process book 2

This piece was extremely more time consuming
than expected. I did some research
on match art to see how other artists were
able to assemble the matches in such a
stable form. I decided that I would drill
holes into the piece of wood and glue the
matches in place because it would provide
a very durable base and the process of drilling
that many holes would embody the idea
of destructive rage.
When igniting the piece, I was surprised at
how beautiful and striking the flames were.
At times, they reached heights of three
feet! The piece in the end was completely
scorched. This mirrors the idea of rage
being completely destructive and irreversible
anger. The flames are beautiful but
completely dangerous. This piece may have
been the most exciting to create because
I didn’t really have any idea how it would
turn out and, in the end, it seemed to
completely embody the emotion.
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dev elopment.