Mixed Media on Canvas
2 ft. x 4 ft.
The piece, when lit up, glows and sparkles like flowing lava dripping down the canvas.
To achieve the effect of the molten red lava, epoxy resin was poured into a mould and set, then transferred to the piece and adhered with more resin. using red spray paint and gold leaf to bring it life.
A previous iteration of this piece had less red and was less flowy, but gave a darker, more brooding feeling, and less like the vibrant molten lava i was intending.
The Process
The initial stages of the process were more free form and rough. I knew that I wanted to create lava and rocky textured landscape. This was one of the first pieces I worked on involving soaking cloth in plaster, and it was one my favourite parts of the process by far!
Once I had the plaster-soaked cloth laid out on the canvas in the general structure I wanted, it was time to cut the sections out for the lava, and to paint the landscape black.
Over time, the piece took shape as I added more red elements using mica powder and spray paint, and gold leaf and wax to create a more smooth contrast against the black.