Day 2: Tube
For this form I attempted to make a sculptural hand piece, utilizing a commonly structured, geometric form of metal to accomplish an organic, flowing contour. It's very interesting to see people pick this ring up and try to figure out how to put it on without instruction. I've seen many variations but no one has discovered its intended use without instruction. How would you put this on?
Here is a photo of the piece in progress. Filing the correct curve in each extended tube was extremely difficult. If they didn't fit perfectly over the base tube there was no hope for stability in the entire piece.
This is an image of the piece pre-patina. I discovered the magic of using Nickel Pickle to remove the copper coating from brass.
Each piece is a different size of collapsed and manipulated brass tube. Here is an image of my studio pals, Jess and Catherine, with my late night studio dinner of vending machine coffee and cheez-its.
Below are some clearer shots of the intended use of the ring.
The base tube is designed to fit comfortably into the first joint of the fingers. I find that the most comfortable way to wear this ring is with a fist.
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