Home / Recent Work / Isabelle ( a mechanical bell), 2017, Bronze and Brass, 9.5" x 15" x 9.5" 80
Post date / 2017
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10. The stake I used for the next step. -
11. Using the stake in the previous picture and a straight-peen hammer to one side of the stake, creating a deep crease. -
12. Progress comes in baby steps. -
13. Changing the flat top of the head to a nice rounded dome. -
14. Dome done. -
15. Bending over where the chin will be. -
16. Using the hydraulic press to push out the nose. -
17. With the same stake in the nose, hammering the area around the nose. -
18. With the stake shown in image #10, hammering on either side of the nose. -
19. Another stake for the nose, for the process shown in the next image. -
20. Hammering under the nose, using the stake shown in the previous image. -
21. The stake I used in the process shown in the next image. -
22. Hammering in the mouth. -
23. Another stake, used in the next step. -
24. Putting in the slits of the closed eyes, hammering using the previously shown stake to support the metal right next to where I'm hammering.