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Author Message CJ Munn Joined: : 20-Apr-2004 Started On : 22-Oct-2004 at 09:20:02 AM, #Views : 2356 Topic Subject : Pics 1 This is the piece that started it all off. It's a collaborative effort between me and my lifecasting mentor, Andre Masters. He made the original fibreglass piece for demonstration purposes when he was introducing me to fibreglass and gave me the plain piece (which has copper and pearlescent powders in the gel coat)as a present and said 'Now go away and do something interesting with it' (or words to that effect). The result was 'Samurai', which was inspired by my interest in tattoos (I don't have tattoos myself, but love to look at other people's). I based it on the leaping Koi Carp designs popular with Japanese sailors. It's quite a difficult piece to photograph, being rather shiny, so you see different parts of the design as you turn it from the light. The tattoo is an engraving (I got rather into engraving in my jewellery/silversmithing days) and I enjoyed the whole process of engraving the lifecast that I started applying it to my plasterwork too (more to come on that soon). I rubbed blacking polish into the cast to age the copper and change the engraving from white to black. I love the subtlety of the piece because it is dark on dark. The straps are 3 tone leather plaits, which I thought made it look more like wearable armour. cj x --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.781 / Virus Database: 527 - Release Date: 21/10/2004 View File   Replied By Message CJ Munn Joined: 20-Apr-2004 Posted On : 22-Oct-2004 at 09:45:35 AM   Subject : RE: pics 1 close up --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system Link Version: 6.0.781 / Virus Database: 527 - Release Date: 21/10/2004 View File