I had just finished cutting out the pieces for a full scale model from a sheet of Gatorboard when I looked down and thought, “I love this form, but will it work in three dimensions?”
I added a circle I had laying around and... “This could work”.
The first step was to take the two dimensional cutout and transform it into a three dimensional maquette. It took a while, but I eventually had something that felt right.
The next step was to enlarge the maquette to a full-size, 28"H x 22"W x 12"D model in Gatorboard for fabrication in polyurathane.
In trying different color palettes, I began differentiating the sphere from the main body of the sculpture by using a contrasting color.
The Finished Sculpture
No.12
Machined Polyurethane, Wood, Aluminum, Enamel Paint.
28"H 22"W 12"D.
2022
