I made this for Jakki as a Mothers Day gift from the boys, well, kind of thing. We always do gifts for each other on Fathers/Mothers day. I know you ladies out there must be feeling sorry for Jakki by now!! I took an old coffee pot and got busy! the bits are all the crap we used to get out of the arcade machines, before we had the kids! I wasn't sure to start with, but as soon as i gave it it's red undercoat i knew it would be ok. The gold came out better than i expected, it's really rich and feels like it's been dipped, rather than just a cheap can of spray. Anyway, I'm happy with it and i definitely be making more. They're a great way to get rid of all those little bits that fill the bottoms of drawers! It looks terribly fancy. Nice.
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That girl better hold on to you, there are not many like you out there!!! What a great gift, I have boxes and boxes of this stuff, I should get busy!
ReplyDeleteThis would be a great gift for Wesley's birthday! I have some old cigar boxes I have been looking to use.... hmmmmm !
Thanks Tracey..... i keep telling her, but she doesn't believe me! ; )
ReplyDeleteGive it a go for Wesley... and it's great fun too, really makes you think about the shape, texture and surface of these little things too. There were some really crappy bits, but i was amazed at how they were transformed. If they were all personal object it would be great. Your family barns are a super sophisticated version i guess, but similar principle.combining things to increase the emotional power of an object.
What a great memory jug, Scott. And cool process photos. Is this your first memory jug? Thanks for sharing. I make memory jugs, too, and have written an instruction/history book about them, too. Laurie Beth Zuckerman
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Jakki is so lucky to have such a lovely homemade gift. I don't think I've ever met anyone who has put so much effort into a mother's day gift!
ReplyDeletethat is very cool.
ReplyDeleteWow. This is INSANE. I love it!! Totally cool and she'll treasure it I'm sure. Glad you included the before and after photos. I'd have never guessed that was what it came from.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you all like it... and 'Yes' Laurie this is my first ever Memory Jug. I do have a print out of some of your fine jugs sitting up in my workspace though. Then when i saw that clip from the Ames Gallery i knew it was time to finally make one.
ReplyDeleteLorna, ALL mothers are worth something special!
Laura, your recent duo piece is very cool too, thanks though
Ron, glad you love it... proper potters can still make these kind of objects though can't they?
I'll be sure to make more. Now i know to remember to keep an eye out for all those really small interesting things.
I even plan to make a lampshade version, just using the wire framework as a base. I think light pouring though it would look great!!
cheers everyone!
Good idea about the lampshade. Yes, proper potters can certainly do all sorts of things. Ha.
ReplyDeleteGREAT first jug. Can't wait to see what you do next. What fascinates me, Scott, is that you knew to paint red under the gold. I tried that myself on a demonstration piece. It seems to work just beautifully. I would like to mention this technique in my book, so tell me whether you have read about this somewhere and I can site that reference. Thanks for your email, too!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie. I will be emailing you back, but for now i'll just mention the red here. It just seemed to be already in my head!.. i know it has it's roots in historical gilding with gold leaf. It would often be applied on top of a red base coat, on picture frames etc.. It helps give the gold more warmth and particularly on these objects, with lots of nooks and crannies, there will be some areas that only get lightly touched by the gold and so the red get reflected off the more solid gold surfaces. There's a definite added richness as i sprayed another old plain pot just gold and it was very 'flat' in comparison. This did seem to be a very good gold spray though. It was Montana Gold brand and I think it was 'Gold Chrome". The red was just some standard red gloss spray.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Scott. I'll mention your technique in the next update of my book. Meanwhile, I'll do a little research into the gold leaf technique for frames.
DeleteGold blend...Nice work!
ReplyDeleteThat's Mint Scott. Lucky girl.
ReplyDeleteI love this. Reminds me of Mr Perry's skull and his boat from Tomb of The Unknown Cratsman. I've been thinking about making some kind of pot with bits stuck on. Perhaps you'll beat me to it. This is a lovely project idea.
ReplyDeletethanks Patricia. I have lots of ideas for pots swimming around in my head, but i'm letting myself down on the making front. I'm sure you'll beat me to it! Love Mr Perry! I would like to cast more sprig moulds to mix up in my work and combine with the sgraffito. I'm sure the more i make of these object jugs and the more real pots i make, then the two will start to fuse.
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