Done...for now

Sculpture finished and delivered

Delivered sculpture to Peter Toumbekis and Chris Benz. Perfect setting. Very unique and eclectic apartment.

Color study

Was just pleasantly surprised by RED! I was trying to create a mottled patina in photoshop and started with solid matte red. I actually like it.

Primed

This is experimental to me so I hope the results are to my liking. I can always strip it if I hate it and start from scratch. Next step is building a patina on the primer.

New seed

Started framing out this sketch.

Welding completely DONE!

This is a big moment for me. I put all distractions aside and finished welding and grinding. Next step is putting a patina on it. I'm very happy with it which is unusual. I love the motion and struggle the piece is going through. As if to find a more comfortable position. Something to ease the pain it's going through. The sculpture completely changes as you walk around it. Sometimes it's slender and majestic, other times it's thick and twisted. Ok, yes, for now I like it. Onto the next one.

Finishing

Ton and tons of grinding and sanding. Need to start experimenting with a patina. I'm not too happy with the upper tentacles. They just don't flow right. Trying to ignore them but if they continue to disturb me, I'll have to start over.