GiselleNo5 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 This whole thread brought a huge smile to my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted September 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Quick update on this continuing saga of an idea gone crazy ... basics fired and ready to install. Coral heads looking good ... 1/2 of them fired. Sponges too green upon firing so have to remedy that. Fish ready to glaze and fire .... Memo to self ... do not start something small with fuzzy end game plan. This projected installation has now resulted in a revamp of front yard plantings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Looking good your well on your way to completion, can't wait to see photos of the final project. Loved the mermaid! Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 chris, fish lay millions of eggs because they do not all hatch and many of the infant fish are eaten immediately. it looks as though you pampered all the tiny things and now you have a glut of fish!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted September 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 chris, fish lay millions of eggs because they do not all hatch and many of the infant fish are eaten immediately. it looks as though you pampered all the tiny things and now you have a glut of fish!!!! Yes, I'm thinking I should throw a few potatoes into the firing! : - ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Those are freaking ADORABLE!! I love them! ♥♥♥ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 This is fantastic, Chris! Go big or go home!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted September 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 there are simply no words to describe how much fun it is to load glazed fish without errors ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted September 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 WooHoo .... Could not resist taking a peek in the kiln this morning ... will not have time to unload it today but the top shelf looks promising... at least the odds of a nightmare waiting on shelves below are slightly lower than I feared. By the way ... Those chunky bits the fish are on are the exploded chunks of the big original piece that started this whole adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 That's a purty herd o' fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted September 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Sept. 23 update .... Garage floor is full of fish as I begin to glue them to reef parts and to each other. Still no planning in evidence but I am having fun. I will post some images in my gallery of other work I have been making during this epic ... they have been sharing kiln space with sea life. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakukuku Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Fun stuff. I love the "make it up as you go along" method (or non - method). Rakuku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 it is an amazing installation. where is the solo show? Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted September 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 it is an amazing installation. where is the solo show? Marcia My front yard walkway ... have also hung some fish in the trees in my backyard and side yard ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 About to say, get outta that garage before its too big to go thro' those doors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 gosh, chris, if you had not been so careful in the glaze firing you could have stuck some together with glaze and saved a step. do you feel like the old lady who lived in a coral reef and had so many fish she didn't know what to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyne Schoenmann Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 I've just read the whole thread and, like Paul, I think it a lovely, epic story. I admire your skills and your patience Chris! And you, telling us the other day that you are too lazy to do raku because it needs so much time... I can't wait to see the sculpture finished in your garden. Get those fish out of the garage! Evelyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 About to say, get outta that garage before its too big to go thro' those doors! Oh no! I did not think of that! Loading the glazed fish was very time consuming as I had to invent all kinds of supports to keep their fins raised off the shelf. I did use glaze to keep some together and mount others where I wanted them ... But I knew I would need a lot of them free standing or floating or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioman Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 OK ... So I decide to start a yard sculpture ... the thing gets bigger and bigger ... taller and wider ... On the second floor of my house with no idea how to get it downstairs into the garage where the kilns are. As an FYI for next time; a trick we use in hospitals for evacuating patients in case of an actual emergency. Strap the object to a mattress (either traditional or air; air works best); the mattress will slide a 400 + lb. person smoothly down stairs with only two people guiding and neither needs to be a big person. The mattress also prevents the item from being damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 OK ... So I decide to start a yard sculpture ... the thing gets bigger and bigger ... taller and wider ... On the second floor of my house with no idea how to get it downstairs into the garage where the kilns are. As an FYI for next time; a trick we use in hospitals for evacuating patients in case of an actual emergency. Strap the object to a mattress (either traditional or air; air works best); the mattress will slide a 400 + lb. person smoothly down stairs with only two people guiding and neither needs to be a big person. The mattress also prevents the item from being damaged. Thanks for the idea! And bonus wise, it would also be so much fun to watch if it went out of control ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 I can't wait to see final pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted October 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 The end is in sight my friends with another change of plans .... First, here is the link to some images my gallery.... http://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/gallery/album/1052-life-on-a-coral-reef/ and NO, those sweet things are not going to sit outside. Many of the smaller pieces will be outdoors but these will find other homes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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