several people have told me that they want to put a crank in their work too--these photos are for you! this mechanical pendant took me 2 months to make, and i documented its making along the way...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~thoughts and observations from my life and studio work~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "those who are willing to be vulnerable move among mysteries" theodore roethke
Showing posts with label automaton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label automaton. Show all posts
Friday, July 6, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
a truly delightful and stunning honor!
it was truly an honor to be a finalist in metal clay artist magazine's annual juried contest. i just found out that i placed first: talk about crazy amazing!
this inspirational publication gets a huge thank you from me! when i made this piece, i had no idea that others would be interested in what i thought was a beautiful but very odd box. i was just excited to have an excuse to push myself to use whatever materials my heart desired to tell a story. thank you for that push Metal Clay Artist Magazine, thank you Celie, Lora and Joy for your impossible challenge in judging and thank you pmc connection for your
sponsorship!!!!
this inspirational publication gets a huge thank you from me! when i made this piece, i had no idea that others would be interested in what i thought was a beautiful but very odd box. i was just excited to have an excuse to push myself to use whatever materials my heart desired to tell a story. thank you for that push Metal Clay Artist Magazine, thank you Celie, Lora and Joy for your impossible challenge in judging and thank you pmc connection for your
sponsorship!!!!
this promises to be a spectacular issue, starting with its cover, graced by metal clay genius wanaree tanner's intricate bronze portal bangle. all several hundred entrants in the "metal clay plus" juried contest will be there to inspire and delight, and much more! only a few more weeks to wait...
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| lost point of origin fine and sterling silver, bronze, copper, vitreous glass enamel, found object, pearl, mica, thread, paper 2012 |
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| lost point of origin 2012
 lost point of origin, back 2012 would you like to see a video of the movement in this mechanical box? click here |
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| lost point of origin, side open |
Thursday, October 20, 2011
automaton #2: threshold
immediately upon finishing my first automaton, thoughts began assembling for the construction of another one, and i started filling up my notebooks and doing research. i knew that metal clay today's next challenge had to do with hinges, which i had never made, so i thought i should try to include that in the piece. that's what a challenge is for, after all! the design and emotion of the piece changed quite a bit from what i originally started with and ended up being somewhat autobiographical. this really surprised me, and i didn't realize it until a day or two after i had finished it.
everybody creates differently; for me, these automatons start with a profound emotion, usually generated by words, and i go from there. i felt this way about these words by eugene smith, which are on the back of the piece in fine silver:
Every horizon, upon being reached, reveals another beckoning in the distance. Alway, I am on the threshold.
in the personal effects of my son's late father, i found some words that he had written down from the artist marcus pearson, and i included them on the bottom of the little drawer that hides behind a scallop-hinged, map-encrusted, pearl-clasped door:
Still, had I lived then, I'd like to think that I too, would have sailed in that ship of fools.
the talismans in the drawer are a fine silver tarot card (the fool), a tiny vintage child's toy compass/mirror, and a wee luna moth travel journal that i made and bound.
the authentic porthole is dingy and darkened and it is difficult to view what is inside until you open it and swing the tiny porthole clasp-handle to the side. now you are viewing a silver boat upon enameled blue waves that toss up and down as you turn the tiny crank. to make the boat more realistic, i hinged one of the sails so that it moves.
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| threshold fine silver, bronze, sterling silver, copper, vitreous glass enamel, pearl, paper, found object kimberly nogueira 2011 |
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| threshold fine silver, bronze, sterling silver, copper, vitreous glass enamel, pearl, paper, found object kimberly nogueira 2011 |
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| threshold fine silver, bronze, sterling silver, copper, vitreous glass enamel, pearl, paper, found object kimberly nogueira 2011 |
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| threshold fine silver, bronze, sterling silver, copper, vitreous glass enamel, pearl, paper, found object kimberly nogueira 2011 |
as a crazy 27 yr old, i came here from new england to this tropical island for a vacation with dreams in my eyes. seventeen years later i am still here. among other things, i put that journey into this automaton.
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