"Stan Harmon Fly Fishing over Cape Hatteras /
Materials and Process: 3mm white BE capped with 3mm clear BE with applied frit, powder, and enamels.
Content/Intent Statement: Inspired by a James Marsh print titled "Flying Fish." This self-portrait reflects the "inner" self as well as the "outer" Stan. I am most content playing around water and nature. The Outer Banks is my "stomping grounds." Fishing is one of my many pursuits. When I first saw the James Marsh print....well....what more do I need to say. Real fly fishing!
Leason learned from this project...enamels "detail" burn off when uncovered with each fuse firing. Either cover/cap or wait to last full fuse for detailing with enamels or fuse at lowest possible temp for particular enamel. The fish scales, etc., burned out....lots of lost work.
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7 comments:
Beautifully painted. Lovely playgroung, well done.
If this piece makes you think this guy lives in an alternate reality, you're dead on. Nice job, Stan. Marty P (Stan's wife) ;-)
We share interestingly similar sentiments or approaches, and even scale of the figures to the self-portrait assignment. The fish skin is really tasty. Is it mostly done with powders?
Great whimsy and fun! Love the whole subject. Enamels sure are fickle things aren't they?
DOLORES
Whimsy - that's just too perfect of a word to describe this. It's a perfect flying fish.
Elizabeth
Great piece! Yes,the whimsical nature is fabulous. Beautiful, vibrant color.
JoAnn
Hi Don, I actually sticklited the wings and scales on the body of the fish with black Ferro. I had great fun with the detail. After the second full fuse, the enamel sort of pulled together (clumped?). The color was accomplished with powder. It still has the effect of scales, but nowhere near what was originally there. To avoid a green sky, I separated the yellow from the blue by fusing them on different layers. I wanted to make a stormy sky like the original but ran out of time. Stan Thanks everybody.
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