So it's a strange feeling when what I've done and what I set out to do are more-or-less the same thing. That's what happened with the rooster sculpture I've been working on. It's made mostly from local throwaway (a shower caddy, lawnmower parts, a rusty serving platter, a broiler pan, and about 80 cents worth of flatware from Goodwill). It's not quite done yet, but it's pretty close. This is the result of my last few days in the garage:
In my experience, the ingredients of the creative process include just as much frustration and disappointment as satisfaction. More often than not, the gulf between what I see in my head and what I am able to create puts a real damper on the "final" joy of finishing something. The mismatch makes it hard to tell when something is finished. When does the making stop and the cringing start?
So it's a strange feeling when what I've done and what I set out to do are more-or-less the same thing. That's what happened with the rooster sculpture I've been working on. It's made mostly from local throwaway (a shower caddy, lawnmower parts, a rusty serving platter, a broiler pan, and about 80 cents worth of flatware from Goodwill). It's not quite done yet, but it's pretty close. This is the result of my last few days in the garage:
24 Comments
Uncle Ron
12/21/2016 05:46:21 pm
Super! Love it! You really have a "knack" for flying stuff (dragon fly & crow). And a really spunky rooster pose! Keep up the excellent work.
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Andy White
12/22/2016 11:19:24 am
Thanks. I'm just getting started!
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Phillip
12/21/2016 08:07:48 pm
Andy, that is amazing! Your attention to detail is spectacular. Beautiful piece of art!
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Andy White
12/22/2016 11:19:47 am
Then my work here is done.
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Andy White
12/22/2016 11:20:34 am
Thanks. It's important to take a victory lap when you get the chance. They don't come around often enough.
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Ph
12/22/2016 05:23:36 am
I love how you can recognise the individual parts like the piston and shaft or the butterknives.
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Andy White
12/22/2016 11:25:45 am
I'm glad you noticed the pistons. I really like the way they look in there, but I was also really looking forward to adding some dramatic saddle feathers. After I got the tail on, though, it became apparent that adding saddle feathers would completely hide the pistons. And I think that more feathers might have been too overwhelming.
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BL
12/22/2016 07:33:35 am
Well done, Andy! How much? Price to ship to Iowa? :)
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Andy White
12/22/2016 11:26:28 am
Well, the rooster is $1, but the shipping to Iowa is $450,000.
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Bob Jase
12/22/2016 08:32:31 am
Nice! I particularly like the one foot raised in mid-scratch.
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Andy White
12/22/2016 11:27:13 am
Thanks. The middle toes are a bit long, so I'm going to knock some of the length out of those before I call it "done."
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DPBROKAW
12/22/2016 09:24:48 am
That's so awesome! You even got the "strut" just right. I lived on a farm in Pennsylvania and had lot's of chickens and roosters. Wish I had that talent to create just from memory or imagination.
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Andy White
12/22/2016 11:29:17 am
I grew up on a farm and we had roosters around all, the time -- I've always loved them. And I wish I could claim I did it from memory. If there was some kind of watch list for people who Google image "rooster" a lot, I'd be on it by now. And even with that the neck and legs were way too long the first time around, so I had to keep modifying it to get the proportions right.
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Julie Hollaway
12/22/2016 09:57:01 am
Absolutely love this rooster! You are so talented. How much for this lovely fellow?
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Andy White
12/22/2016 11:30:56 am
Thanks! This one is not for sell (not yet, anyway). I've got about 25 hours into, though, so using a standard pricing formula if I was to try to sell it I'd ask for somewhere in the neighborhood of $1000-$1500.
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Jim
12/22/2016 11:29:38 am
Mr. Scratch ! ( If I name it ,I like it)
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Fringster
12/22/2016 12:53:02 pm
Your blog sucks. I want more BigFOOT and magical swords!!!
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Weatherwax
12/22/2016 12:54:49 pm
Really nice. About how tall is it?
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Andy White
12/22/2016 01:21:08 pm
It's roughly rooster-sized.
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nomuse
12/23/2016 07:16:24 pm
I love this one. Actually, they are all fun, but there is so much life and attitude in this bird. You've really captured gesture. And I don't know how, but it feels like it is moving.
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Andy White
12/24/2016 06:10:36 am
Thank you. Evoking a sense of movement is something I've been working hard on. Posture and anatomy are part of that, but I've also had to develop my welding/fabricating skills so that I could have a prayer of capturing the nuances. I've been experimenting with one-foot-off-the-ground postures for that reason.
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pferk
12/23/2016 09:24:23 pm
marvelous..
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Angela Duffie
12/28/2016 10:26:21 am
Absolutely LOVE that. I wish I had your patience and your talent.
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