Last week I met with fellow GSS artist Beth Shapeero for a metalwork lesson. My intention was to build support structures for the casts I have been working on in my studio. I hoped to gain a basic understanding of certain processes in order that I could experiment independently. We covered cutting and polishing with an angle grinder, drilling, cold sawing, sanding and welding. Beth was a patient teacher and explained each process carefully.
The objects/support structures resemble a three dimensional sketch of a bed that is attached to a strip of metal in order to be attached, at a remove, from the wall. The day after the lesson I continued to work on a second structure on my own, adjusting the design slightly where the piece attached to the wall. There were occasional frustrations but I was very pleased to produce something that looked like what I had casually sketched out a few weeks ago.
