For my maquette I chose to work on a proof-of concept for my sculpture frame. To do this, I explored using malleable metal rods to create the framing. This method worked well as I was able to create any desired shape with the rods. Additionally, I explored adding rods which were hinged in the middle and could add a kinetic piece to the sculpture as it burns. To further this design, I plan to add weight to one end of the rod, then tie the other end with a flammable rope which causes motion once the sculpture is burned.
Shopping List: I have already bought a decent amount of metal framing, and hope this will be the only portion of my supplies which need to be purchased. Other supplies I plan on sourcing from my home include wood, rope, fasteners (screws, glue and tape) and flammable materials (e.g. cotton balls, kindling, paper, etc.).
Schedule:
Experiment igniting all materials which I plan on including in the sculpture, come up with a final idea for the design of the sculpture, begin metal framing and experiment with adding clay by 4/17
Begin the process of building out final sculpture and have a set location for final burn by 4/24
Complete final burn by 5/1
Do you plan to test the flammable materials & your sculpture materials together, or are you going to just focus on flammable materials?
I’m glad you were able to find some frame parts that are relatively strong but still malleable.
I’m very excited to see your final piece. I would definitely recommend experimenting with burning actual wood as soon as possible, I know you mention this in your post here. Getting an approximate time of burn & how it burns will definitely help out in your design of the final piece and give you a good frame of reference! Try different orientations of the wood & how flame is passed from one piece of material to another to get more ideas as well.
This project seems awesome! I think you should just start burning things (for legal reasons, I don’t mean that) and get a sense of how different materials / structures burn. I also think it would be cool to use structures that are meant to change under heat (like those thermal mugs or expanding metal structure). How do you want your structure to look before and after being set on fire?