Week 20

I think for my own state of mind I needed to get the aluminium sculpture finished as soon as I could without compromising on the quality of the work, just so that I could feel a sense of completion so that I don’t have to start this unit with a great weight on my back. Therefore every day this week I focused solely on said project. This week I have used an angle grinder to remove the runner system from the sculpture, I started by removing the excess material roughly 2cm from the surface of the sculpture. Later I worked closer to the object, until I had roughly a mm's worth of material to remove which I either filed down or used a flat disc on the angle grinder to create an even surface level. Once the runner system was removed I had greater access to the remaining plaster and sand which I was able wash out of the sculpture. Now that the runner system has gone and the sand and plaster has been washed away I can now align the two pieces, unfortunately the wash has created a bubbled margin across the seem, which means I now need to sand down one side until I can get the two to match up smoother before I can begin tig welding. Below I have documented the progress of the sculpture during this week below. ​