Politics is an odd game. It’s rife with scheming, conniving and spin which creates a vacuum where the Truth finds it difficult to exist. Although I might not like some politicians, I do respect them for the challenges they have to face within their profession. There have been some great politicians during the course of my lifetime; politicians I admire for the level of the game they play, and how they play it. Barack Obama is one of them and I wanted to try and capture some of his spirit on steel.
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Gold Dew by Roland E. Derksen
Sometimes you come across the just the person you need to. Let me back track a little. Like most of us, I can take a reasonable photograph. I can get even luckier by rattling off hundreds of photos to increase my odds of getting a real gem. The challenging part for me though is taking proper, square, studio photos of my work. For starters, the reflective nature of metal s makes it highly challenging to light and photograph. Secondly, there is a certain quality about the rust that makes it either very flat or burn like fire depending on the lighting conditions. Enter Roland.
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This Spring has been exciting for me. For one, I’ve been exploring many new techniques which continue to result in works unlike anything I’ve ever created. For a couple years I have been exploring corroding steel in many different ways and along the way have encountered some expected, and some unexpected challenges.
From a technical point of view, this Spring has been exceptional. I’ve made some breakthroughs and you can see some of these pieces in the May and June sections of my gallery .
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“Cedar Spark” , “Winds of Spring”, “Cedar Hill”.
It’s been a wet and cloudy spring for the most part. Last year’s fallen leaves from a Japanese Maple along with the springs from some cedar trees provide me with the inspiration and materials for a exploring a couple of new techniques.
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