When I came back into the studio the next day to look at the resin after 24 hours it looked like the resin had not quite covered the fish and there was a small gap at the top and the resin had formed an imperfection above the fish.
As you can see from the photo this caused the fish to be barely visible as the ripples caused in the resin obscured its clarity.
The fish had changed from bright orange to a white colour and you could now see the innards of the fish therefore this made it les visible.
After applying another small layer of resin this leveled out the imperfection and made it completely clear again.
I am particularly interested in the way that i have immortalised my memory of the goldfish. I also like the way the piece is almost grotesque, due to a cup of tea being an object associated with comfort, yet inside is the deceased goldfish which would be unnerving if you were served this in a cafe.
The rosemary used was initially picked to be the plant in the “fish bowl”, however rosemary tea is actually renown for its benefits on short term memory.
