03rd Sep 2007
Extreme Makeover - Final Thoughts
Lessons
- Acrylic takes forever to dry when thicker than a few sheets of paper.
- Plaster of Paris does not help the drying process.
- Oil paint holds form well in a flimy structure.
- Butter sticks are packaged in 9oz sticks, but measurement marking on the wrapper usually indicate increments equal to 8oz.
- We on average consume 11 pounds of butter a year, less than in the early 1900s due to the increased use of margerine.
Thoughts
- Can this piece be incorporated into a whole ‘tea & crumpet’ session, with something as cracker wafers, another supply as cheese, another as jam spread, another as crumpets, etc.?
- This was a nice transition from the complex earlier ideas into a simplied result that includes a basis of personal prior art ("This is Not Today’s Butter" and "Will Paint for Food").
- Is it actually safe to call this a montage?
Lessons
- Acrylic takes forever to dry when thicker than a few sheets of paper.
- Plaster of Paris does not help the drying process.
- Oil paint holds form well in a flimy structure.
- Butter sticks are packaged in 9oz sticks, but measurement marking on the wrapper usually indicate increments equal to 8oz.
- We on average consume 11 pounds of butter a year, less than in the early 1900s due to the increased use of margerine.
Thoughts
- Can this piece be incorporated into a whole ‘tea & crumpet’ session, with something as cracker wafers, another supply as cheese, another as jam spread, another as crumpets, etc.?
- This was a nice transition from the complex earlier ideas into a simplied result that includes a basis of personal prior art ("This is Not Today’s Butter" and "Will Paint for Food").
- Is it actually safe to call this a montage?
Keywords — butter, sculpture, acrylic paint, oil paint, plaster of paris, mistakes
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