I'm getting so excited now as I've spent all day stripping copper wire out of electrical cables (donated to me... not illegally!) and spot welding copper, and playing generally with the materials and shapes that I will use!
Stripping wire out of a cable with a knife... resulting in a lot of near amputations of digits... a very laborious and boring task.
3 joints are spot welded, even though afterwards I was told it wasn't possible!?! and one is copper taped.
My soles came out of the kiln, and one has gone back in. As I had to individually make the kiln props out of steel, the degree of the curve on one of the props is less dramatic than the other, so I've just put the less curvy bit of glass onto the curvier bit of steel to be fired again... if this makes sense? I'm really pleased with the shape and size so I hope the heels come out ok, the moulds go in this afternoon so I'll put the glass in on wednesdaym, so friday I'll either be elated or completely depressed... I can't wait!
The pressure is on at the moment as I really can't afford to make ANY mistakes, I need everything to go to plan, or else I'll have to use the rather disgusting alternative of plastic heels, which would look OK if they weren't next to their classy cousin glass, which is far more attractive. I think it should all go well but you never know! I do however need to get some copper sheet for the toe caps because the college haven't got neough for me to use, I may need to just ask really nicely.
Aside from this, the 3DD group had a visitor today, an ex-student named Sam Lucking, a product designer, who gave us a little presentation on his career and then helped us with our workshop stuff, having some really helpful suggestions for us. His career seems amazing, and not only did he get a distinction on the foundation course (what I'm doing), he's worked on so many interesting projects and his work is very recognisable. The aspect of his work that I found most intriguing was his origami, life size crustaceans!
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