Properties & Qualities
Application
Art, Sculpture
Qualities
3D, Opaque, Rigid, Textured / tactile
Colour
Brown, Yellow, Other
Sample Information
Date of creation
01/12/2011
Dimensions
15(h) x 21(w) x 4(d)cms
Culture & Context
This sculpture replicates an original frame with honeycomb formed on both sides and a solitary honeybee on top. It stands empty and isolated from the hive, devoid of the activity to fill it with either honey or brood and resonates the continuing struggle this species has for survival.
Process & Production
This piece is double sided with a sheet of glass honeycomb set into each side of the wooden frame. The comb is made by fusing glass powder without any refractory molds or material but by freezing the powder with water inside a silicon rubber mold, releasing and then firing the resulting piece. Images show the finished sculpture with a detail of the glass powder surface alongside the original frames of beeswax honeycomb the molds were taken from, as well as the silicon molds used to produce the glass pieces.
Credits
Craft Maker
Rachel Mary Elliott
Library Contributor
Rachel Mary Elliott
Photographer
Colin Tennant
Practitioner
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