SIZE IS THE KEY - after applying Wunda Size and allowing it to cure for 20 minutes it’s time to start applying tin leaf to the paper edge. #symmetreeoak #resinart #oaktree #size #instaartist #asmr #asmrart #leaf #tin #workinprogress #artistatwork #arborvitae #treeoflife
FIXING TIME - there’s a heap of these wee bonsai pieces to mount, so I create a template to help position the picture hooks. #picturehook #symmetreeoak #oaktree #bonsai #slowafternoon #takeyourtime #slowliving #bwphotography #resinart
Removing excess tin leaf from the edge of this Symmetree Oak Bonsai piece. The sound of brush on a coarse paper edge. It’s part of what making is about. A resin coating stage is next. #asmr #asmrpaper #symmetreeoak #resinart #oaktree #leaf #blackandwhitephotography #artprocess #process #processart
VARNISHING DAY in the studio. This is the third coat for these bonsai Symmetree Oak pieces. One more after this then it’s time to add the tin leaf edges. These black and white pieces explore tonal ranges and how we perceive them. Our notions of how sunrise and sunset are experienced take on a different value when the colour is taken away .#symmetreeoak #varnishing #bonsai #asmr #asmrpainting #blackandwhitephotography #resinart #oaktree #
The secret to tearing the paper edges on the Symmetree Oak pieces. It’s the same process for both small and large pieces. The trick to registering the mount is the pin holes to the flip side of the paper. #paper #papertear #printmount #registration #slowvideo #paperasmr #asmr #symmetreeoak
STAR TRACES - Lovely to hear from Sue at @beumeefineart in Tunbridge Wells that these 3 resin block wall pieces have found a home together. Part of the process of making them was to try and visualise where they would eventually be placed. Sue is great at understanding how to create a complete package that sets the pieces off to their best and so ensure they connect in the right way to the right person. #startraces #symmetreeoak #affinity #tunbidgewells #resinart #mixedmediaart #goldleaf #copperleaf #contemporaryart #artgallery #acrylicpainting #time #sunset
A big thanks to Dom and Tom from @cliftonfineart for their ongoing support on the Symmetree Oak Tree project. Lovely to see these 2 Reflective Practice pieces recently found new homes at the @affordableartfairuk Battersea. 🙏🌳❤️ #symmetreeoak #resinart #oaktree #mixedmedia #contemporaryart #painting #experimentalprintmaking
TIDELINES III - The Solway Firth coastline has rightly become a place to relax, enjoy, play, party and to be honest just stand in awe of. We feel so lucky to have tripped into it, to make it our place to stay and set up the wee cottages @myrtleandrosecottages . Having such a place on our doorstep it inevitably has become inspiration and material for new work. I’m looking forward to making more. #tidelines #solwayfirth #coastalart #contemporaryart #chasingthelight #beachcombing #resinart #naturalpigment