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Finished casting "The cat and I"

The different lightings make the image look different.

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The next project（次の作品のアイデア）

Hi

I've been very busy a couple week but I was thinking about next project.

I took some pictures for next etching on Sunday afternoon.

These are the pictures I like soft lighting and light and shape shadows.

I think it's technically very difficult to do etching. I've never tried to do photo-etching but I may try!? I heard it's not easy to do. I don't decide it yet. I'm going to think of it.

Maybe it looks nice to painting too I guess. It's a new type of still life.

Okay, See you!

( Matane!)

The Patina

Hi
The sculpture, the Neptune I created about five years ago. It was the third piece of my sculptures.
I've thought it looks nice to lighter color recently. So I was applying the bronze powder today. Look! The different patine shows clear to see more details.
The pictures are the back sides of the Neptune.
Please click http://www.mayumitakagi.com/gallery/sculpture/big/n_b.html to see 3 views.
Tanoshinnde!(Enjoy!)

more worked

Hi I've been working more etch and aquatint again on the plate for two weeks.
petrakis_nomikos left a comment for the past blog "The Etching & Aquatint" posted in April 19. His idea of a title is "Escape from the net". He said it seems to be some kind of net with an opening towards a light, standing out against the dark background.
I really appreciate his comment. Also some person said it seems corals.
I made a kind of cells. The concept of this print is a human being composes many cells but I think the cells create us. The cells are inputted many different information such as the heredity from the parents and their families. I have one more thing for the print... but I don't want to tell everything. I want viewers get some feelings from it.
Anyway, I would like to thank petrakis_nomikos to his comment.
Oyasuminasai...ii yumewo...(Good night...have a sweet dream)

The cat and I

Hi

I finally finished to sculpture the relief. A title is "The cat and I".
What do you think this relief and the title?