFONmF69FglIO_wWb95Bbm7VYMstJpyGqjaHugC-QQNAa4vt7KCd7uX2RB7oOLVv-N9nh3GPzJObLCrgt90mI9XCp20hB7dhGSADPfvy4UVVMZxokeB0H5rpW-xGXxbbk_bXLSNMYdt7qHZw9laJWtSBDZpoaLm3QHwFudeMozOKg=w640-h512" title="CNC, metal, art" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Another thing I hoped to achieve with this design is that I have been thinking a lot about the challenges of creating interesting interior spaces within my work. This was a sketch to help me with some larger work I have on the drawing board. </div><div><br /></div><div>I love using little pieces as test beds for bigger work. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="364" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HzPz0lnSRhM" width="438" youtube-src-id="HzPz0lnSRhM"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the video above, I explain some of the technical constraints that guided the design. Sometimes a video goes a long way in demonstrating what the heck I am talking about. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Other times it just highlights how often I say "ummmm"!!! (Oh well)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8RLQ-JFasYgq-pN0Ckqxo0qtor7QB5f4XmH_dYioKLKOdqFHyPP-7MiJNVwuSO4zm40MoRh9bYdugcULlpjd_45VXau__NGEA8dffxFGsFW2SPuQHqOsZYq6799Vmhrz4owV3AxTEjNI_0QbxJim6PhxaA7uV72UZxGFjRLF0IGl9NK-pt48poFrUOQ=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1200" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8RLQ-JFasYgq-pN0Ckqxo0qtor7QB5f4XmH_dYioKLKOdqFHyPP-7MiJNVwuSO4zm40MoRh9bYdugcULlpjd_45VXau__NGEA8dffxFGsFW2SPuQHqOsZYq6799Vmhrz4owV3AxTEjNI_0QbxJim6PhxaA7uV72UZxGFjRLF0IGl9NK-pt48poFrUOQ=w495-h413" width="495" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At just 1.3" tall or 33mm, these works are some of the smallest I have made.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKI-q_KhN1-uThFFu2kHJgyX8hQ4en9pV-Q-CuKlrPN1lCYPGRG7RCdNlZBqRDYYT35zFnrfurQnzadxxiH2LWVB6SQk3PTB5JTtJSPyZWMjxSdQfexXIxImcvTnMc-gU1AxTFrT_eYVqDYBl3StDKvHlt194hcWoBD8T9n44hR2nwsKS3iaPKPD-ixg=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Niobium–titanium and Stainless steel art" border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKI-q_KhN1-uThFFu2kHJgyX8hQ4en9pV-Q-CuKlrPN1lCYPGRG7RCdNlZBqRDYYT35zFnrfurQnzadxxiH2LWVB6SQk3PTB5JTtJSPyZWMjxSdQfexXIxImcvTnMc-gU1AxTFrT_eYVqDYBl3StDKvHlt194hcWoBD8T9n44hR2nwsKS3iaPKPD-ixg=w640-h458" title="CNC machined superconductor" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">Note for collectors:</span></b> As has become customary, I will be offering these works up as a one time limited edition. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikmHlsiwI8MO0VpTe5VD6sTAdVIcKhtGGhpYvusQgCO9PBAF-BHn6aXyW8LqDp4AMgVBUak7CUeURjZJ1M4Zo1HETjqnhaffmz8BB4ZjpTodovM_TPPovU8QorDhnanViD9evYaSpVbXXagRz-PB-1N0d_3UZ9rLthc_BYAMID1i3DjhiAzmxRbiEPdQ=s650" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="superconductor fine art" border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="650" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikmHlsiwI8MO0VpTe5VD6sTAdVIcKhtGGhpYvusQgCO9PBAF-BHn6aXyW8LqDp4AMgVBUak7CUeURjZJ1M4Zo1HETjqnhaffmz8BB4ZjpTodovM_TPPovU8QorDhnanViD9evYaSpVbXXagRz-PB-1N0d_3UZ9rLthc_BYAMID1i3DjhiAzmxRbiEPdQ=w400-h275" title="Niobium–titanium" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You will be able to acquire them as a pair, or individually in all stainless steel or superconductor. Pricing and all relevant details of the sale will be posted at the time of sign up. (please note that superconductor is a considerably more expensive material and this will reflect in pricing) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sign up will go live on <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Wednesday March 2nd at 11 AM EST</span></b>. It will run for just a few days, or until I determine my books are too full. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />I will post the sign up link to my email newsletter, here on the blog, as well as on my instagram page. It should be a fun project!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCoIJDDcnT65R3sPvJqna7KstFBRfHA1l1-jShup26VDD7ncU7EHQpO39nede9O4hoxyKYUWSxQt0zIwTwcRQYd--69DOXJKbiC61E9Z6o2ShzLLK4r_VgbM1SsFtahQzYqquKXIaMURLnBFj_Db7p3fZ9V64wkfNL7RBJ_N1JF_6jPdCNJgu6dRT-pg=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Digital fabrication fine art" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCoIJDDcnT65R3sPvJqna7KstFBRfHA1l1-jShup26VDD7ncU7EHQpO39nede9O4hoxyKYUWSxQt0zIwTwcRQYd--69DOXJKbiC61E9Z6o2ShzLLK4r_VgbM1SsFtahQzYqquKXIaMURLnBFj_Db7p3fZ9V64wkfNL7RBJ_N1JF_6jPdCNJgu6dRT-pg=w640-h426" title="Niobium–titanium" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As always, questions and comments welcome. </div><p></p></div></div></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-8638920095247596992021-11-10T08:28:00.000-05:002021-11-10T08:28:57.069-05:00The MoTF kinetic sculpture<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLrWUmlLU6Nc4AG0OrOl4LAAMqDRpAx82EBAud9OuUQjaEX6nFneIimTdaMTQnaqXPUD80RxjrX86fDRCA1y2Oz6s2P0hpike3qLG15uNXV_zXhetBDwqTFPfRwEF-2i52PYHDZktnD2Y/s1200/MoTF+web1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="938" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLrWUmlLU6Nc4AG0OrOl4LAAMqDRpAx82EBAud9OuUQjaEX6nFneIimTdaMTQnaqXPUD80RxjrX86fDRCA1y2Oz6s2P0hpike3qLG15uNXV_zXhetBDwqTFPfRwEF-2i52PYHDZktnD2Y/w500-h640/MoTF+web1.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know I Just posted a project two weeks ago, but art happens when it does and I have a new creation to share. The MoTF kinetic sculpture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(if you want to pronounce it as "Motif" I wont stop you)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="406" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R_y8oMMdkGQ" width="489" youtube-src-id="R_y8oMMdkGQ"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The genealogy of this piece is a little involved, so rather than write a long explanation, I just thought it was best to switch on the camera and ramble through it. The video above does a pretty good job demonstrating the origins of this design. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOl13HNwbaHSgfzuHTpMZJT8rjCsZ81crYxWZ405oxt_64P5v772ROs-7nN6WDS7bS1JevKKJNlQcapcBFkIyRZ52FTJq4Fha11C8_HfWICSvXA3hK6wkzPY-bJVm94O_KPy6S6cNKd_u/s900/MoTF+gif1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="900" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOl13HNwbaHSgfzuHTpMZJT8rjCsZ81crYxWZ405oxt_64P5v772ROs-7nN6WDS7bS1JevKKJNlQcapcBFkIyRZ52FTJq4Fha11C8_HfWICSvXA3hK6wkzPY-bJVm94O_KPy6S6cNKd_u/w640-h362/MoTF+gif1.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This design was another one that seemed to take ages to crack, but I am happy with the final result and it is super satisfying to hold and actuate. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLcRrMvHm974WHo33pdZoZbBGvy7MFTf8kw9jyzBMqPBNg7IZjFlDoEb1Lq_MCZGrDbQqDik5t3yuAQlQWkCbQ_-DiRqAY1xmqz1v29E3OcCXp3NuYo_PKvTAcFY4QgKYwbyUtRJC4Z6x/s1200/MoTF+web2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLcRrMvHm974WHo33pdZoZbBGvy7MFTf8kw9jyzBMqPBNg7IZjFlDoEb1Lq_MCZGrDbQqDik5t3yuAQlQWkCbQ_-DiRqAY1xmqz1v29E3OcCXp3NuYo_PKvTAcFY4QgKYwbyUtRJC4Z6x/w640-h426/MoTF+web2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In terms of materials, I am going to keep things simple. All stainless steel, or a brass and stainless combo is all this design wants in my opinion. </div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizitd5eXsAeYqeO6pbNncm3xJIK4m_g4-VTR2E3vFfEjFvU0DCNxo7pr88alE-jWuKpZ9OmUnItZ0OvqH7ZVWRAoiTqJzLHbzf2jyxXK8mS9E6MAYR9posuIVjBcQ930b_WPSxvSXXXoS2/s1200/MoTF+web4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1200" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizitd5eXsAeYqeO6pbNncm3xJIK4m_g4-VTR2E3vFfEjFvU0DCNxo7pr88alE-jWuKpZ9OmUnItZ0OvqH7ZVWRAoiTqJzLHbzf2jyxXK8mS9E6MAYR9posuIVjBcQ930b_WPSxvSXXXoS2/w640-h432/MoTF+web4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>Notes for Collectors: </div><div><br /></div><div>Normally, I try to work on just one project at a time. However my current project (<a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2021/10/oot-sign-up-link.html">the OoT</a>) is occupying only two of my machines because of the constraints of that particular project. </div><div><br /></div><div>The rest of my toolroom is sitting idle and....well..... I think I might be able to manage a second project so long as I don't push myself too hard. So here we are.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVoUEeIsjHSAj1NQAKcthaMufTE2pkCBdrLeGdpcEjGGDKLVd4Qz-c5XFPP9qR4daKT26Ho409N2mxaVZ8e6AUSRxeJ1hV60ArLOrDh4Qc2IxtTGuPappxb_URH5AzjqEpX2szh5pa02B/s1200/MoTF+web3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1094" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVoUEeIsjHSAj1NQAKcthaMufTE2pkCBdrLeGdpcEjGGDKLVd4Qz-c5XFPP9qR4daKT26Ho409N2mxaVZ8e6AUSRxeJ1hV60ArLOrDh4Qc2IxtTGuPappxb_URH5AzjqEpX2szh5pa02B/w583-h640/MoTF+web3.jpg" width="583" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to add one of these new kinetic works to your collection, I will be posting a sign up next Wednesday (November 17th) at 11AM EST</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Production will ramp up slowly, but I am confident I can juggle two projects at once as I bring this year to a close. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am still working out the details and making small improvements to the design, but I'll have it sorted by next week. A link will go out to my usual accounts (Instagram, my newsletter, and this blog) at 11 AM sharp.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbTw6q_CRDg3fXb3Xq7RGC1VWc0XjPdBs88U3LI2IfVkkDcNjGLq1oPUhIiTAmrv7bI0Xp6RoWa4NcLvev8tywpMGBVuth4JUUfPRStpzsjjoy-864nbHyKeCpij6Do899n9hlTzMXxQ4/s1200/MoTF+web5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1200" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbTw6q_CRDg3fXb3Xq7RGC1VWc0XjPdBs88U3LI2IfVkkDcNjGLq1oPUhIiTAmrv7bI0Xp6RoWa4NcLvev8tywpMGBVuth4JUUfPRStpzsjjoy-864nbHyKeCpij6Do899n9hlTzMXxQ4/w640-h418/MoTF+web5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As always, comments and questions are welcome. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-40040524736840201772021-10-26T15:04:00.001-04:002021-10-26T15:07:51.427-04:00The "OoT Sculpture"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPYaOMc01VJ-MeccyuiKugTsXs2LnWGnAm8eOjQqYiNfczlQjBxZpc-BKb7eDuXmrF40aXSLr3VHtwEuQc76uLjJtMYHRc9gPK_LWOomNPFTkv2gHNNARhyilLKdqVmaPwwUzbtQ_v-wo/s1200/OFT+web2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1200" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPYaOMc01VJ-MeccyuiKugTsXs2LnWGnAm8eOjQqYiNfczlQjBxZpc-BKb7eDuXmrF40aXSLr3VHtwEuQc76uLjJtMYHRc9gPK_LWOomNPFTkv2gHNNARhyilLKdqVmaPwwUzbtQ_v-wo/w640-h412/OFT+web2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Introducing the "OoT Sculpture". </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This small sculpture is my second attempt with an incredibly challenging technical concept, one I had no expectation of ever repeating. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Earlier in 2020, I attempted to make a complex composition using only turning operations. That is, using only two axis of mechanical motion to machine a form that transcended the simple cylindrical shapes one would expect from such constrains. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The result of my first effort resulted in <a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-dot-pocket-sculpture.html">the DoT</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This new piece takes that same concept to a very different place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQCgwzpoLetWZhM5l7gd4vS73bUYzMg_orMsT9_aCNaWdzxbOawFW2lbrFTdZm3SFr8dwwK7dc36YkGRyL0XI0-SxnWyjHLbveCyOGF3pTMeLxgNsLn7mDWleCWJXA9x6hJRMP-nlIsxX/s1200/OFT+web1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1200" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQCgwzpoLetWZhM5l7gd4vS73bUYzMg_orMsT9_aCNaWdzxbOawFW2lbrFTdZm3SFr8dwwK7dc36YkGRyL0XI0-SxnWyjHLbveCyOGF3pTMeLxgNsLn7mDWleCWJXA9x6hJRMP-nlIsxX/w640-h412/OFT+web1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This type of technical concept is right up my alley, as it is deceptively difficult to tease an elegant design out of such tight constraints. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know wood-turners are often bound to only two axis of motion (and I admire that) but as a machinist with a world of tooling and processes at my disposal, this kind of voluntary deprivation is humbling and lead me to visual and mechanical solutions I might otherwise not have considered.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintcIwihCnTtP1DcSgTyS7usrzChQOkA-jtwbOZdzcgalrX767lwtfru5dj4m8cT522QgTzEIIR3dqbaQV1TkMZDlNB3np5IPKj7tiw7WIzYtZg8EscA2zudKb27RppCzwrUJwgFfyjU9T/s1200/OFT+web5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintcIwihCnTtP1DcSgTyS7usrzChQOkA-jtwbOZdzcgalrX767lwtfru5dj4m8cT522QgTzEIIR3dqbaQV1TkMZDlNB3np5IPKj7tiw7WIzYtZg8EscA2zudKb27RppCzwrUJwgFfyjU9T/w640-h430/OFT+web5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The source inspiration for the aesthetic of this sculpture is actually a concept I have visited a few times.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKmu54l0NV_dMmfYcM4EZKxGRVuC_UWgUG7mQcCZfQdcDKRW4uQ7jZ3jKbiQf-vBlxFKSXvp4BTlK-pw1Hwcgh24V-B4xwrHmGI2iLwPkfQgXEsDjRZZS5eldFrCPynFfnlZkc2w9aVhJ/s1200/OFT+web4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="1200" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKmu54l0NV_dMmfYcM4EZKxGRVuC_UWgUG7mQcCZfQdcDKRW4uQ7jZ3jKbiQf-vBlxFKSXvp4BTlK-pw1Hwcgh24V-B4xwrHmGI2iLwPkfQgXEsDjRZZS5eldFrCPynFfnlZkc2w9aVhJ/w640-h420/OFT+web4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ccf10499-7fff-e238-d208-d2d2920d3774"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was laid up (very briefly) a few months ago recovering from some minor surgery and I thought it would be a good opportunity to lay down some new ideas for larger work. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But instead of a productive drawing session, I found myself struggling. It is actually pretty hard to be inspired when you are just laying around looking at a screen (or the ceiling), I do my best thinking when my hands are busy in the shop. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, as I often do when I find myself a little stuck, I started digging through old sketches. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW68ghZ_sc9MwTi6UJtqYpU36fM4S2G7khIZOsOQDB-L9tVmT-y2lWiavZ80QWSrgtszF_xqmJvVMrLbjRXVorL9DOgjhVeMFsfwWtfxlGDaqRWOphHEWmCtS1xPY1ZAAvNbYtZhoF_BGb/s1200/OFT+web3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW68ghZ_sc9MwTi6UJtqYpU36fM4S2G7khIZOsOQDB-L9tVmT-y2lWiavZ80QWSrgtszF_xqmJvVMrLbjRXVorL9DOgjhVeMFsfwWtfxlGDaqRWOphHEWmCtS1xPY1ZAAvNbYtZhoF_BGb/w640-h640/OFT+web3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I soon came upon some drawings from a series I made back in <a href="http://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2014/12/gt-652231344421.html">2012- 2014</a>. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was a series with more than a few evolutions, all largely successful. But I did remember some things I was unhappy with, and it seemed to me that there challenges left unexplored. Then it occurred to me that this perfectly suited to a 2-axis lathe challenge as will</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So I decided to dive back in and before long I had something worth pursuing, Something that I could breath new life into with an incredibly technical and formalistic twist.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJmgv6b3sQwisLhcgCew7-TiMk9BdTnUCZPq6rl1-an-1gOOXLGsSU4InuaHPmdEexOWnTA5F_CdWjZm0f8-rWTYQ6x0xy8IVbJ519urGhKeT3CHxYN7mdsxXOdz17VimZiC74tiURvtP/s1200/Oot+Technical+web+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1200" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJmgv6b3sQwisLhcgCew7-TiMk9BdTnUCZPq6rl1-an-1gOOXLGsSU4InuaHPmdEexOWnTA5F_CdWjZm0f8-rWTYQ6x0xy8IVbJ519urGhKeT3CHxYN7mdsxXOdz17VimZiC74tiURvtP/w640-h365/Oot+Technical+web+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">This piece is about 4.75" long. </span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="353" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UzZnUvjcLaM" width="425" youtube-src-id="UzZnUvjcLaM"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">This work requires the use of a whole lot of unorthodox turning setups and little tricks I have learned over the years. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="356" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7WVt3jKFXUg" width="427" youtube-src-id="7WVt3jKFXUg"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was also able to employ a novel fastening setup that quickly enables the work to be disassembled an reassembled (for those who a brave anyway). It also rotates and slides freely in the stand, partly out of fidelity to the concept and partly because there is no wrong or right way to orient the piece to view it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading, and as always, questions and comments are welcome. </div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOc0WfyFzSlY1V_EwcoUeHxChaVpBTeRn6iJ0glnt4SwR9cihhjrgovcFXZrA3r3DHKIIMQ2IIRykAYhHpGvuLo-utdKxxTope24TqyNTlJzaHV7hL65Dxqco-TRBxruzL-nyFXJv9YgE/s1200/OFT+web6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1200" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOc0WfyFzSlY1V_EwcoUeHxChaVpBTeRn6iJ0glnt4SwR9cihhjrgovcFXZrA3r3DHKIIMQ2IIRykAYhHpGvuLo-utdKxxTope24TqyNTlJzaHV7hL65Dxqco-TRBxruzL-nyFXJv9YgE/w640-h420/OFT+web6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Notes for collectors: </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am going to make a very limited edition of these works. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Production will be limited to just 30 pieces, with the first 15 spots assigned on a first come first serve basis, and the remaining 15 assigned via lottery. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sign up will open on Friday October 29th (11AM EST) and will close on October 31st. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will post the link to the usual places, Blog, IG, and Email newsletter. Pricing and color options will be posted along with the sign up link this coming Friday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good luck for those who are interested. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-41173137420054036132021-07-19T09:22:00.007-04:002021-07-19T18:00:27.477-04:00Module 3 or "Mod3"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVymsjE5J5DthCrkmJTrQZ4qdWFYstw3p_G7A3bvo5Z8uE5zmqGldyp162thOwVxK6Uljy1ovPkjjazC_8xhUSBo9IlGaCgbKb_FN5vk-0AcQmKt9KWQIR1hyum1GZiVYTntR1Ic2xn7o/s1200/Mod3+image1+web+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVymsjE5J5DthCrkmJTrQZ4qdWFYstw3p_G7A3bvo5Z8uE5zmqGldyp162thOwVxK6Uljy1ovPkjjazC_8xhUSBo9IlGaCgbKb_FN5vk-0AcQmKt9KWQIR1hyum1GZiVYTntR1Ic2xn7o/w640-h640/Mod3+image1+web+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's that time again. Time to introduce a new sculpture and ramble a bit about the things I was thinking when I was making the thing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm calling this work the Module 3 or "Mod3" and it has a mechanic that I think is quite unique, if a little hard to explain. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOjbmDZVu605wSjVwwHy-ooPNtTpXwqVf5gKoIEHivSEslMBwFkVprqrvxcRHBWLYtR0hiDDQ9VJNXf1xU_806m79BzGkksVEe75PTmkgaNbcLjI-KrDsiyzEr2eiNmk3JDqjWPMF_e3-/s623/mod3spingif.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="623" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOjbmDZVu605wSjVwwHy-ooPNtTpXwqVf5gKoIEHivSEslMBwFkVprqrvxcRHBWLYtR0hiDDQ9VJNXf1xU_806m79BzGkksVEe75PTmkgaNbcLjI-KrDsiyzEr2eiNmk3JDqjWPMF_e3-/w640-h538/mod3spingif.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is the third and final installment in my module series, which began as a simple exploration using a magnetic assembly system in place of mechanical fasteners.</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfWKWBKvc1jWGR9Xk4cCVME_h59Ws4DJAlUjOyx5E_3E_dFEvEVDqnxf9VpoQUfb6_FywhZ4mmhqduRI3EPo_be0gcIHC0qgvdWOCg-vCk3hEvaY3S9T-UR9bOFJywoGKE8-ogzeIwxKf/s1200/Mod3+image2+web+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfWKWBKvc1jWGR9Xk4cCVME_h59Ws4DJAlUjOyx5E_3E_dFEvEVDqnxf9VpoQUfb6_FywhZ4mmhqduRI3EPo_be0gcIHC0qgvdWOCg-vCk3hEvaY3S9T-UR9bOFJywoGKE8-ogzeIwxKf/w640-h640/Mod3+image2+web+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This fastening system had a geometric component so I thought it would be interesting to lean into some influences from the math art community as well. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-88aee632-7fff-327c-e07a-63a9bc3ee6fb"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcTt3Cu_4jj1dhIvZcqoFtT_5I2oPfay0kpsMssRK6l0T_q7EPN_OJM8vfN97EuvjwCCRjMth-LyYp8F8EgXlMthbYaV8qSijWKHEGh1lwsD3bHBXJyvMtNlF9Gzyuvq3BuMoSB5z3Te9/s1440/Mod3+Family+web+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1440" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcTt3Cu_4jj1dhIvZcqoFtT_5I2oPfay0kpsMssRK6l0T_q7EPN_OJM8vfN97EuvjwCCRjMth-LyYp8F8EgXlMthbYaV8qSijWKHEGh1lwsD3bHBXJyvMtNlF9Gzyuvq3BuMoSB5z3Te9/w640-h333/Mod3+Family+web+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the first work in the series (</span><a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2021/01/nc-3-magnetically-assembled-machined.html" style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">NC-3</a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">), a simple modular sculpture based around an octahedron form was all I hoped to achieve. </span></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">For the second work in the series (<a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-tks-modular-sculpture.html">TKS</a>) I found myself trying to use some of the inherent magnetism in the assembly to add motion and even more modularity. This work was based around a tetrahedron. </span></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45OBjdoo1gudmC_eYuuUZP0NlqC5oMbgDMmzJXgDccU0dgciTwm0OVrPogKFcoj7cO3Dul1zwhDNwLaRBuYa2afEowGpC4fLcz9hdKHYeqO3BjCnePXRuK2762LBBFVb9w3U6aLvamZeq/s1200/Mod3+image3+web+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45OBjdoo1gudmC_eYuuUZP0NlqC5oMbgDMmzJXgDccU0dgciTwm0OVrPogKFcoj7cO3Dul1zwhDNwLaRBuYa2afEowGpC4fLcz9hdKHYeqO3BjCnePXRuK2762LBBFVb9w3U6aLvamZeq/w640-h640/Mod3+image3+web+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-7acf8192-7fff-c72b-41a6-0ba9d3f2fbc9"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For this third piece, I chose the hexahedron or cube. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This shape presented a unique opportunity for magnetic motion. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I came up with an arrangement of magnets that allows a hub on each of the modules to slide linear along its axle when rotated 90 degrees. This motion is achieved by bringing the polarity of internal magnets into alignment in such a way that they alternately repel and attract one another.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The motion is not unlike an electric solenoid, but uses only rare earth magnets. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQLWkN61JZ7Av0McLQMUY9NRliq3nKoqM3p84H4VHyPKiyMatHUTDnQUbswjbVkzkbcY31EPzA6MroeU5oRHgbyBAWPOKV_YyUMy0GXBjH7O3q-KolBvKgHaPNbtjXwpr60UZ5nXP_klg/s1200/Mod3+image4+web+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQLWkN61JZ7Av0McLQMUY9NRliq3nKoqM3p84H4VHyPKiyMatHUTDnQUbswjbVkzkbcY31EPzA6MroeU5oRHgbyBAWPOKV_YyUMy0GXBjH7O3q-KolBvKgHaPNbtjXwpr60UZ5nXP_klg/w640-h640/Mod3+image4+web+.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I had originally planned for something simpler but e</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">volution has a way of adding complexity, so who am I to argue.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="403" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tS9y78uGX0s" width="485" youtube-src-id="tS9y78uGX0s"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I try to touch on the wide range of influences that lead to this piece in the video above. The main one being how </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joining each of the three sculptures together helped guide the rest of the process.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> below are the magnetic arrangements for joining each of the three sculptures in the module series. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqBJ7gosxxpzE2VUad1DVO6wZNbD4JlZIU7ub18SZ3iCHQRwnrJysl2LCA_j5-V9yb7fsb2iIbJiZbZ6eNB7bIxy66XpMwjxme6gjXhEOh0U3Cf-2DVY9jL4yk2zJdmlSmDhZfCTTv1wJ/s2043/Polarity+Maps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="2043" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqBJ7gosxxpzE2VUad1DVO6wZNbD4JlZIU7ub18SZ3iCHQRwnrJysl2LCA_j5-V9yb7fsb2iIbJiZbZ6eNB7bIxy66XpMwjxme6gjXhEOh0U3Cf-2DVY9jL4yk2zJdmlSmDhZfCTTv1wJ/w640-h288/Polarity+Maps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This map shows how each of the modules interacts for basic assembly. As you can see, each configuration required a vastly different approach to spreading out the polarity to get even attraction across all elements. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In of itself, it is a fascinating puzzle, but that each map also influenced the mechanical and visual outcome of its respective sculpture makes it much more so.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="366" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qdhlh9gsJPo" width="440" youtube-src-id="Qdhlh9gsJPo"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8c60cb1d-7fff-104e-8aa6-4c7039842def"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This video is an in depth tear-down of how the mechanic works. It will no doubt do a better job demonstrating the mechanism than anything I could write. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I also show and reference "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IANBoybVApQ&t=154s">Polymagnets</a>" which proved to be a fascinating influence on this project as well. There is a video at the link that better explains that technology. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuHMz0U3FlyZGrdbapWNsTrTREeb_Y1HHOQ3z5e1U6NCNjg0KVPkSi77LNiAEOaW5uGXFN5Um4VFOs2RfM79IE0uXzGGVEIl2oaJfSDQ77Zs2UJX8Wh5f-Shs-TIhmd3qrenqLo6h0xau/s1200/Mod3+image5+web+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1200" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuHMz0U3FlyZGrdbapWNsTrTREeb_Y1HHOQ3z5e1U6NCNjg0KVPkSi77LNiAEOaW5uGXFN5Um4VFOs2RfM79IE0uXzGGVEIl2oaJfSDQ77Zs2UJX8Wh5f-Shs-TIhmd3qrenqLo6h0xau/w640-h560/Mod3+image5+web+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The work you see in these pictures is just the first prototype, it works and looks great. but I do have a bit of work to refine the process for making more of these works. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Most notable is smoothing out the process for installing all 72 magnets. The press fits and irregular sizing of the magnets themselves had me fiddling with them for far too long. I will no doubt be able to get it ironed out with a few reamers and some 3D printed fixture-ing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All part of the fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="334" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H0AG-LidZyo" width="401" youtube-src-id="H0AG-LidZyo"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Closing thoughts:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div>There are lots of things about making sculpture that are difficult to explain. One of them is how different modes of thinking come into play during different stages of creating a work.</div><div><br /></div><div>When designing purely visual work, the constraints of reconciling one's ideas with a real world medium are challenging enough. Add to that the complexity of introducing mechanical motion or functionality and it is easy to find yourself struggling against competing interests. The demands of "function" do not always play nicely with "form" no matter how the saying goes. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>All of this is simply to say this new kinetic sculpture work was QUITE a challenge. This design brought together many different, and at times competing influences. I have a folder with seventy drawings that are a testament to the many changes this work underwent on its way from digital concept to a real world mechanical object.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not complaining. It is all fun to me. However some sculptures design themselves while others I have to REALLY work for. This design was definitely the latter.</div><div><br /></div><div>After much toil, the prototype is done and I am feeling triumphant. I learned a lot and had some interesting breakthroughs </div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will say that the difficult nature of this project has given me a chance to reflect on why I have continued to pursue these small mechanical works and why they resonate so well in the first place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have come to see these kinetic works in the context of participatory art. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whether it is a performance, an immersive installation or something else, people often want their art (visual or otherwise) to be more than just something to look at.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">T</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">hese small works represent a basic form of participatory art in that they are simply “art that you can hold”. Not a high concept mind you, but most early sculptural forms were in fact decorative tools or adorned utilitarian objects. There is instinct and history in making objects that satisfy this easily overlooked and surprisingly powerful way of experiencing art...... with your fingers!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-de81d013-7fff-b145-189f-ad70edde69c1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p></span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGChy5vsQNx62K6484UvLD5Wid9A6cC0h6wDVThRuQf6nfBxboUVdpGl2ckZtHOvv6levjo0ROR6OnnMBQHCTK5cEKp5tnwuvQ1U8X2VQMQFwsiGeZCznLt1Wucw9rZQbLtFl4nZS_2Sd5/s300/open+small.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGChy5vsQNx62K6484UvLD5Wid9A6cC0h6wDVThRuQf6nfBxboUVdpGl2ckZtHOvv6levjo0ROR6OnnMBQHCTK5cEKp5tnwuvQ1U8X2VQMQFwsiGeZCznLt1Wucw9rZQbLtFl4nZS_2Sd5/w400-h400/open+small.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="font-family: Times; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Notes for collectors:</span></b> </span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">So as is customary, I will offer these up as a limited edition. </div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">But before I get into that, I also wanted to mention this work has a sort of "built in" bonus sculptures.</div></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicW9QCzJPK3NM0PkFN1cxyQUKw8A5IVwQEbJSfrQ-QEedTtX4G9UjUr-I8RUaO-2JmWMxXL89TUWmlOEgLs9T_XBI3nWmOBh7E0lHOJENUSgKx8GaJahHrcMtIIGOTsd8CoxkT8p49FEXK/s1200/Mod3+with+mini+web+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="1200" height="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicW9QCzJPK3NM0PkFN1cxyQUKw8A5IVwQEbJSfrQ-QEedTtX4G9UjUr-I8RUaO-2JmWMxXL89TUWmlOEgLs9T_XBI3nWmOBh7E0lHOJENUSgKx8GaJahHrcMtIIGOTsd8CoxkT8p49FEXK/w640-h515/Mod3+with+mini+web+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">It turns out that the individual modules for this piece are quite pleasing on their own. They are great fun to hold and operate, The little modules are also fascinating pieces aesthetically. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made a small 3D printed stand to help facilitate this little quirk and I feel compelled to consider it a work in its own right. So there will be an option to buy just a single module for those who want to do so.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seeing as the Mod3 is pretty complex, and that inevitably means it will be pricier than the other two works in the series. It seemed like a good way forward.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I will of course include a single stand with the larger version as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWuwW0bewSSuWTLEIscgzSQ190_40vSoypAaVuAdvp_v20-tpTHJubxYqEugtIJwyuHG2x0-i4KnGz5mxlDaMqS4kh5cns8WR3Eqkllut_ovZvp7_CEueefIx4ET5x-5DnAwecAv44_CS/s1200/Mod3+Mini+1+web+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWuwW0bewSSuWTLEIscgzSQ190_40vSoypAaVuAdvp_v20-tpTHJubxYqEugtIJwyuHG2x0-i4KnGz5mxlDaMqS4kh5cns8WR3Eqkllut_ovZvp7_CEueefIx4ET5x-5DnAwecAv44_CS/w640-h640/Mod3+Mini+1+web+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This work will be available in stainless steel ONLY. The list of reasons why is long so I am going to chalk it up to creative license. I feel this work is best represented in this format.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I appreciate the understanding. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAy5eZiHBLPU81oVloCpAKjxASZ5dL5v0OHRw_svk56GX13QHBDrYsB2zaE6XMYpkEWmMFF9HDj4Vv9K-ExP09Pbte7OXmMPfJr5salonqBY06XAOl-Hxwy8mt8s1QIr_ZnwroxjjqrZx/s960/Mod+3+technical+web+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAy5eZiHBLPU81oVloCpAKjxASZ5dL5v0OHRw_svk56GX13QHBDrYsB2zaE6XMYpkEWmMFF9HDj4Vv9K-ExP09Pbte7OXmMPfJr5salonqBY06XAOl-Hxwy8mt8s1QIr_ZnwroxjjqrZx/w400-h400/Mod+3+technical+web+.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sign up sale will go live on Thursday July 22nd. (11AM EST) with all of the usual important info included at the sign up link. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will post the link on this blog, my email newsletter, and my Instagram account. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Seeing as it is summer time and many people are traveling or otherwise out of communication, I am going to be more flexible than usual with this sign up. Instead of a hard date for closing the sign up, I am going to leave myself some wiggle room to make sure everyone has had time to receive my communications and can transmit their interest in the work.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course, as always, questions and comments are welcome.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /> <p></p></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-90491097605324037432021-04-15T09:16:00.001-04:002021-04-15T12:08:32.747-04:00The TKS Modular Sculpture. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHWIDg5fIhkNIKt0wrL9FbGa9vlIPT6eqMLGDLqE0JsIwfsoA4pVS4xYzOmad4eX9cCOEfdKFR5PaPzUVcGKG-BNBGUp2PteeOT-doibGDWWwga9LREfT6MPdAZ3h7OmHCJ_Mo2kdYbYD/s1200/TKS+1web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="1200" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHWIDg5fIhkNIKt0wrL9FbGa9vlIPT6eqMLGDLqE0JsIwfsoA4pVS4xYzOmad4eX9cCOEfdKFR5PaPzUVcGKG-BNBGUp2PteeOT-doibGDWWwga9LREfT6MPdAZ3h7OmHCJ_Mo2kdYbYD/w640-h466/TKS+1web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Introducing the TKS, The second in a series of magnetically modular mini sculptures. Everyone knows I love iterating around an idea and my last small magnetic work was ripe to expand upon. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first of the series was <a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2021/01/nc-3-magnetically-assembled-machined.html">the NC3</a>. When working on that piece I wrote about the novelty (and perils) of using magnets. I said that I am cautious when using materials that are inherently novel because novelty itself can become the dominant medium, one with a short shelf-life. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While I am always careful about how I employ mechanics to ensure I am pursuing sculptural ends, it is easy to become dogmatic to ones detriment, and it occurs to me that in order to truly understand something (like novelty) it helps to lean into it on occasion. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So with that said let's dive into what's behind this new piece. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fVaeXLfxS9fUCmnhNMxhHWE1heAw6gBSRaDV_hdtvVbZSrps6v7R8jD76s_oWs9d8meDekW7vVO2mUnkbdx283STdCdjbY0snjotK6VD4LqHNMR-9kTA9rBfqeg4Nyo99j2OBTTpoJMj/s700/coast+gif.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="700" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fVaeXLfxS9fUCmnhNMxhHWE1heAw6gBSRaDV_hdtvVbZSrps6v7R8jD76s_oWs9d8meDekW7vVO2mUnkbdx283STdCdjbY0snjotK6VD4LqHNMR-9kTA9rBfqeg4Nyo99j2OBTTpoJMj/w400-h225/coast+gif.gif" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In addition to magnets, I have added some ball-bearings to the configuration, because if I am going to explore mechanical novelty, well, it ought to have layers. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This results in a magnetically modular piece that not only spins, but also has a remarkable tactile feeling when rolled around in the hand. This piece is as much a joy to hold as it is to look at. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is more to why I find this work so interesting, so lets keep going.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirOo6KofYNLq7ZkdPZ84foMPb-ZGRwVJQXdpAD25VN76hh5dmwhv_BfReWDErFR4VUZCpmn5yoFj7E12mlNv5aXznrGB6YebKdfiHmc8UFNLD4p1TSB1ul6oFfMcYl2DpDqxFtEsMXgPL/s1200/TKS+2web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1200" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirOo6KofYNLq7ZkdPZ84foMPb-ZGRwVJQXdpAD25VN76hh5dmwhv_BfReWDErFR4VUZCpmn5yoFj7E12mlNv5aXznrGB6YebKdfiHmc8UFNLD4p1TSB1ul6oFfMcYl2DpDqxFtEsMXgPL/w640-h528/TKS+2web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another topic that arose while working on the NC-3, the work that preceded this, is that it was based on well-defined geometric principles. The NC-3 was built around a platonic solid called a octahedron. This new work is built on another platonic solid, the tetrahedron. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While practicing machine work requires good working knowledge of various geometric principals, I have never really considered what I do to be “math art”. If you dig around a bit, you will find that math art is quite its own thing (see my sculptor pal <a href="https://www.georgehart.com/sculpture/sculpture.html">George Hart</a>). Math art is not really something I can lay any real claim to (for lack of true mastery) but my work often overlaps with it at the edges and this is a case where I wanted to push into that sphere, if just a little. And so I quite intentionally adopted the tetrahedral format as my starting point rather than just being a convenient coincidence. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOwdaCkOBQSzGXSdb3VA3WXUI01ckrswddVFEpW9oF8x6I8cQge7yJQMhnmJbTHJGVFzjDQ7fEXHrA7ie4v2eiUrwoPIYtwfr6z9HLcu0TwaQIGbEeIz6CZtlu4y5Iyl8Hjd_-9uxjCSD/s526/orangeplay.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="526" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOwdaCkOBQSzGXSdb3VA3WXUI01ckrswddVFEpW9oF8x6I8cQge7yJQMhnmJbTHJGVFzjDQ7fEXHrA7ie4v2eiUrwoPIYtwfr6z9HLcu0TwaQIGbEeIz6CZtlu4y5Iyl8Hjd_-9uxjCSD/w400-h299/orangeplay.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The frame work for the entire piece was built around something called the "dihedral angle" which is the angle between the faces of a given shape. The dihedral angle of a tetrahedron is 70.529° and it is an important angle because it is used to ensure all of the magnets sit face to face when assembled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of the visual form was derived from using that angle as a constraint. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In addition to basic geometry, this work had a number of more technical engineering challenges that proved a great opportunity to apply some fascinating physics principles.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9NgK6Q-Gum5dKz_0nj1NJ8TrMNuMVyar86BjNJQeyuf0uDYFgvznykRA_knyib2SNAqWMFBvoxkSFc73ArUmACAfFWAgjNGZQj-yoCtTlfQr1GyqyMHKRQmQ0bCuE1UZoreCzi-MaEM5/s1774/Screen+Shot+2021-04-14+at+2.13.45+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="1774" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9NgK6Q-Gum5dKz_0nj1NJ8TrMNuMVyar86BjNJQeyuf0uDYFgvznykRA_knyib2SNAqWMFBvoxkSFc73ArUmACAfFWAgjNGZQj-yoCtTlfQr1GyqyMHKRQmQ0bCuE1UZoreCzi-MaEM5/w400-h334/Screen+Shot+2021-04-14+at+2.13.45+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For starters, unlike a octahedron, mating the parts of a tetrahedron with magnets does not present a straightforward solution in terms of arranging the polarity across them. Getting four individual pieces to attract the other three meant that I couldn’t simply apply a single polarity (north, or south) to each part evenly. Instead I ended up with a polarity map like the one you see above.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The result is that while the NC-3 was fully rearrangeable, this work really only assembles one or two ways.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDGXaymHQwsqOJqRSB7AOXvW4N9cxIDRv9umXVouxQMWoZIO2KNKiyiXZbrfUNWNOt2VRkRpMu_JmiEjP1uvw8HQPyeVfAW9nMAHEefCydWhjXv1bqAWvq41gWzn3y1rmz2AsTzOU3Jtx/s1200/TKS+3web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDGXaymHQwsqOJqRSB7AOXvW4N9cxIDRv9umXVouxQMWoZIO2KNKiyiXZbrfUNWNOt2VRkRpMu_JmiEjP1uvw8HQPyeVfAW9nMAHEefCydWhjXv1bqAWvq41gWzn3y1rmz2AsTzOU3Jtx/w640-h430/TKS+3web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting the magnetic assembly solved was just the beginning however. Making the rest of the mechanics play nicely meant finding a sweet spot between the mass of the parts and the magnetic forces employed to hold them together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My first prototype for this sculpture had two main issues. The mass of the stainless steel spinning elements was a bit on the heavy side, and the magnetic pull holding them together was a bit on the weak side. This meant that the centrifugal force of spinning the sculpture was prone to sending those stainless elements flying off.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvmedT1YkgIHERXl6bLNylCKfoYehvdlGrksHwczKM8KM-zvYMovv1XTfz0p9hExbHFvBmwsp2KTZI9ilED2taW1LbalkJqZI0UvtpkG0688ZprkT2Wnp0ys0xX94IvYn4Wc1ixdF2-TQ/s615/greenassemble.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="615" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvmedT1YkgIHERXl6bLNylCKfoYehvdlGrksHwczKM8KM-zvYMovv1XTfz0p9hExbHFvBmwsp2KTZI9ilED2taW1LbalkJqZI0UvtpkG0688ZprkT2Wnp0ys0xX94IvYn4Wc1ixdF2-TQ/w400-h255/greenassemble.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To make the parts lighter without wildly altering the piece, I applied what is known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square%E2%80%93cube_law">square cube law</a>, which states that an object's volume increases (or decreases) at a greater rate than its surface area when being scaled. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTykWv8KhvodBondE2zgzfYbjeyaKFYiKrGWYC4DYzEOrY8QvmJq7OuyheEvh59WElNprnIcv7J32e80UaFB5fHBdiowu_LeHCZErzXR4_4RKDPEF5uIlaF9dtnkepSX-ErmbiqBxiNkU/s1134/Screen+Shot+2021-04-15+at+7.27.48+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="1134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTykWv8KhvodBondE2zgzfYbjeyaKFYiKrGWYC4DYzEOrY8QvmJq7OuyheEvh59WElNprnIcv7J32e80UaFB5fHBdiowu_LeHCZErzXR4_4RKDPEF5uIlaF9dtnkepSX-ErmbiqBxiNkU/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-04-15+at+7.27.48+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A simple example is that a 1" cube has a surface area of six square inches and a volume of one cubic inch. If you double its size to a 2" cube, the surface area increases to twenty-four square inches (a factor of 4 or 2<sup>2</sup>). However the volume of that same cube increases to eight cubic inches, (a factor of 8 or 2<sup>3</sup>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Practically applied, by decreasing the overall size of the parts by a mere 3%, I was able to make the entire work a full 10% lighter (I also fiddled with some internal dimensions to squeeze that extra 1%).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzComLVrJ1IEu2GRJeg6Otel1MLpVeWsOmekrpFmth4EaCdJr6ks0IiuDkKkVskrSGIGBgW052lXIz3S7DMOyQJoYFBf7nhCrDtM4qNF_MVuwSOdbNNvWo0FQMZ3ektFfYwyY_YQ1emnk/s1200/TKS+4web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1200" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzComLVrJ1IEu2GRJeg6Otel1MLpVeWsOmekrpFmth4EaCdJr6ks0IiuDkKkVskrSGIGBgW052lXIz3S7DMOyQJoYFBf7nhCrDtM4qNF_MVuwSOdbNNvWo0FQMZ3ektFfYwyY_YQ1emnk/w640-h462/TKS+4web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To increase the magnetic attraction between the parts, I had to move the magnets closer to their target. How much closer would make a difference? It turns out a very small amount, and the<a href="https://socratic.org/questions/how-does-distance-affect-magnetic-force#:~:text=Magnetic%20force%20obeys%20an%20inverse%20square%20law%20with%20distance.&text=If%20the%20distance%20between%20two,four%20times%20the%20initial%20value."> inverse square law</a> is how to explain this. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The force of attraction between two magnetic poles is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. In this instance I was solving for magnet to steel, but the principal is the same.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After crunching the numbers, I calculated that I could increase the magnetic force by a factor of 2.6 simply by moving the magnets a mere .016” closer to the parts I wanted to stick. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This small design change was trickier than it seems, but it made an enormous difference. Now the parts all attach quite securely.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b3fe0b95-7fff-400a-41d3-8bdbbd0c192e"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="354" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H1DfCSS_Y9g" width="426" youtube-src-id="H1DfCSS_Y9g"></iframe></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is all pretty basic stuff to an engineer, but I still find it immensely satisfying to be able to ground elements of my work in some real nuts-and-bolts logic. In the video above I discuss all of this a bit more casually. A video is worth a million words however, so hopefully it helps smooth out all the "umms" and "ahhhs"that come out of my mouth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another fun thing is that since these pieces contain magnets they sort of talk to each other when moved in proximity. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRF7rWn4r8ACJihhrjNHPQO11C0z_KP0zyEWGjHXGr8pfdfjB77lxYeqEYq2z6j1X6VxgOs8pnyJJjqDl7W4UJBeLCYsY-vou121SFZAv8OJGsYqBzjQ5UvN6jqIlyhiJuDvopTwYh3sL_/s701/talking+gif.gif"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="701" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRF7rWn4r8ACJihhrjNHPQO11C0z_KP0zyEWGjHXGr8pfdfjB77lxYeqEYq2z6j1X6VxgOs8pnyJJjqDl7W4UJBeLCYsY-vou121SFZAv8OJGsYqBzjQ5UvN6jqIlyhiJuDvopTwYh3sL_/w400-h244/talking+gif.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">I am pleased with how many interests of mine I was able to wrap into this little work. I hope it helps demonstrate how pursuing machine-work as a visual medium constantly brings one into contact with other spheres of knowledge. </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">I have never had to look far to find a catalyst for a visual concept and this piece embodies this idea nicely. Who knows, maybe this will end up being a three piece set. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_YxF4KZJRMIupHjO9cwKqW3lRy1g3VHg0FV6lHhK1GfHX7OaK3nHLFGCNw1E1bxkeCeGxqQ71idNqc95T85MUDE3CNvwnjGwfc5JBwRateF819BxdKHTOPDwhTiQ0H1pC1S0nnPyGHPl/s1440/TKS+Colweb.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1440" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_YxF4KZJRMIupHjO9cwKqW3lRy1g3VHg0FV6lHhK1GfHX7OaK3nHLFGCNw1E1bxkeCeGxqQ71idNqc95T85MUDE3CNvwnjGwfc5JBwRateF819BxdKHTOPDwhTiQ0H1pC1S0nnPyGHPl/w640-h462/TKS+Colweb.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simulated color pallet for the edition</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So as is customary, I am going to offer these up as an edition. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am adding pink and yellow to my anodizing line so there will be lots to choose from in terms of colors. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I will post a sign-up starting Friday April 16th at 10 AM EST. I will include details of the sale as well as the price at that time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As always, comments and questions are welcome.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-88342597246486677002021-03-30T11:24:00.000-04:002021-03-30T11:24:32.426-04:00Sculptural Knife Bowl<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyR9xs16Xixy9iiJJddjCn6g_u9L_diR8re5eSk0FAhi_H65gE3l0tR6xCTpiderOxEEnl9ryxFYFZHa6MLncTB7bchnnTOzk3iqRG9YpD7qD6rzCEXYgjBkFRA6n9KG2XN9gBOvJjeAr/s1200/Kbowl+9web+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyR9xs16Xixy9iiJJddjCn6g_u9L_diR8re5eSk0FAhi_H65gE3l0tR6xCTpiderOxEEnl9ryxFYFZHa6MLncTB7bchnnTOzk3iqRG9YpD7qD6rzCEXYgjBkFRA6n9KG2XN9gBOvJjeAr/w598-h640/Kbowl+9web+.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cf19e208-7fff-3ff9-15e3-b7fbf163aa24"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Introducing the next installment in my “Sharp Arts” series, The "Sculptural Knife Bowl". It is a piece that combines elements of knife making and wood turning (and yes a big chunk of iron-nickel meteorite) into an object that is far more sculptural than it is functional. </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="381" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R7CWePfhyg4" width="458" youtube-src-id="R7CWePfhyg4"></iframe></div><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> If you are unfamiliar with my earlier project, The </span><a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2020/01/sculptural-knife-vase.html" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Sculptural Knife Vase</a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">, I highly recommend you visit it as the premise for this sculpture remains similar and I have written a tightly packed thesis for the whole project on that page.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But even if you don’t go back, I will adventure to flesh this out some here as well, there is always more to say, if in a slightly different way.</span></p><div><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4E-DUSeyqtwjvuF_LMoZYgYCR_W2O-klPoHs0jXcT1K08OzqiduknhaFw1Oj-QFZLgE2VTplaBToZX_KGQ5wDdco3xYWZgZX_0NxPjUFVgHRUL6_Oa_7vt3UojBRCe1KzvxxtPNxXISa/s1200/Kbowl+7web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1200" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4E-DUSeyqtwjvuF_LMoZYgYCR_W2O-klPoHs0jXcT1K08OzqiduknhaFw1Oj-QFZLgE2VTplaBToZX_KGQ5wDdco3xYWZgZX_0NxPjUFVgHRUL6_Oa_7vt3UojBRCe1KzvxxtPNxXISa/w640-h429/Kbowl+7web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-6f97e3a5-7fff-8e31-6cf2-a8ad01ca4fe2"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The premise for my sharp artworks series, simply put, is that machine-work is a medium that straddles a lot of worlds within the industrial and decorative arts. To properly understand machine-work as a sculptural medium, one needs to foster an appreciation for the way it intersects the fields of glass art, woodturning, ceramics and the other metal trades. Most of the industrial trades that have since been turned to various arts mediums have distinct craft forms that help define them.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8OwNZMJPPUQ_ILkIc4kPH_KIgLBdptBLDN13GjFb2GitQ1ZLaKmnKGplUdutGHSxWyDTAI1QfW_IgmBRLo4QfdnIpUjfQVXuVuL5gbc2gq1HAGnFwlKQfBa1NIzn_WyQiMlf5r0yVJvU/s600/spingif.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="600" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8OwNZMJPPUQ_ILkIc4kPH_KIgLBdptBLDN13GjFb2GitQ1ZLaKmnKGplUdutGHSxWyDTAI1QfW_IgmBRLo4QfdnIpUjfQVXuVuL5gbc2gq1HAGnFwlKQfBa1NIzn_WyQiMlf5r0yVJvU/w400-h334/spingif.gif" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-661fbf95-7fff-ce44-8515-5da837013c74"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These craft-forms are of interest to me because while machining is a craft that shares a similar industrial past, there are few signature forms one can point to that uniquely representative it as a medium. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The machinist landscape seems to lack ubiquitous forms that fall neatly into the paradigm of craft and craft-form. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Because of this absence of unique craft-forms within the world of machined metal, I have spent considerable time exploring what a “machined craft-form” might be. Should machining eventually find better standing as a sculptural medium, what forms might come to define it?</span></p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xdmbDkfCyMkqL7Lf0pZWr9eTCymH-s1og-_uaiKRF0WvszfEwz2JZj_NaEVJc7VWV8yHWDIl-iX2vyQXvg0L4p_fUKpQaHKRHS8dHAzkvb6Sma0RldJZknz3hhwE6ssXDFdjShi3SJeR/s1200/Kbowl+5web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1200" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xdmbDkfCyMkqL7Lf0pZWr9eTCymH-s1og-_uaiKRF0WvszfEwz2JZj_NaEVJc7VWV8yHWDIl-iX2vyQXvg0L4p_fUKpQaHKRHS8dHAzkvb6Sma0RldJZknz3hhwE6ssXDFdjShi3SJeR/w640-h532/Kbowl+5web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-27b9c7c2-7fff-cb68-0b4a-be08fba40c0e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">knife making and wood-turning have been front of mind for me a lot lately. I follow quite a few craftspeople within these fields who demonstrate manual dexterity and skill, as well as a thoughtfulness with materials that I find inspiring. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My appreciation for these makers has led me to believe that telling my story means telling their stories. To do this properly, I reasoned direct appropriation would not suffice. If I were to simply turn a bowl, then it wouldn’t be a commentary on woodturning, it would simply be an instance of that vocation. Likewise, making a traditional knife wouldn’t be recognizable as anything other than an exercise in knife making as well.</span></p><div><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRXKotmVVw5eGHgQMvuv_4vZ6eUneaAKRGXlfSC5aL-KLBSCL43k2PjkYOenSThkfggFr59cDRrT4Fn-RD17S3-sThDP16gu-RyvDeGmZfRMhHpDJgAw5SDnyA1WBsZyeXSGprSxzP3y6/s1200/Kbowl+4web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRXKotmVVw5eGHgQMvuv_4vZ6eUneaAKRGXlfSC5aL-KLBSCL43k2PjkYOenSThkfggFr59cDRrT4Fn-RD17S3-sThDP16gu-RyvDeGmZfRMhHpDJgAw5SDnyA1WBsZyeXSGprSxzP3y6/w640-h430/Kbowl+4web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c36286a7-7fff-eee8-b7b1-9b5650df4982"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I felt the best way to do a proper appreciation that creates an opportunity for dialogue was to combine various craft forms in a way that played off each other in an interesting way and highlighted the unique possibilities my medium brings to them. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It has led to this kind of mash-up, where elements from multiple disciplines are combined to make objects that are wholly impractical, intentionally more sculptural than functional, but represent the commonalities between various modes of object making. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is my second attempt with this line of thinking and the result is the Sculptural Knife Bowl. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN8oyz6j2ClYK-fM8LXxSD0dz75n19d20JzwZjegzDKjt48N1p333_yJSoaivMA10h2PECe-ki62e7X5_58vMgZwDpgjC134v_UC0ZMN-9DDDhtr8LzZpqlaKwsINp-n_OaC5Clz2VOY2/s1200/Kbowl+3web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1043" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN8oyz6j2ClYK-fM8LXxSD0dz75n19d20JzwZjegzDKjt48N1p333_yJSoaivMA10h2PECe-ki62e7X5_58vMgZwDpgjC134v_UC0ZMN-9DDDhtr8LzZpqlaKwsINp-n_OaC5Clz2VOY2/w556-h640/Kbowl+3web.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b3eae5f-7fff-30fb-3117-55545e714fe0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why Woodturning? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Woodturning is a craft that most resembles aspects of my own process. Aside from the fact that woodturning is most often performed with hand guided tools instead of constrained by manual or automated machine motion, turning wood and turning metal have much in common. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRhyR4XS32jssW8mXzCilRo1B3_TTMHyCpYEIGVhj745mAu5WbDEKFwy9SasXlpszZYDk4NNVN1sPzBISbq9N8e94qkQPOAdir_FV7yAYPCG0YkOcUzF3BW1N4GT_b8IA8uFZkyPwVUp_/s1200/Kbowl+8web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="1200" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRhyR4XS32jssW8mXzCilRo1B3_TTMHyCpYEIGVhj745mAu5WbDEKFwy9SasXlpszZYDk4NNVN1sPzBISbq9N8e94qkQPOAdir_FV7yAYPCG0YkOcUzF3BW1N4GT_b8IA8uFZkyPwVUp_/w640-h292/Kbowl+8web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">When I meet woodturners there is instant kinship. They get my work instantly and the conversations quickly proceed to highly technical and interesting topics. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the most common craft forms within woodturning is bowl making, and so it seemed a natural fit for this project. Sometimes it is as simple as that. </span></p><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAK8po49uKfTF-35-fmqTTSZtRC3A_gYiRkmk80PTDCqx3LY_Z9QsGTkTPJRRj1lhvyS6ichXU9CAH1BM996V30BJWVgPO0Zbqyi7Jtm4qF59Gau8TELPihvJJDNd3gAokO9dXeI2gwKb/s1200/Kbowl+2web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAK8po49uKfTF-35-fmqTTSZtRC3A_gYiRkmk80PTDCqx3LY_Z9QsGTkTPJRRj1lhvyS6ichXU9CAH1BM996V30BJWVgPO0Zbqyi7Jtm4qF59Gau8TELPihvJJDNd3gAokO9dXeI2gwKb/w550-h640/Kbowl+2web.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-aeb6cf76-7fff-e5cd-67c2-e8d1702c42b9"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why knife making? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have already written extensively about this over on the <a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2020/01/sculptural-knife-vase.html">Sculptural Knife Vase</a> post so I will just pull some quotes from there. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Knife making is a discipline that perfectly captures the dichotomy between historical and contemporary industrial processes. It is a field that mixes historic and modern methods and is that rare craft that maintains working “first hand knowledge” of nearly every technological step of its long history. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While its historical traditions are alive and well, the world of knife making has also been completely transformed by the adoption of modern machine tools and new technology.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjTsNkhU7HwvVvzPnV9TesSvlIBQEo1A-799DQEd0Gy_pBrGEjW8RT7EJJo1Hr50vJXwoELy6A84_oS220nLALL-gdeWerLbrdvueOXI-a9ZBhrsTREqal0wAxv2jID3RgimMxB_7Z5re/s1200/Kbowl+1web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjTsNkhU7HwvVvzPnV9TesSvlIBQEo1A-799DQEd0Gy_pBrGEjW8RT7EJJo1Hr50vJXwoELy6A84_oS220nLALL-gdeWerLbrdvueOXI-a9ZBhrsTREqal0wAxv2jID3RgimMxB_7Z5re/w640-h430/Kbowl+1web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Knife making’s influence on the creative culture of machine-work is undeniable. It has a long decorative arts tradition that has only grown with the adoption of digital fabrication technology. As a metal sculptor who is involved in the ways the process can inform the aesthetic elements of a craft, knife making is beyond fascinating to me.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I found it difficult to approach the craft directly through my work. My process typically involves stripping away the utility from various design or craft concepts to better reveal what is aesthetically interesting about them. However it occurred to me that it isn’t necessary to fully strip the utility from a knife to appreciate its inherent aesthetic qualities; one can simply put those qualities into a unique context.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzqRIM6EMh_J2ApQ7fnOmqOJM71dB18SpnDszlCLjQG-X9TEfJLeBeBA9O1cZQUIy8tVWsCYVgxn67TG7E2JYlP7KCtNZnX6zZF-pOxceHsnstoFoH6C0RvdO1G9ERtdce8W-FvdD0bPP/s1440/Kbowl+6web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="965" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzqRIM6EMh_J2ApQ7fnOmqOJM71dB18SpnDszlCLjQG-X9TEfJLeBeBA9O1cZQUIy8tVWsCYVgxn67TG7E2JYlP7KCtNZnX6zZF-pOxceHsnstoFoH6C0RvdO1G9ERtdce8W-FvdD0bPP/w428-h640/Kbowl+6web.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-1db62aca-7fff-1c15-e877-43399b2b6479"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The knife bowl?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Creating a distinct and impractical Bowl might seem an odd way to explore woodturning and knife making together, but as with the <a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2020/01/sculptural-knife-vase.html">Sculptural Knife Vase</a> (above), using blades as sculptural elements creates an interesting contrast that elevates what would otherwise be utilitarian forms into something to be appreciated aesthetically. It is the best way I know of to get people to stop and consider what the decorative arts have given to the creative arts and vice versa.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00sks3HhL9hHJI18aLEyzhmYEo-112jIgI9lrwKnya99mpKu3jPYTq6DCuAXW8-bxv6_X9zsuanRARsBHb6GVzb8y-qh8IyhYhigVo8MgHeKCUsSI_hX4CfSy2qdOfNpKK3kx2xbhdsVq/s700/bladesgif.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="700" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00sks3HhL9hHJI18aLEyzhmYEo-112jIgI9lrwKnya99mpKu3jPYTq6DCuAXW8-bxv6_X9zsuanRARsBHb6GVzb8y-qh8IyhYhigVo8MgHeKCUsSI_hX4CfSy2qdOfNpKK3kx2xbhdsVq/w400-h230/bladesgif.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am committed to periodically visiting this tangent in my work as time permits. When I sketched out a plan for this series, I made three designs, two of which I have now made. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Time will tell whether or not I get around to the third and final piece in this saga, but no doubt these experiences will find expression elsewhere in my work. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="374" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J3ffnRolHfg" width="450" youtube-src-id="J3ffnRolHfg"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Process notes:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I have folded in many of the technical elements I learned over the last few years. I spent the better part of last year making sculptures with components that were turned from various exotic hardwoods. My approach to the blades was also heavily informed by my previous work. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The body of the bowl is turned in Desert Ironwood, which is actually a common knife making material, but not one you often find in a wood turning studio. Likewise, I couldn't resist the urge to include a large piece of machined iron nickel meteorite (a very exotic knife making material with historical roots) as the focal point for the bottom of the bowl.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> (<a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2020/06/meteorite-and-special-woody-sculptures.html">See here for more details on the use of meteorite in knife making</a>)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I documented some, but not all, of my work on this one. I was juggling a few projects and so I was spotty with the camera for a bit. Above is what I was able to capture. I hope it is at least partially illuminating (if incomplete).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">As always, questions and comments are welcome. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p></span></div></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-40487875842431843952021-01-11T12:13:00.002-05:002021-01-11T12:26:14.041-05:00NC-3: A Magnetically Assembled Machined Metal Sculpture<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaySiTCnEVqaRCvgPUBSJtWLI6PCFYsIO8Q-26We6VrTHVTJ2aeFkgJpNRsEa2zZRyPsTqveDyVVY74IgWRAnP_F9G6FX2ev6kvsa4tJ-nRF6vz6UAmvrfLrnY4Z2qtqpMe_Fdyf5Tietl/s1200/NC+web1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1200" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaySiTCnEVqaRCvgPUBSJtWLI6PCFYsIO8Q-26We6VrTHVTJ2aeFkgJpNRsEa2zZRyPsTqveDyVVY74IgWRAnP_F9G6FX2ev6kvsa4tJ-nRF6vz6UAmvrfLrnY4Z2qtqpMe_Fdyf5Tietl/w640-h392/NC+web1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">I have another fun little sculpture to share with all of you. This one is inspired by my most <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">recent major work</a>, which itself was inspired by a number of much older sculptures. The whole thing is kind of circular in a satisfying way to me. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This work happened because I wanted to give weight to a simple phenomenon that I have encountered many times during my career. It is easy to overlook, but common enough that I have heard numerous artists mention it also. I suspect what I am referring to is actually quite universal.</div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ah71N7XVdXRnLNw8Ah2EPq1-yJ3dvoqzeGjsAIxWXlcKO16b7jG1e-SYmqAdSKj-AMckArxH8P5m-Dni42G04P8wFjLolZHFkCTS8svGcZbDrCcUejqL_kuWGn8RPSkL_Ypetn08plQE/s1200/NC+web2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1200" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ah71N7XVdXRnLNw8Ah2EPq1-yJ3dvoqzeGjsAIxWXlcKO16b7jG1e-SYmqAdSKj-AMckArxH8P5m-Dni42G04P8wFjLolZHFkCTS8svGcZbDrCcUejqL_kuWGn8RPSkL_Ypetn08plQE/w640-h478/NC+web2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">What I am talking about is this; often when I am executing a design, I will reach a point in the work that, while unfinished from the standpoint of my original plan, the work seems interesting or complete as it is. I will sometimes look at a half assembled sculpture or a solitary part and think “this could be a sculpture all by itself”. This happens with some frequency, and it happened yet again while I was assembling my last sculpture. I decided that this would be the time I latch onto the moment, and make a small sculpture with that it in mind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqEpC0bmHVdyZR2GkXz-MCrhK7tMqrdZ6ijmmjRoFtiXqAyYlxWgNKq3XOFdCwz4CRSNsOMJZ5pWeSDTUymsPqA4TQxZH0IddoRnWKs0H6PkTnrYhBznDKhrjwN4y1fVb1EGz0HXBCtkB/s1200/NC+web3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqEpC0bmHVdyZR2GkXz-MCrhK7tMqrdZ6ijmmjRoFtiXqAyYlxWgNKq3XOFdCwz4CRSNsOMJZ5pWeSDTUymsPqA4TQxZH0IddoRnWKs0H6PkTnrYhBznDKhrjwN4y1fVb1EGz0HXBCtkB/w520-h640/NC+web3.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Of course I am being dramatic, but I think it is important to exaggerate the little things. However one is able to identify and commit to ideas is worth elevating just a bit. When I was a younger artist, I was often dismissive of the little quirks of mind that yielded the best ideas. There are no doubt others in my shoes and I relish taking small luxuries with my work. My smaller works are expressly intended to be a fun way to approach some of the trends I see in the fine art world, the machinist world, and my own muddled head.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLp9OVZfS3asPTawUQqT0Da9WUEcaByKG9H-Ck37-oWdcfpN3xKxkMrSohwg9j2_-miGs7kbVgNTbSJl4yT8hcXPJPnvptNYZA6v37wzgVFzBtxMBcPB-gmxUqNmuAtZNXVyD_Ls0V7NbX/s500/Mag+assemble+polar+logical.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="500" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLp9OVZfS3asPTawUQqT0Da9WUEcaByKG9H-Ck37-oWdcfpN3xKxkMrSohwg9j2_-miGs7kbVgNTbSJl4yT8hcXPJPnvptNYZA6v37wzgVFzBtxMBcPB-gmxUqNmuAtZNXVyD_Ls0V7NbX/w400-h315/Mag+assemble+polar+logical.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">This work incorporates two dozen magnets to hold the assembly together and their use is another thing that I have given an unusual amount of thought to. Magnets are inherently novel, and while novelty is a tool many artists use, it is one that should be handled with care because it wears off ver fast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5iHurSZZ5I6kWeHCofQ5KOlmiM_bP37eo8trLvWJnBSJ-rUAX3dvm4e3-uGhdobKS74o8DPjPCCXM04bUSoaOq5iS5OruaRHOtbuW-s5aj1d9i-DZAWDMoUrZvYf6laMOuIpnmnn3MEM/s1200/NC+web4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="963" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5iHurSZZ5I6kWeHCofQ5KOlmiM_bP37eo8trLvWJnBSJ-rUAX3dvm4e3-uGhdobKS74o8DPjPCCXM04bUSoaOq5iS5OruaRHOtbuW-s5aj1d9i-DZAWDMoUrZvYf6laMOuIpnmnn3MEM/w515-h640/NC+web4.jpg" width="515" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There have been many novel art fads that have come and gone, and the work that outlasts them is work that has more going for it than what is in vogue (fidget spinners anyone). I think it is perfectly appropriate to make work that addresses a trend, but I always try to do so within a framework that takes a much longer view of whatever it is. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="414" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K3Nx3g__6OA" width="498" youtube-src-id="K3Nx3g__6OA"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">So if I am going to use magnets, I just want to be sure I have sufficient justification for doing so other than the fact that, no matter how much you understand them, magnets still always seem to be somehow magical. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DRw58T7V0OQ" width="477" youtube-src-id="DRw58T7V0OQ"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many of you will be familiar with some form of (currently popular) magnetic desk toy, rightly or wrongly this work will no doubt fall into this category for some. Now I don’t really mind how people view my work, but as most of you know, I personally do not see these pieces as toys or gadgets, I see them as experiments in sculpture (fine art or otherwise). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully this is seen by most as some combination of commentary and appropriation. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNe6pcVpvS3ehh74dASYyC80ezA3yfBLa75c0UsrNT4yoQdA_ieLTTle5MokmS51-cu0ze6aU8O4tyytgti32iOMFv9q7Z4VgmJmL4Rs52qBUBLX3IqYVkuAxYJXGd0hiWPGwkGycm4Gf/s2880/liniage.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="2880" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNe6pcVpvS3ehh74dASYyC80ezA3yfBLa75c0UsrNT4yoQdA_ieLTTle5MokmS51-cu0ze6aU8O4tyytgti32iOMFv9q7Z4VgmJmL4Rs52qBUBLX3IqYVkuAxYJXGd0hiWPGwkGycm4Gf/w640-h208/liniage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With that all said, my choice to use magnets in this case was actually a simple one. This work is a scaled down version of a larger concept that utilizes a mechanical turnbuckle system. Magnets provide a perfect analogy for the forces that system creates, only by a different means. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7hS-SMZ4HztDMmpGXbi9c9N9PLFs_JqEbfrSJkUIpir_yTp8hvmQV6uAM6dtjrmkcE13wfsJewrA9hXFWFaR7HmyHHp7AuIh-F0e7iz019c3YlBQOPD5QZeWimA4b7mCwF71-F9mFc8g/s400/turnb.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7hS-SMZ4HztDMmpGXbi9c9N9PLFs_JqEbfrSJkUIpir_yTp8hvmQV6uAM6dtjrmkcE13wfsJewrA9hXFWFaR7HmyHHp7AuIh-F0e7iz019c3YlBQOPD5QZeWimA4b7mCwF71-F9mFc8g/w400-h320/turnb.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are unfamiliar a turnbuckle, it is a piece of hardware typically used to adjust tension in a cable or chain. It has three primary components: a body, a right-hand threaded end fitting, and a left-hand threaded end fitting. When you turn the body, the two threaded ends are pulled together or pushed apart equally. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With the larger works, alternating spheres had either right-hand or left-hand threads to allow the turnbuckle bolt in the center gears to tighten those elements together. It was the engineering framework for the entire piece.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_0rfVaIInIkbSNQosFjmMgOrVCsHrDp8zWFyp50C6KhdzLESeBhZV-wMKMj9wPdp1XNGBWNvjJBknztV9cr8O3LFwrbYfg9gbAaBwvIM618OilXizcyuKwxweS24BymMCWkNrO-NvyOW/s1200/NC+web5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_0rfVaIInIkbSNQosFjmMgOrVCsHrDp8zWFyp50C6KhdzLESeBhZV-wMKMj9wPdp1XNGBWNvjJBknztV9cr8O3LFwrbYfg9gbAaBwvIM618OilXizcyuKwxweS24BymMCWkNrO-NvyOW/w640-h640/NC+web5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For this much smaller work, a turnbuckles system was both too complex, and overkill from a fastening standpoint. So instead, this work uses magnets to attract the spheres and uses alternating magnetic poles of attraction to similar effect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">On the configuration above, the brass spheres have north facing magnets, and the Stainless spheres have south facing magnets. Only opposite spheres will attract each other and because they are at right angles to each other, they self aline quite nicely.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This material combination demonstrates that functionality perfectly. Because of this, I am calling this particular color combo "Polar Logical" </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVqx7NqrwiwnH8AydoYS8K2L6VPwzEcCyI6bT4n1fU6FkTqwv9xDDEZhHY2eGPhdWD57nce_nq7n7UyxGj_Dl5D232zDAAxaHDJKVf8JXPTTwX2nVEbGYqg_YhWwNIWIPNpgLlMUGYR1B/s1200/NC+web6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVqx7NqrwiwnH8AydoYS8K2L6VPwzEcCyI6bT4n1fU6FkTqwv9xDDEZhHY2eGPhdWD57nce_nq7n7UyxGj_Dl5D232zDAAxaHDJKVf8JXPTTwX2nVEbGYqg_YhWwNIWIPNpgLlMUGYR1B/w640-h458/NC+web6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is an elegance to this smaller work that the larger ones lack, this piece derives a lot of complexity from only two unique machined parts (excluding the magnets that is). This is precisely what I aim to do in all of my work, set up a logical system that builds and amplifies itself to create complexity from a relatively small number of constraints and visual elements. Rarely does it work quite this well. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5W1NfQ_BVPWkRXhiPRJ18gG2k214tOHefWQhi3J8gvTBdICnqM11BrNQFJp_n4jTfHc-c-SLQI1U5U0uK2R6sY-nG78AHcHlIBwwiw93yl_6FbKX_s9ZyFiZsi8NwsemJBvDNTYtsI1T/s1254/Quad+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5W1NfQ_BVPWkRXhiPRJ18gG2k214tOHefWQhi3J8gvTBdICnqM11BrNQFJp_n4jTfHc-c-SLQI1U5U0uK2R6sY-nG78AHcHlIBwwiw93yl_6FbKX_s9ZyFiZsi8NwsemJBvDNTYtsI1T/w612-h640/Quad+.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Given the interest this piece has already attracted, I am going to be offering it as a pre-order edition. I will send out a second post this coming Wednesday Jan 13th with the sign up form and all of the details of the sale. I have a lot of details to work out still, but let's say 11 AM EST. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will likely offer the four varieties above; stainless/brass, brass/stainless, polar logical, and full stainless steel. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As always, questions and comments are welcome. </div><div><br /></div><p></p>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-23102568452238272532020-12-05T20:19:00.004-05:002020-12-05T20:19:43.258-05:00How do you engineer a work of Fine Art?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="463" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I9OgIwBEOpY" width="557" youtube-src-id="I9OgIwBEOpY"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><b>How do you engineer a work of Fine Art? </b><br /><br />-Think about what you want to make.<br /> <br />-Think about how you are going to make it. -Consider how the processes and tools you might use to execute your idea can inform and change it in a conceptual or aesthetically meaningful way. <br /> <br />-Adjust your concept or design accordingly.<br /><br />-Repeat this process until your idea and it’s process considerations reach an equilibrium, a state where each fully complements and reinforces the other without dissonance or significant compromise.<br /><br />-Now go make it. <div><br /><div><b>Video notes</b>: I did my best with this process video. Designing, engineering, and fabricating a work this complex is quite a feat in itself, being my own videographer and editor on top of that was sometimes a stretch. I occasionally missed a step, got a poor shot, or the quality suffered in some way (hey, I am one person). There were times when ensuring that the fabrication process at hand was successful took priority over filming. This is especially true at the end when I was assembling the sculpture. I just needed to put all my energy into carefully assembling this thing without destroying months of work, and so I missed a lot of that process. All and all, I think it is still an enjoyable ride though. Thanks for watching.<div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-23323719997892271092020-11-24T09:10:00.000-05:002020-11-24T09:10:20.046-05:00Sculpture: OT 822233761411553612<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-Wl4bMMLZNzD4maYFEX5JkKrsDI3tUMqvET4XcAoWzLJ6n8ItHBNQaDBOcs7ygZjj07-o39-I36KkUaYvL8eymRp11j7pS_TeuZKIX0LHIYv-rSpf3j6zEiTPJkKYpjFHskLmRXrJeAJ/s1229/OT+web1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-Wl4bMMLZNzD4maYFEX5JkKrsDI3tUMqvET4XcAoWzLJ6n8ItHBNQaDBOcs7ygZjj07-o39-I36KkUaYvL8eymRp11j7pS_TeuZKIX0LHIYv-rSpf3j6zEiTPJkKYpjFHskLmRXrJeAJ/w624-h640/OT+web1.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">New Work!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While all my sculpture releases feel special to me, this one feels almost momentous. It is my first attempt at using mixed materials in a major sculpture work, and in as much, it feels like it has opened the field a bit for me. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The concept for this sculpture was well over a decade in the making, with active development running about two years from rough sketch to completion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="439" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zaDNHg0un7c" width="528" youtube-src-id="zaDNHg0un7c"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This work incorporates many elements from my most recent wood based experiments, the <a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-woody-worry-stone.html">Woody Worry-stones</a>, the <a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2020/07/for-something-that-started-out-as.html">BWD</a>, and <a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-spg.html">SPG</a> projects. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While free standing works on their own, these forerunner projects were serving double duty as color and material trials, and helped me refine a number of machining techniques that paved the way for fabricating this much more elaborate composition.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkL6UaAiGXBWOnXnjGV2J6xQ9E0kGhM87QvahGI-HSKq2wQQpMV4KHRb1c-rP9-4nlY5ZHvpUXCdY6e7eWZmPTzopSDg4tZWhC-t6cY2E3uk46hyqGU4-Ra88kds_QxeIhkuoj_Ou5pV5/s1200/OT+web2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkL6UaAiGXBWOnXnjGV2J6xQ9E0kGhM87QvahGI-HSKq2wQQpMV4KHRb1c-rP9-4nlY5ZHvpUXCdY6e7eWZmPTzopSDg4tZWhC-t6cY2E3uk46hyqGU4-Ra88kds_QxeIhkuoj_Ou5pV5/w640-h430/OT+web2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is plenty in this work that speaks to recent developments within my craft, but the design also marries them with a visual language I have been developing for much (much!) longer. If you dig through my catalogue, you will find references to works that stretch back well over a decade. In this way, I consider it a retrospective piece, one that shows the spectrum of where my work has been and where I think it is going.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK2XRn3BxktjRzmPi0tbFa75wVSpwefnJV8NDsZS9BjBn876qfgi7fJjegr3M8B-ju4Tmx5HaAvesKl9CJpXexp1HLqh5l4ElWO7Omwg-ni9Vu2PwgqOaDVHoTtvtiCScKHRFJJsR7niQ/s1200/OT+web3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="1200" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK2XRn3BxktjRzmPi0tbFa75wVSpwefnJV8NDsZS9BjBn876qfgi7fJjegr3M8B-ju4Tmx5HaAvesKl9CJpXexp1HLqh5l4ElWO7Omwg-ni9Vu2PwgqOaDVHoTtvtiCScKHRFJJsR7niQ/w640-h472/OT+web3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While the thesis for some of my smaller editions can often be very specific explorations of a craft or novel concept (like knife making or Netsuke), these major works are typically broader attempts to bring together an entire body of hard won knowledge. So with that in mind, I won’t expound quite as much as I sometimes do. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bIgf2FebWNmD-mBsfN-uiZV_Wx5snBHCwusZMEeDfjVJPQA29e_pr1lG3TWQHCSmD4HXyDrWfGIKEL1YDCWrxv3tni1cykRREs37g7tIC7-jYm54KD0wtU1dB9HgIDSQLr_2JkOS_WAX/s1200/OT+web4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="930" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bIgf2FebWNmD-mBsfN-uiZV_Wx5snBHCwusZMEeDfjVJPQA29e_pr1lG3TWQHCSmD4HXyDrWfGIKEL1YDCWrxv3tni1cykRREs37g7tIC7-jYm54KD0wtU1dB9HgIDSQLr_2JkOS_WAX/w496-h640/OT+web4.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGtqbORrJHuPJtEvBZ1vaRZX6NV1fl8APSHpZS7BPg8q1RI_JDZUyZrWmzOUfOCJ0m540Dzr-me9x9eJAaPoBY4h4cLT6qhvSO3-6Jql3fFWupz5kFEDCy3PXWH2gMYqk2Uv-U8reSRXs/s1200/OT+web5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="823" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGtqbORrJHuPJtEvBZ1vaRZX6NV1fl8APSHpZS7BPg8q1RI_JDZUyZrWmzOUfOCJ0m540Dzr-me9x9eJAaPoBY4h4cLT6qhvSO3-6Jql3fFWupz5kFEDCy3PXWH2gMYqk2Uv-U8reSRXs/w438-h640/OT+web5.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnNwkX5CNvrIjxzSosipoIsFQ2_LX1Tlq_vHm1AtdeMEVozHeKRhp5NfXADFym9Lnyuetl7h4tck0OpJ4EATYWIBqWeJpMagru0WQ5F3uPjS1QFwb9MY5Eszvp0xZD2cOAbTYeo4hwpXK/s1200/OT+web6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnNwkX5CNvrIjxzSosipoIsFQ2_LX1Tlq_vHm1AtdeMEVozHeKRhp5NfXADFym9Lnyuetl7h4tck0OpJ4EATYWIBqWeJpMagru0WQ5F3uPjS1QFwb9MY5Eszvp0xZD2cOAbTYeo4hwpXK/w640-h430/OT+web6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Technical notes:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The earliest drafts of this work were made with the intention that the entire piece would be made of various metals, as is typical. But once my comfort level with working Desert Ironwood increased, that quickly changed as the opportunity it presented is quite obvious. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfsS8HVCvQWSSsBYNzzHPDAzhLbLepjrMXZeLEqm_Hd5HqZw8-O0FjI2eAL1QrCMIGfcMBGoli7lJ36CsDtSkLwGMC1mENQBAP3gM0z3hzIpgtRRUKMB18IIaQ6Z2zPrN8NSjr6uHdzpo/s1200/OT+web8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1200" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfsS8HVCvQWSSsBYNzzHPDAzhLbLepjrMXZeLEqm_Hd5HqZw8-O0FjI2eAL1QrCMIGfcMBGoli7lJ36CsDtSkLwGMC1mENQBAP3gM0z3hzIpgtRRUKMB18IIaQ6Z2zPrN8NSjr6uHdzpo/w640-h344/OT+web8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once I made the decision to incorporate ironwood into the piece, the rest of the design fell into place quite naturally.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything that is except for the color palette, which I was fine tuning right up until the last minute. I even changed a color decision while some parts were underway in the anodizing tank!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="384" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uyJ9E2Xyuco" width="462" youtube-src-id="uyJ9E2Xyuco"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The assembly of this work incorporates elements I have used in a number of past works. Most notably is a turnbuckle style fastening system that holds the main body elements together. It is one that I think speaks to the unique opportunities being a machinist can have for the creation of sculpture. The video above should explain a bit more.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoozIDQf9MRHsEzrQgiCWCwREeBz-5RXaeOEZngdLlxUDl92pYgvhpWW3QepkqKYAkj_GUsYDQclqRWjVhZ_2vyg-u-a2T0x6R8IZuXE8LQPkbjceX1lBAMRaop5je3FiC6exnLkqvVne/s1200/OT+web9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoozIDQf9MRHsEzrQgiCWCwREeBz-5RXaeOEZngdLlxUDl92pYgvhpWW3QepkqKYAkj_GUsYDQclqRWjVhZ_2vyg-u-a2T0x6R8IZuXE8LQPkbjceX1lBAMRaop5je3FiC6exnLkqvVne/w640-h640/OT+web9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above is also an image with a soda can in it for scale. I was sure to include one this time, as it is one of the most common requests when I release a work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzxSBrFMibmrGNRArqSecSHK1O-Rb0KMoioYHf08Fc12vMjnfzPXSIkV6uW3F1mGPWHVm5Khme19HubXxTn7nRaOBvNhNYGMCenfiLjxaSzW-gJLUj0TgzhbOLwpKoC04h9ARTbGFC5Xo/s1200/OT+web10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="805" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzxSBrFMibmrGNRArqSecSHK1O-Rb0KMoioYHf08Fc12vMjnfzPXSIkV6uW3F1mGPWHVm5Khme19HubXxTn7nRaOBvNhNYGMCenfiLjxaSzW-gJLUj0TgzhbOLwpKoC04h9ARTbGFC5Xo/w430-h640/OT+web10.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions are roughly a 22” square.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIzhy7u5dl3CzoqMwKOA8ImolrOr40XXN-kZrEBA2q5fhrFYY_73knCl-QDxgLqO2xijH3AvlN2h7sjH2zge8ztqurawNtefoeyZWbcWLZEq8M6h_Zf3eWGujU4LFSIii-brL5mS17jY9/s1200/OT+web11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIzhy7u5dl3CzoqMwKOA8ImolrOr40XXN-kZrEBA2q5fhrFYY_73knCl-QDxgLqO2xijH3AvlN2h7sjH2zge8ztqurawNtefoeyZWbcWLZEq8M6h_Zf3eWGujU4LFSIii-brL5mS17jY9/w640-h430/OT+web11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4N-bXf3jxsc44vb5X6-CqvN66CD7hBCIec6jbwjQPfbUg8_f04Dy55XR6LqRvEPM_TtgMxYTbid7qn5BfE0S8MQ1Z3L9zdqfdMwh2wGDy95CI1hPqCItrkQkouXtvi-MnvbEgZf56trHt/s2048/OT+822+technicallweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4N-bXf3jxsc44vb5X6-CqvN66CD7hBCIec6jbwjQPfbUg8_f04Dy55XR6LqRvEPM_TtgMxYTbid7qn5BfE0S8MQ1Z3L9zdqfdMwh2wGDy95CI1hPqCItrkQkouXtvi-MnvbEgZf56trHt/w640-h400/OT+822+technicallweb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The technical drawing for this piece is huge, over 77" across at full scale. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuCGmvlQ58CouwALNCh-TFvY6IIvFefe0iKmIiah6DJ-xC1bUhBALVgpyerhaQpA40duklZKNs_bapGWAIygxoIWarVYecKs8MHVUuB_pCiJTBVstJBm-gUWulFjj4xxEf75h_MJyIDkc/s1200/Screen+Shot+2020-11-24+at+8.26.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1200" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuCGmvlQ58CouwALNCh-TFvY6IIvFefe0iKmIiah6DJ-xC1bUhBALVgpyerhaQpA40duklZKNs_bapGWAIygxoIWarVYecKs8MHVUuB_pCiJTBVstJBm-gUWulFjj4xxEf75h_MJyIDkc/w640-h382/Screen+Shot+2020-11-24+at+8.26.43+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbplFvYzdPk_CO6pcc7BxeI_RzMNaHs4g6Qq1YnFwDPMp_hsDyzZu8aR9upxTjkZ3lqrO37f26QyIxDg0wfvPVF_S7QuDDbwt2750op_PCEjjn4PKr5PaIrwwWCjJqDnopbxx3D6Fxmyb/s1200/Screen+Shot+2020-11-24+at+8.26.54+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="1200" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbplFvYzdPk_CO6pcc7BxeI_RzMNaHs4g6Qq1YnFwDPMp_hsDyzZu8aR9upxTjkZ3lqrO37f26QyIxDg0wfvPVF_S7QuDDbwt2750op_PCEjjn4PKr5PaIrwwWCjJqDnopbxx3D6Fxmyb/w640-h590/Screen+Shot+2020-11-24+at+8.26.54+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCXBEX7CEJIE-EGYSYt3ua5yYomKRBIcDIEIDazgN4f44eWTGCY_WAoJuBpoLpKdaVnJ49If7eS_PMpTDjNgtX6GR7HeMSONczY8lpjLHrxMUEizdVEVmoq6OchXGWJpu8mLiMdUga2hd/s1380/OT+web7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCXBEX7CEJIE-EGYSYt3ua5yYomKRBIcDIEIDazgN4f44eWTGCY_WAoJuBpoLpKdaVnJ49If7eS_PMpTDjNgtX6GR7HeMSONczY8lpjLHrxMUEizdVEVmoq6OchXGWJpu8mLiMdUga2hd/w556-h640/OT+web7.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As always, comments and questions are welcome.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-42195926604371147882020-10-13T08:59:00.000-04:002020-10-13T08:59:04.198-04:00It isn’t exactly mud and metal but let me explain: A collaboration with ceramicist Eric Moss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx0h1a-sWDt0uJmLZrTSycRQwqs0K_YD_3Ko_W0zPEXSbSofPTqAVlwRBlUHEf0Qa5sadTrf6ToddkA4FJwlii22osSiVrimqL4CLrsfCiqS8ehKeJFs346em05y_irUzsY9HkQCb3r8i/s1182/image0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1182" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx0h1a-sWDt0uJmLZrTSycRQwqs0K_YD_3Ko_W0zPEXSbSofPTqAVlwRBlUHEf0Qa5sadTrf6ToddkA4FJwlii22osSiVrimqL4CLrsfCiqS8ehKeJFs346em05y_irUzsY9HkQCb3r8i/w640-h486/image0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I wanted to share something that you might not know about me. I have been a metal sculptor for over two decades, but strangely enough, a very large proportion of the artists I follow happen to be people who primarily work in ceramics and clay (one of them, is <a href="https://www.ericmossceramics.co.uk/">Eric Moss</a>). I can’t say why exactly, but while I live my creative life among metal, I am disproportionately drawn to pottery and ceramic sculpture. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe it's because I found I am allergic to dusty environments that my path took me into metal instead of clay. Either way, despite my vocation of choice, I have developed a great appreciation for the muddy arts. Given that knowledge, one might assume that a mud and metal collaboration with another artist was inevitable, and you would be right...sort of </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIj3r2N8ODdUQaaXNPMMI4HZsQhCrZ8d9wEtDEAC2_hmIFoJZNwmcH4Z9ksuWSMtaB-3YWHOK88byV65cJm5_1MNAjGiqZPLZjZaY53gQ08nKQsbcKZgRD8uVERx8x2lXw6EaMu_uDJ3cx/s1182/image1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1182" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIj3r2N8ODdUQaaXNPMMI4HZsQhCrZ8d9wEtDEAC2_hmIFoJZNwmcH4Z9ksuWSMtaB-3YWHOK88byV65cJm5_1MNAjGiqZPLZjZaY53gQ08nKQsbcKZgRD8uVERx8x2lXw6EaMu_uDJ3cx/w640-h486/image1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So while I would like to announce a collaboration between myself and fellow ceramic artist Eric Moss, the funny twist is that my contribution to this project will not actually be made of metal, it will be wood? Who would have thought? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I should really let Eric speak for himself as he is the one doing the heavy lifting for this project. Below are his thoughts on the project. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlkYvLKnwSAsYwq5zfsNX6nPhRaf8xlG8ESev193rN7pm7HQmUxrbGQHGhEyKnhjCeWDDQg7fO5_YKMT9Lbp4ipaYDaRMITLVcAz_lfEOL3SIP1reTcmK0-hqwFszJFr0MoUC3GwQbFiy/s1181/image3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1181" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlkYvLKnwSAsYwq5zfsNX6nPhRaf8xlG8ESev193rN7pm7HQmUxrbGQHGhEyKnhjCeWDDQg7fO5_YKMT9Lbp4ipaYDaRMITLVcAz_lfEOL3SIP1reTcmK0-hqwFszJFr0MoUC3GwQbFiy/w640-h482/image3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-3b6d5727-7fff-f282-b2e3-047865166cb3"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>From Eric:</b></span></p><i><br />“I first encountered Chris’ extraordinary art in 2018 in the Instagram posts of one of his collectors, who also happened to be following my channel. He remarked on our similarity of appreciation in forms (and even then dreamed of a collaboration). The core of my practice then was raku firing ceramics, a low-tech, fast and brutal process with the end result left very much to the whim of the kiln gods rather than the artist – in my early years much of my output was lost to thermal shock breakages in the final moments after firing. Raku, I thought, might be too far removed from Chris’ precise, controlled and tight-tolerance work to consider a combined artwork?<br /><br />Early in 2020, as Chris was preparing for release of his ‘worry stone’ meld of metal and wood, and in mutual appreciation of each other’s work, we agreed an artswap. Chris sent me a prototype worry stone in exchange for one of my two-part, wheel-thrown raku-fired ‘squid’. By 2020 I had already branched out into slipcasting my ‘waveform’ sculptures in porcelain tile form, driven by the need economically to make identical pieces for tessellating wall arrays. So, when Chris posted an image of a small collection of ‘overrun’ machined exotic wood ‘jewels’ from his project, and I mused how they might look presented in a ceramic mount, Chris sent a dozen over to me in the UK to “have a play”!</i><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYf5ZvBRqkAVn3tfrcr6-6ZpL88pBt3fXYbnY4yPmgsady48xdD5Jg6jrSFwjTtL3_y_XBGt8YsncuLhTo5TBNSsOBx8LPaSpyC_b1Bo33hEqtmySdS6R3uey8LLXpukJRI7Eack2GOsO/s1181/image6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1181" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYf5ZvBRqkAVn3tfrcr6-6ZpL88pBt3fXYbnY4yPmgsady48xdD5Jg6jrSFwjTtL3_y_XBGt8YsncuLhTo5TBNSsOBx8LPaSpyC_b1Bo33hEqtmySdS6R3uey8LLXpukJRI7Eack2GOsO/w640-h482/image6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i>The initial impression of Chris’ worry stone was chrysalis-like with the grooved wood jewel appearing like the segmented underside of a beetle. So, I decided my ceramic mount might echo a beetle’s upper side ‘elytra’ (or wing cases). But, still occupied in ‘oloid’ and ‘waveform’ production, I first tried the jewels in both modified oloids and waveforms, each given a new recess to accommodate the jewel. These Prototypes #1, #2 and #3 had the feel of seeds with the jewel forming the germ part and Instagram posts of them were sparking interest and requests to acquire. Prototype #3 ‘waveforms’ in Parian have the added appeal of translucency as well as tactility.<br /><br />My early experiments prompted Chris to offer to promote a possible collaborative edition, although he was still keen to see a prototype #4 of the ‘elytra’ that I’d first suggested. I set out to try to make these and to make the means to batch produce all four prototype themes should each/any garner enough interest for production? The modified oloids (Prototypes #1 & #2), with my primitive making methods, entailed so many hours of finessing that I elected to make them only for special commission. I am still investigating the technicalities of making the elytra in ceramic (developing a ‘slip injection process’ using plaster casts and kitchenalia) but present instead a divergence into pewter casting of the carved cuttlefish variant ‘elytra’ which I think works beautifully. I rediscovered cuttlefish casting in 2019 and was keen to incorporate it into my practice both in metal and ceramic. Lead-free Pewter is a pleasantly heavy (and easily cast) metal and it well defines the expressed laminae of carved cuttlefish in a sensuous, tactile form.“</i><div><i>E.M.<br /></i><div><i><br /></i><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAB6XlH9R4UvrPPiOwgAsUOeUzEvYcvyIY-IKsiQFZu4m47rTeG2BD8REtJgQlz9O7FPcZdFjM02lTV32hdK0s-c2LvDX4rjJCZmnCg03O1spF6i2ef7ruZsSYsu-tZCtwvrspaEbmhz-h/s1181/image5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1181" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAB6XlH9R4UvrPPiOwgAsUOeUzEvYcvyIY-IKsiQFZu4m47rTeG2BD8REtJgQlz9O7FPcZdFjM02lTV32hdK0s-c2LvDX4rjJCZmnCg03O1spF6i2ef7ruZsSYsu-tZCtwvrspaEbmhz-h/w640-h484/image5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can read, Eric went in quite a few directions with this project, and really used it as an opportunity to explore and grow into a range of processes. I have enjoyed exchanging messages with him over the last couple months as developments unfolded.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The more I have learned about Eric's work, the more I see myself in it. His aesthetic instincts are quite complementary to my own, so it is fascinating to see my small wooden gems serve as a powerful catalyst for his work. To have something I designed and machined juxtaposed with such a diametrically different medium is an invaluable way to reflect on my own process and contrast the two.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsyq-6y8Pu7aAijkx805I2D30ksp1b5iJlMrLIZg_BYgRBnlH145_E6iA9QeeQFNsJ7TUOLzoOhj21kOudUrCwU8VZPMEm5-qNRbpLkjrdigOlVczCWlAOvbShqeQSSd-xAJd3o8hmt03/s1181/image2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1181" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsyq-6y8Pu7aAijkx805I2D30ksp1b5iJlMrLIZg_BYgRBnlH145_E6iA9QeeQFNsJ7TUOLzoOhj21kOudUrCwU8VZPMEm5-qNRbpLkjrdigOlVczCWlAOvbShqeQSSd-xAJd3o8hmt03/w640-h486/image2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My craft is inherently precise, and Erics is much more squishy, but they have more in common than one might think. Ceramic work actually fits perfectly into one of the themes I talk about quite often here on this blog.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ceramics is one of the oldest industrial processes, And while it has taken many forms throughout history in many cultures, its transition to a distinct contemporary fine art studio medium exhibits similarities with others crafts that share a utilitarian and decorative tradition.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GhIhqSL70wbQkoIx9NEh4zpIKYCdhLCiCMekLfb71fpByUGDAurerYKmuYovtanueP5MaHhxT2J6qY6HpiMDKqvDeCgRFu8eXX7oq0mLSXRoXgnSE8myMBBVynX6f2CEybFjtKEKcBLI/s1181/image4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1181" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GhIhqSL70wbQkoIx9NEh4zpIKYCdhLCiCMekLfb71fpByUGDAurerYKmuYovtanueP5MaHhxT2J6qY6HpiMDKqvDeCgRFu8eXX7oq0mLSXRoXgnSE8myMBBVynX6f2CEybFjtKEKcBLI/w640-h486/image4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like wood turning, glass making, and various kinds of metal work, it is a process whose primary function has (very slowly in this case) shifted from the utilitarian to artistic as technology has changed. While I am wholly unclear on the timeline, one might point to the transition away from manual ceramics production to industrial slip casting as the point where the modern studio ceramics movement was really able to take shape. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Again and again, when we see industry turn away from skilled labor and toward technology, those cast off skills often find a new niche within the fine arts. As a sculptor working with technology, that story has always captivated me and it is a great point of intersection between what I do, and what Eric does. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think this project embodies all of that perfectly. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMFnEwQrHY81oFCEog4VtD3PmDzMMm0YNdoztsBblQur2jShpfNStTemLr9OYa4iCqbYkArsDEDk_hTF8fToqFlf7i-8jjIALr6pNoxltlofBRBs1I_B7jSMf3BhlHI0UJgj1ogqJDRf6/s1181/image9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1181" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMFnEwQrHY81oFCEog4VtD3PmDzMMm0YNdoztsBblQur2jShpfNStTemLr9OYa4iCqbYkArsDEDk_hTF8fToqFlf7i-8jjIALr6pNoxltlofBRBs1I_B7jSMf3BhlHI0UJgj1ogqJDRf6/w640-h480/image9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So the next question might be "Can I own one?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course. As you might have guessed, we are going to offer up this project as an edition. I will be making a range of hardwood inserts for Eric, and he will be lovingly crafting a home for each of them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are a collector of my work, or Erics, and are interested in adding one of these wonderful artifacts to your collection, simply click the link below and everything you need to know should be there. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://forms.gle/aPUy1MdHobzhyNJS9"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sign up form Link</span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSedoC0NoO8qRL4ENse-kgmAjXvYtD27aoZJbk-iEL_nuhaNCjn8C3oy-hPbHmzmtEFD0TSgcuTTSlc-E8S2lVNAQGsieaHW-uNFppnYRd8DUjWT1hGq8QR8R_wSHTFMrYjOPwZiJPO4F/s1528/image11.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1528" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSedoC0NoO8qRL4ENse-kgmAjXvYtD27aoZJbk-iEL_nuhaNCjn8C3oy-hPbHmzmtEFD0TSgcuTTSlc-E8S2lVNAQGsieaHW-uNFppnYRd8DUjWT1hGq8QR8R_wSHTFMrYjOPwZiJPO4F/w640-h578/image11.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoy this project as much as I do, and as always, comments and questions are always welcome. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8133372492045253884.post-36468334705096226472020-09-10T09:40:00.001-04:002020-09-10T09:40:43.327-04:00The SPG<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcrhK0Oc6XZpVRVyqnVDfKsdwPakd4NoUJzQlR1WSiHICxSCva48BiO0PA_U-xF6SQiXNNX2B8WY1cvLTk2hYTPAMvUF9XJdUpxQ6CD9I2kqN05wRPvijsVOJPM1KMo-L9XEhTPzPkI-F/s1200/SPG+web1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1200" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcrhK0Oc6XZpVRVyqnVDfKsdwPakd4NoUJzQlR1WSiHICxSCva48BiO0PA_U-xF6SQiXNNX2B8WY1cvLTk2hYTPAMvUF9XJdUpxQ6CD9I2kqN05wRPvijsVOJPM1KMo-L9XEhTPzPkI-F/w625-h475/SPG+web1.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I have another entry in my kinetic-art sculpture genre. This one combines the work I have been doing highlighting some of the traditional hardwoods that knife-makers use, with a decidedly more interactive object of my own.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-kh04LspslE" width="320" youtube-src-id="-kh04LspslE"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is a bit of a convergence going on in my work, with various threads beginning to overlap. And while my process has always been an incremental evolution, for a time I felt like I was pursuing different ends with my small kinetic works verses my larger stand alone sculpture. Elements from these small projects have begun creeping into everything I design, so there seems less and less point in differentiating between the various projects.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am pretty sure this is a good thing, as the purpose for these small projects was always to widen the dialogue in my work and generate new ideas for sculpture. As long as I am moving forward and finding new creative ideas that fascinate me, life is good.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RYGI7HzVxMawLOieN8uwGe88yMU6cFqKyvWYcXJYh2eRL-WJ1n-wGSW6Qhgytv9iWAzK59X007GEHh_ve9UHkmBqhnIPcEfRngggG9dBrdqArm6HWlJw6Eo9su7em0NO3aXoXj5NMqgZ/s1200/SPG+web3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RYGI7HzVxMawLOieN8uwGe88yMU6cFqKyvWYcXJYh2eRL-WJ1n-wGSW6Qhgytv9iWAzK59X007GEHh_ve9UHkmBqhnIPcEfRngggG9dBrdqArm6HWlJw6Eo9su7em0NO3aXoXj5NMqgZ/w500-h430/SPG+web3.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So with that said, let me introduce the “SPG”</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above we have works (going counter clockwise) with Amboyna Burl on Teal, Black Ash on Black, and Snakewood on Red. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This work is an obvious next step from my <a href="https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-woody-worry-stone.html">Woody Worry-Stone</a> project as it incorporates similar jewel like wooden inserts, but moves it firmly into the realm of kinetic art. There are more than a few knife making influences in this work, but the main inspiration comes from both my work on the <a href="http://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2018/08/it-slides-but-is-it-slider-mg-1.html">MG series</a>, and what are known as <a href="https://umburry.com/fidgets">haptic coins</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/miDCxskGA54" width="320" youtube-src-id="miDCxskGA54"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Both the MG series and haptic coins rely entirely on magnetic forces within the mechanism to hold the works together. This piece requires a much more robust construction and that technical requirement constrained the design in some interesting ways. I talk about this and a good bit more in the above video. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPLdJmzZtUAFWCit9g053AVumahfo32hDA7zYI7VeLqXJQNhwlarMYVvjkQOZbU6ug_jkhwVu_-yvZxwcKcy5MiNUOGwJA3fZk44rm6RhSwPi8sTjoltNEUbn3gay2NGq7qR540L6_D2F/s1200/SPG+web2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1200" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPLdJmzZtUAFWCit9g053AVumahfo32hDA7zYI7VeLqXJQNhwlarMYVvjkQOZbU6ug_jkhwVu_-yvZxwcKcy5MiNUOGwJA3fZk44rm6RhSwPi8sTjoltNEUbn3gay2NGq7qR540L6_D2F/w500-h385/SPG+web2.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This work has helped me think a bit more on this divide between my interactive and non interactive sculpture work. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is an interesting analogy that can be drawn between classical sculpture, which is traditionally to be viewed passively, and the contemporary art world which is often an interactive and participatory scene. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That I have been bouncing between work that could be placed in each camp, passive and interactive, speaks to my desire to explore modern machine work in a holistic way. To frame machining as a fine art medium means doing so within a range of contexts. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOjWjpDllOw9pFx9L6UT52zzL0Y42-vm8jfzNnA03tF1uieaxtCljMy7AgYyUXc1edDQh4GZbajKHESuhGuZ67tlLJDFkYP89Mn8Yh1800d3jiD-PK31-UhxlL3U4l5gpnXotN9AV5Cw9/s1200/SPG+web4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1200" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOjWjpDllOw9pFx9L6UT52zzL0Y42-vm8jfzNnA03tF1uieaxtCljMy7AgYyUXc1edDQh4GZbajKHESuhGuZ67tlLJDFkYP89Mn8Yh1800d3jiD-PK31-UhxlL3U4l5gpnXotN9AV5Cw9/w625-h369/SPG+web4.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What started as an earnest traditional approach to fine art sculpture has branched out into an exploration of how we define craft, design, and even commercial manufacturing. I don’t know if that makes sense to anyone but me, but it is a theme that is leading me down some fascinating roads and I am doing my very best to describe my humble journey.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So as always, thoughts and comments welcome. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-21bea20f-7fff-ae3c-d554-69eed31d2683"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYL3LuG2meCjV8aQQdW4HHJ6uegnukPoQ365SX0u0_2LRjMcB_AO-EY3eGopx7gyI4PSu4psuKVB-Mckvq6soY4YQkAfk-YBGHZenvnaGuv13AAo5gEHpSAPhDwu9I4gO1hOAkmuhOh9Sn/s2048/stands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="2048" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYL3LuG2meCjV8aQQdW4HHJ6uegnukPoQ365SX0u0_2LRjMcB_AO-EY3eGopx7gyI4PSu4psuKVB-Mckvq6soY4YQkAfk-YBGHZenvnaGuv13AAo5gEHpSAPhDwu9I4gO1hOAkmuhOh9Sn/w500-h314/stands.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Note for collectors: </b></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-ea4ce9cb-7fff-f8ea-2837-e2b7d260c48d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’d love the chance to make a variety of combinations of this thing, so it goes without saying that an edition will be in the offering. Let's set a date for a sign up sale. Say Tuesday September 15th at 11AM.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I will be offering a wide range of color choices for the aluminum anodizing, as well as a selection of hardwoods. The hardwoods will be limited by what I can source. Some woods are hard to get reliably and so supplies will be first come first serve. Signing up early is your best bet to get the pick you want. </span></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">That said, the signup itself will be open for 3 days or so to give plenty of time to be thoughtful with your sign up and selection of colors and woods. </span></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The price for the work will be posted on the sign up as well. I know this bugs people but I try to keep commerce off publicly facing media.</span></div></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span><p></p>Chris Bathgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06934430413099713038noreply@blogger.com