Bronx Zoo Cobra Ring

My brother found the metal top of this ring and suggested I make a ring out of it:

Bronx Zoo Cobra Ring

I started by making a small holder for it with clay,

then I made an impression of the base before I baked it:

 

While the clay baked I colored the eyes

First I tried red but it did not come out right, then I tried black:

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I sealed it and let it dry:

After the base came out of the oven

I colored it and glued the snake head in: 

 

 

Artsy Sunday

I received this package today:

New blank rings!!! :D

I decided to get it together and make a knuckle ring with my name on it.

This was the first one:

 

Sculpey - I prefer just white and paint it to my linking. 

I used a carrot can to flatten out the clay:

flat!

 

measured it out

I carved my name in and poped it in the oven for 30 mins but it came out too big

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first attempt on the top very big and bulky. The second attempt; smaller and thinner:

After I baked it, I put the first layer of color

Finished Product: painted it with silver metallic enamel, made my name pop with yellow paint, and finished it with a clear protective sealer

Flaunting it

Human Experience #10,917: Team Sheen - White Pain!

Human Experience #10.899: Walmart Love

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Human Experience #10,875 : Birth of PUSH

 

The aftermath:

 

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I started by dripping black paint and using a brush to push the paint about the canvas.

Then I used my hands to smear it around.  The static object:

 

I used the same technique with the blue, using the same paintbrush.  I wanted to transfer some of the black paint onto the blue to show an attachment between the elements.

I mixed the orange and just splattered it on the painting. I used the natural splash from the orange paint to direct the motion. The colors mixed together adding to the effect of movement and depth.

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I wanted the picture to capture the momentum of Push.

I knew the colors I wanted to use and the feel that it needed to have.

Translating it onto canvas was the original challenge, but I got it together

and worked it out.  I want it to say:

Don't Stop. Keep Going. Push Through. Obstacles are welcomed.

Intentional inspirational piece; keep on keeping on:

I need a better picture, once it is more presentable.

I love it.

Human Experience #10.840: Outdoor Arts

The Essentials:

Macbook, skulls, glitter, paper towels, carboard, easel, blank canvas, painbrushes, paint, book: Sex with Kings.

I worked on a cylindrical shift.  While the skulls dried I painted, when the painting needed to dry, I read.

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The Skulls:

I applied more layers of paint, and then the glitter.  I adorned the teeth.  All that it is needed is the gloss / sealer and paint the back before attaching the ring.  After all this I'm going to wear it around and test how it looks - whether the paint holds up, chips, etc.

Concord Grape Skull

Silver Glitter

White Teeth 

Red Apple

Gold Glitter

Gold Tooth

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The Painting:

It is not done yet.  I still have to put a couple more colors in it, like blue.  I love to mix my own colors - experiment with all the shades.  I didn't know what I was going to do.  I picked up the brush and dipped it in the yellow paint.  I thought of the word happiness and what it feelings it gives me.  I equate it to a tranquil moment, looking at the sun and just taking in the warmth, levitating.

Happiness

ReMix: My own shade of grey.

I was impulsive and mixed it straight on the table.

ReMix: My own shade of orange

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The Hands:

This is what they looked like after all was done.

The End:

Here comes the sun moon.

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Moving Gifs: gickr

Majestic Journey: Skull Fucked, part 1

Yesterday, we were working on new ideas for rings.  These are a couple of tests.

 

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 Test no. 1

Result:

We were not happy with the result.  The glitter is too translucent and did not look good.

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Test no. 2 

I took off the glitter from test no. 1 on the sample skull.  I decided to combine apple red acrylic paint with the red glitter.   I don't have a picture of the result but it was favorable.  A step closer to what we are looking for

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Test no.3 

I didn't want to use one of the sample skulls that we have lying around.  I made a whole new batch of skulls that are clean, and ready to be worked on.  I busted out the sand paper to smooth out the edges. Each skull is distinctly different from the next.

This is the result.  I decided to stick to one single all around color.  Each skull is hand painted with multiple layers to achieve a rich color composition.  I made sure that I didn't add too much paint to the teeth so that they stand out and have more depth than the rest of skull.  I have let them dry overnight now today I am adding the glitter, and the single gold colored tooth.  We are working on ideas for the back of them, maybe a contrasting color to add pop and interest - enforcing our attention to ever part of this piece.

For a Friend...

I did this for my friend 2 weeks ago...He was going through some heart ache, which I related to - we established the "broken heart club" totally cheesy but 100 percent authentic.

I have a saying: throw money at the situation.

It's not the best advice but sometimes it's the only thing that works.

Money might not buy long-term happiness; but it does help with short-term contentment.

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Materials:  Wood, Acrylic Paint, Black Sharpie, Band-Aid, Hemp String

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