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So what is this Fetus Fetish thing...

Fetus n: an unborn vertebrate especially after attaining the basic structural plan of its kind.

Fetish n 1a: An object regarded with superstitious or extravagant trust or reverence, believed to have magical powers to protect or aid its owner; broadly: an object of irrational reverence or obsessive devotion: a Fixation.  

Bronze vb 1: to make precious a memory, i.e. to bronze baby shoes.

The Fetus Fetish work moving forward

I thought they were all poured atleast but I did just start thinking about an unplugged one, a free fetish. So stay tuned. Here are all 5 of them, only one is finished the others are only choosing their rocks. Hoping to be finished in a month or two.  Love the new domes. I hate to show them so unfinished but I did promise to keep you all updated. I need to finish chasing, polishing and adding the eyes. Then I need to attach to their rocks. Each rock will also have an etching. I'll keep you updated. Questions? 

 

Iron Pour in Fallbrook

Hot Iron now that was fun! I made myself some rubber ducks...they don't float.

 

Troll Bracelet

My first Bracelet...I love narratives and Billy Goat Gruff is ripe. And yes I will have to wear it very carefully.

 

The work is moving forward on the Fetus Fetish Series
Globes are ready and all are poured. Doing some more finish work but close to having all 5 finished.

Removing from the ceramic shell

Ok they have been poured, pictures of that to come. These are the first shots of the ceramic shell removed.

The next photos are of the sprues removed and more shell removed....Day 1

I was so relieved that all of Shiva poured!

Finished grinding down all sprue stubs...day 2.  Going to have a little repair welding work.

After that sandblasting wirewheel and patina.  

First in the Series Fetus Fetish. I still need a base.

My Exquisite Corpse

This is the drawing (Body parts) I had to work with for my Exquisite Corpse from the group Tuesday Nights. This year I decided I wanted to do a little Claymation. The Head was a drawing From Artist Antonia Cosentino. I'm not sure who drew the other parts. It just read as a story to me. I used all the parts: A head, a match, a Hydrant, a wrench, a shovel and pipes. 

Altar for Exquisite Corpse Exhibition

Since Tuesday Nights was doing Altars to Saints real or imagined for the Exquisite Corpse show, I thought I would do one for the mother of all Saints Mere De Dieu.
It just seemed to me after reading about so many of these Saints and their Martyring, along with all the punishments passed out to mankind "supposedly" with Gods permission, what was really needed was the female face of God the face of compassion. In the end she had no face, but was forever wounded.

Pouring to more Fetus' tonight

Tonight I'm pouring two more bronzes in the series called Fetus Fetish.
At this point there are 4 ready to go.
Just pouring 2 because they need to be good and hot when poured.

Grandpa's Atar at Modern Eden

Mom traveled with me to the opening of the Altar Exhibibtion at Modern Eden in San Francisco.
The opening was fantastic, and Mom had fun!

Palomar Glass

The Boys at Palomar making my new larger glass domes...my first glass outing!
The Fetus Fetish series has gotten to large for the last ones. 

New Stickers Out!

I just received my new stickers! So much Fun....Bony Pony, Louie, Pulltoy and Bunny Boy.