| Our
Lady of Perpetual Starch A large sculpture shown at the Harry Wood Gallery at Arizona State University in April 2002. It was begun in January 2001 and features a working 6-foot-tall steam iron towering over a full-size flattened woman. See Best of Show of the Master of Fine Arts 2003 Summer Exhibition. ASU Insight article about the award. To see the work in its progress: photos. |
||
 |
 |
|
| The artist and viewers | Steaming every 30 minutes | |
 |
 |
| Barb and Nathan |
The original sketch, January, 2001 |
 |
 |
| Face Closeup | Logo on iron base |
| The Process | |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Aligning the plates | Gluing the water shute | Assembling the Ark | Putting other parts together |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Sanding, sanding, sanding | Making the wire | Sanding the hotplate | Final prep b/4 painting hotplate |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Gluing the handle | Carving the handle | Making the plug and outlet | Making wood connector for electric wire |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Rasping the handle smooth | Assembling handle and electric cord base | Attaching the skin to fit | Installing the on/off light |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| A shot of the infrastructure for my friend George Rhoades | The Inner Skin is complete! | Assembled | It'll look something like this |
 |
 |
 |
|
| Removing the fine line blue masking material after painting | At last...a truly metalic looking electric plate! | Planning for carving the hands | Lady's hands and the model |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Detailing the face | Lady is together | Two ladies primed and ready to paint | Two days before exhibit date |
 |
 |
 |
|
| The day before the show | The final assembly | THE FIRST SHOW...at Harry Wood Gallery, May 2002 | |
 |
 |
|
|
Trimming the iron platform for the MFA Summer Exhibition
2003 |
SEE: Best of Show judged by Brady Roberts, curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Phoenix Art Museum. | SEE: ASU Insight, July 11, 2003 about the award. | Home |
