Real Materials

Real materials - 11

Sea and Sky by Seth (March, 2007)

The initial design I drew in late 2005 while fiddling with the idea of a rotating tessellation-- one that would show dolphins underwater, then jumping, then reeintering the water.

As shown at left, the bird was initially a spoon-billed heron. I later changed the bird to a cormorant (which truly dives underwater to catch fish), and finally settled on a generic crane-like bird.

Here is each step in the creation of this piece:

1>> Sketch on paper
2 Sketched on wood.
3 Rough-drilled
4 Mostly carved
5 Partly painted
6 The completed piece



		Real materials - 11 Sea and Sky by Seth (March, 2007) The initial design I drew in late 2005 while fiddling with the idea of a rotating tessellation-- one that would show dolphins underwater, then jumping, then reeintering the water. As shown at left, the bird was initially a spoon-billed heron. I later changed the bird to a cormorant (which truly dives underwater to catch fish), and finally settled on a generic crane-like bird. Here is each step in the creation of this piece: 1>> Sketch on paper 2 Sketched on wood. 3 Rough-drilled 4 Mostly carved 5 Partly painted 6 The completed piece