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100 Day Project

On 1st January 2022, I started a creative challenge to make a new clay design every day for the first 100 days of the year. I based all the clay designs on the amazing drawings of Ernst Haeckel. This was a rich resource which provided me with more than enough inspiration to produce 100 pieces.

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I posted images of these creations on Instagram as I went along, inviting viewers to contribute words inspired by these pieces. It has been wonderful to get so many people involved in the project in this way, and it has been great to see what other people see in them. Some people took it on as a challenge for themselves to provide words for all 100 pieces and it was often hard to pick a single contribution. Overall there are words provided by 28 different people.

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The clay pieces were moulded and cast in bronze (see the process videos below), overall there is an estimated 4 hours of work in each piece. They were then combined with the selected text to create 100 new pieces of art for this exhibition.

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Next exhibition details:

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'Art Forms in Nature'
The Folly, Settle

7th October 2023 - 3rd January 2024

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and

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'Art Forms in Nature'
South Square Centre, Bradford
1st December 2023 - 28th January 2024

Final Pieces

Process

The videos below show the different stages in the process from the clay shape to the final framed piece

100 Day Project. Part 1:- Modelling
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100 Day Project. Part 1:- Modelling

Making the initial oil based clay form (for day 84) Music: https://www.bensound.com
100 Day Project. Part 2:- Moulding
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100 Day Project. Part 2:- Moulding

Making the silicon rubber moulds from the oil based clay forms Music: https://www.bensound.com
100 Day Project. Part 3:- Wax work
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100 Day Project. Part 3:- Wax work

Spruing up the wax forms made in the silicon rubber moulds Music: https://www.bensound.com
100 Day Project. Part 4:- Shelling
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100 Day Project. Part 4:- Shelling

Shelling - adding layers of ceramic slip and ground up ceramic to form a ceramic shell around the wax Music: https://www.bensound.com
100 Day Project. Part 5:- Burnout
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100 Day Project. Part 5:- Burnout

Melting and burning out the wax from the ceramic shells Music: https://www.bensound.com
100 Day Project. Part 6:- Casting
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100 Day Project. Part 6:- Casting

Casting the 100 day project pieces Music: https://www.bensound.com
100 Day Project. Part 7:- Fettling
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100 Day Project. Part 7:- Fettling

Cutting off the bronze feeds and air vents from the 100 day project pieces Music: https://www.bensound.com
100 Day Project. Part 8:- Drilling and Tapping
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100 Day Project. Part 8:- Drilling and Tapping

Creating the threaded rods which attach the bronze pieces to the backboard Music: https://www.bensound.com
100 Day Project. Part 9:- Welding
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100 Day Project. Part 9:- Welding

Attaching the threaded rods which allow the bronze pieces to be screwed onto the backboard Music: https://www.bensound.com
100 Day Project. Part 10:- Patinating and Polishing
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100 Day Project. Part 10:- Patinating and Polishing

Colouring and polishing bronze pieces Music: https://www.bensound.com
100 Day Project. Part 11:- Text
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100 Day Project. Part 11:- Text

Producing the text pieces Music: https://www.bensound.com
100 Day Project. Part 12:- Assembly
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100 Day Project. Part 12:- Assembly

Bringing everything together Music: https://www.bensound.com
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