process.gleuch

Unfortunately, the luster of the LED idea has faded due to a process flaw. By making the wax eggs hollow, the led lights are not able to diffuse the light to make them glow, instead, only partially lighting up the eggs. Red and orange LEDs are very directional, and is not producing a glow. Green and Blue are better, but not by much. Instead, I plan to scrap the LEDs from the eggs and let them be a polished, translucent white color.

I’ve thought of possible attempts at unique placement of the piece, but the best place seems to be in a typical pedestal gallery placement.

Due to problems with creating the square mold, I’ve decided to turn to clear globe ornaments that I can fill with wax. Then, I can make the wax hollow enough to cool quickly, but also allow room to place the LEDs in at a later date. The battery life on one LED would last less than 3 days, making the rest of the piece time sensitive. Hollowing out the middle allows me to come back at a later date.

I’ve also decided to move away from the concept of taking ideas into the idea of how the internet is fostering new startup companies. Each wax "egg" is to represent a startup web-only company. A nest will be made from wires and computer cables and placed keyboard of a laptop computer. Even if the idea of internet is a bit of a stretch to gather from the piece, one will surely walk away from it understanding the computer and egg senses of the piece.