We got a lot done last night, I decided that my whole area needs to be much more tent-like. So in addition to the entry flaps, I sewed up a “tent side”, furher isolating and seperating my installation from the gallery space. It’s feeling pretty cozy now, and I like the effect.
I got the silver and gold onto the Big Ass Painting, cleaned it up a little, but I didin’t get to the final shading, and I want to do some more work on the shaft of what was originally going to be a spear (I like the concept of impalement – it’s final, decisive and fatal), but what I decided should be a naginata, as it’s a much more personal object to me.
Above is where I tented in one side of the project. This did a great job of isolating the light sources, as well as blocking off access to the storage closet and keeping this immense television out of sight. The picnic bench is primered white, and I’ll be painting it black tonight. I’m going to be providing a pile of sharp implements for the convenience of viewers/participants table carving desires.
Installation view – This is looking at my installation from the gallery. You can see where we’ve built out a bar height counter over the regular Brewery Project table, my pile of #10 cans, the tent flaps open, and the Big Ass Painting all sit. You can kind of see my “Apocalypse Reading” shelves behind the right hand I-beam.
I had assumed it was always a naginata. Anyway, lookin’ good!
I had originally intended it to be a spear, possibly a trident (I killed a man with a tridet!), but more likely a long spear type used for boar hunting – that is with a huge guard to prevent the boar from coming all the way up the spear and goring you to death after you implale it. I’m fond of those. I couldn’t seem to get the materials to really make a quality weapon locally, especially the proper wood.