Orbis Luminarius: The Light Bulb Snail
This piece has turned into a test for a much larger version I plan to make in the next few days. I am unhappy with how the glaze crazed on the bulb/shell. That will not be happening again.
I must apologize for the poor picture quality. I haven't found a good place to take slides of my work yet, since I moved. I will be replacing this picture as soon as I can.
Please, let me know what you think of this piece. The larger version will be capable of much more detail. I'm plan to make the antenna much more life-like, and give this guy a mouth.
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Sta.sh
gotta love it! very well done
Subjecting such ordinary items to Dalian transformation evokes all our anxieties about the absurdity of experience.
The crazing is very cool.
It would also be interesting if you could find a way to make this luminous... perhaps by perforating and inserting a light source, or some translucent media..
(bioluminescent snails?
anyway, love these. looking forward to your bigger ones!
I finished making the larger one, I should have some pictures of it in a couple of weeks!
I admit, I don't mind the crackle either. I think it adds to the whole cracked melted light-bulb look... though I guess in real-life, a light-bulb would never crack without breaking >_<