Home / Recent Work / Upton O'Good, 2017, Brass and Wood, 7.5" x 15" x 3.5" / Upton O'Good, how it was made 29
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1. Starting out with a clay model, to make a pattern for the blank of flat sheet of brass. -
2. The clay model has been dipped in hot liquid Dip Seal, which solidifies immediately upon being lifted out of the pot. -
3. The rubbery Dip Seal coating cut and being removed. -
4. The Dip Seal shell has been spread out as flat as possible on a sheet of paperand traced around with a pencil. -
5. Having cut out the paper pattern, it was traced onto a sheet of 16 gauge brass and cut out. -
6. Using a sand bag to hammer what will be the head. -
7. Punching out facial features from the inside. -
8. Pushing out the chin/beard from the inside on a polyurethane block, using the hydraulic press. -
9. Using raising hammer and stake to move the metal around. -
10. After annealing, more raising, to move the outer edges around to the middle of the back. -
11. Making it more curved (synclastic) on a curved stake. -
12. Not a perfect match-up in back. I have drawn lines to guide cutting off metal to make the two sides match up. -
13. That's much better. Now I can proceed to closing up the seam. -
14. Planishing the front on a flattish mushroom stake.