cytoarchitecture_process2

so, today i figured out how to cut circles of glass. it took me 3 failed attempts, but i figured out a suitable method on the 4th attempt. 

it was really quite difficult to get a good curving line for the circles. the next trick now is to sand the depressions that i've cut into the logs, and drop the mirror circles into the depressions in such a way that they fit snuggly. 

i really enjoy these logs as a grouping. there's 4 here but i've since added another two in order to reinforce a feeling of a forest. you can see the larger logs reflected in the smaller ones which i like. 

the smaller branches have been cut up and i'm trying to decide how best to deal with these.

my intention at this stage is still to sink mirrors into the exposed cuts and then to bind several segments together with rope. i'm not sold on the binding idea yet, i'm not sure what is compelling me to bind them together, and whether there is something that can be implied from that composition. best thing to do is follow the instinct and see how it turns out.

cytoarchitecture_process1

i have been invited to participate in a group exhibition at techno park studios - a gallery in williamstown.
this provides a great opportunity to create some new work. the last series of work i produced was a set of large abstract ink drawings, so for this exhibition i've decided to return to sculpture.
the gallery is situated in an area of williamstown that was once a casuarina (she-oak) forest, so i thought i would explore an idea of trees.
i found some great cut logs not far from my home, and although not from casuarina trees specifically, they evoke a sense of general 'tree-ness' and as a product of European introduction they also evoke ideas of our cultural construction of nature.
this is the first part of the artwork's construction in the studio:

 

the intention is to sink mirrors into these depressions in the logs. the smaller branches on the floor of the studio will be cut into smaller segments and will also have mirrors inserted into the exposed interiors. these smaller segments will be bundled together with rope.