on Prepared Plywood 48" x 48" x .75" Through Gallery
This idea for a mounted puzzle-piece composition of drawings came to me as I sorted through my flat file numerous times. I have 20 drawers and most are full of work. Seeing things that have value, but may not stand alone as a solid piece, I wanted to combine them in some way, and while in Chicago one day, I saw some work on a plywood support. Corners rounded over and stained a beautiful blue, I decided to combine the visions. This piece is LARGE. So many drawings needing space, I could do several more. This is a prototype. Once the plywood was in front of me, I was consumed with the idea of completing this puzzle. Working outside with most of it, I only took it inside when I could sit down and try to mount the pieces. Being the size it is, it took up my living room. When it came to varnish it, I found the varnish didn't achieve the look I wanted. EPOXY! Never having done any epoxying in my life, it was quite interesting to decide to bathe my drawings in this substantially sticky goo. Several drawings weren't mounted entirely and have remained lifted in places. It created some interesting texture across the double layers of epoxy, but when I do this again, the pieces will be mounted entirely. This turned out to be a HUGE project that consumed me for 6 days straight. I might even coat it with one more layer of epoxy. Regardless, this is a very unique piece...and does NOT require a frame!
This idea for a mounted puzzle-piece composition of drawings came to me as I sorted through my flat file numerous times. I have 20 drawers and most are full of work. Seeing things that have value, but may not stand alone as a solid piece, I wanted to combine them in some way, and while in Chicago one day, I saw some work on a plywood support. Corners rounded over and stained a beautiful blue, I decided to combine the visions. This piece is LARGE. So many drawings needing space, I could do several more. This is a prototype. Once the plywood was in front of me, I was consumed with the idea of completing this puzzle. Working outside with most of it, I only took it inside when I could sit down and try to mount the pieces. Being the size it is, it took up my living room. When it came to varnish it, I found the varnish didn't achieve the look I wanted. EPOXY! Never having done any epoxying in my life, it was quite interesting to decide to bathe my drawings in this substantially sticky goo. Several drawings weren't mounted entirely and have remained lifted in places. It created some interesting texture across the double layers of epoxy, but when I do this again, the pieces will be mounted entirely. This turned out to be a HUGE project that consumed me for 6 days straight. I might even coat it with one more layer of epoxy. Regardless, this is a very unique piece...and does NOT require a frame!