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ace_combs

working quietly

Feb 02, 2006 20:23

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mojokat February 3 2006, 02:32:28 UTC

I can't even begin to describe how much I love those pieces. There really aren't words for it.

ace_combs February 3 2006, 03:14:53 UTC

thank you for your support. i've had most of the objects hiding under a heavy coat of aluminum paint, stored, for, roughly, 13 years. now, i've cleaned things up. and i've started fabricating, again. there are 9 pieces in various states of completion, all told. sharing a space with the 5 largest objects on the floor, things feel different. it's time to work out this part of my life, and of myself.

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mojokat February 3 2006, 18:47:34 UTC

"it's time to work out this part of my life, and of myself."

yea.... ;-)

noromdiam February 3 2006, 03:42:12 UTC

What are they? They look like wheels or tops, or one of dem gyroscopes.

ace_combs February 3 2006, 03:55:13 UTC

yes! and they're all unfinished. the latin [fr?] root of "sorcery" was [i think] sorte [sp?] - luck/chance - something cast or turned, through which randomness something was revealed.

the above is not clear - as i am rushing. c'est la. so. yes. fate-lottery-probability. circular motion. thanks! logging off, before i am thrown off...

noromdiam February 3 2006, 04:55:21 UTC

The wheels of fortune are quite lovely. Are they made of metal? wood?

ace_combs February 4 2006, 01:54:16 UTC

wood! the spindles were hewn from native material that i obtained from several municipal foresters. try buying a 2-foot diameter hunk of black walnut at the local home depot...ha.

the rings were built, from spuce.

thanks!

kazzibee February 3 2006, 04:37:08 UTC

pg those are most excellent things. if i was a rich lady, i would offer to buy them from you, so i could festoon my life with them. but i am a non-wealthy lady living in an expensive rented flat with cockroaches and a cat with a shaved bum. that is my position.

they remind me of lots of things, which is part of the appeal.

big yay for doing stuff!

ace_combs February 4 2006, 01:36:34 UTC

"Your journey to financial freedom..."

Thanks, Karen! I still think of Tasmania, and it's timber. They've a nice tradition of woodwork [and resources] in NZ, too.

kazzibee February 4 2006, 01:42:41 UTC

haha oh yeah i actually forgot that in the last year i have actually done some money saving. but not much. thanks for the kiyosaki link. haha.

jeeff February 3 2006, 06:38:09 UTC

dude! those are amazing! i love the third dimension. how do you want to paint them?

ace_combs February 4 2006, 01:51:30 UTC

#ff9900, #00ff33, #ff3300, #0099ff, and such. bright. warm. candy-like. the end result should sit somewhere between modern japanese craft and traditional wooden toys from the black forest.

the paint will be an oil-based enamel, rubbed with pumice and mineral oil. the end result should be a rather slick, glossy surface that reveals the material as well as the previous layers of finish.

thanks jeeff!!! if you have any advice about the gallery scene in toronto [supposedly, the second largest art market in north america?] pass it along...

jeeff February 5 2006, 21:32:58 UTC

wow, sounds great. i would love to see those in a gallery around here. i'm sure lots of galleries would be interested. if you want info about the toronto gallery scene, i suggest contacting hool. he has a lot more first-hand experience than i.

ace_combs February 7 2006, 03:40:24 UTC

outstanding. when the weather improves, i hope to ride up for a look around...

keyl February 3 2006, 12:26:40 UTC

I have no idea how you're going to paint them, but I think they look beautiful as they are.

ace_combs February 4 2006, 01:56:04 UTC

keyl! thank you for the positive response. i too groove on the play of light and shadow, and have put off bothering about color till the last moment.

hope you're doing well!