one big ass water bottle, and several tiny water bottles

so here is the casting area after a bit of use. I keep saving all the scraps and chips that break off of the molds, because i know i will need them for an upcoming installation.

this is the painting area, where i apply my colors assembly style, by hand .
here are some shots of the ever growing army of water bottles drying in the studio

brooke says that these remind her of the juan munoz sculptures at the hirschorn museum in dc, i tend to agree.

here is me with the big water bottle,and the water bottle from vermont that started the conversation that is guiding this piece
i still need to finish up the bottom, and i keep crossing my fingers that i will not run out of material before i reach the end.

so i have been a water bottle machine lately in the studio. I keep popping out an army of little plaster water bottles, and i keep working on the giant welded steel water bottle. I think it is amazing how i always find the materials i need. the steel water bottle is a great example, all those pieces were given to me for free,and the plastic i am using as a mold to make my small water bottles is leftover packaging from stuff i purchased for the studio. i keep hearing stuff on public radio about how bottled water is wasteful of resources and what not, so it seems timely that i countinue to obsess on water bottles. water bottles, coffee cups, rust, plastic, and compact flourescent light bulbs, these are a few of my favorite things.