Metal Workshop Outcome

Jerry, Chaz Howkins, 2016, metal

I decided that I wouldn't be able to create something which was relevant to my practice during the electric welding workshop, so decided to create a giraffe out of metal.  After snapping the blade of the electric saw, I used an angle grinder to cut the metal pipes to the right size.  I then used the electric welder to attach the pieces together and the angle grinder to create the patterns on he body.

Concrete Workshop Outcomes

Concrete Fluidity, Chaz Howkins, 2016, concrete

Concrete Fluidity, Chaz Howkins, 2016, concrete

I carved the gender fluidity symbol into a block of styrofoam so that the concrete would cast with the symbol raised on its surface.  Gender fluidity is often dismissed as an identity, so I wanted to cast the symbol in concrete to create a sense of permanence and validity.

Concrete Casting Workshop

Wooden mould

Concrete mixer and moulds

Remains of the mould

During this workshop I created a wooden frame to act as a mould for the concrete and then carved my design into a block of styrofoam and placed it in the bottom of the mould.  I then poured the concrete into the mould, left it overnight to set and dismantled the frame to remove the solid concrete block.

Vinyl Moulding Workshop

Clay covering object

Pouring in the vinyl

During this workshop I watched a demonstration of how to create a vinyl mould.  This is a very time consuming process and I didn't feel I could make it relevant to my practice so I decided against casting an object of my own.

Sculpture Maquette

Middle Finger Maquette, Chaz Howkins, 2016, clay

I created this maquette using clay and may venture into creating a life size version using body casting.  The expressive hands cover where the breasts should be in an attempt to express a sense frustration from being restricted by your physical form.

Manipulated Double Exposures

Fluidity Symbol, Chaz Howkins, 2016, photo manipulation and paint

After creating a postcard sized drawing of this image, I felt it would work well on a larger scale so I splattered paint over an A3 print out of the image.  I feel it was more successful as a drawing due to how the symbol becomes lost within the colour, so my next step is either to paint the symbol over a black and white print out or to draw image again on a larger scale.