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ART CREATIONS |
JEWELRY GALLERY |
JEWELRY TUTORIALS |
THE DESIGNER |
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Fodiator Bow
- A Mechanical Art Sculpture
Fodiator is the Genera of one of the seven types
of flying fish in the world.
I like the name.
My two design parameters
- along with the shape of a flying fish and Lion fish combined with crossbow. Sounds simple in the early stages of the
project. The reality however....
Demonstration of crossbow trigger mechanism.
The Construction
| The other day we were in a pet shop and I saw a Lion fish in one of
the aquariums.
That sort of gave me the basic idea for a kind of retro futuristic crossbow mix
of fantasy fish. (Does that make sense?)
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| First,
I had to make the crossbow part, because it will be hidden in the wings of the fish. I want the top to be semi
open, so that the cross bow mechanism is visible Most importantly, I defined the overall
size...no project creep????
The bow loading mechanism works properly now, and the
crossbow can shoot as shown in this
video |
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| Whenever I tackle a project like this with many facets, I never
complete one facet of the piece further than any other. This principle
holds true for all forms of art, also in jewelry making.
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| Work some on the wings, the underbelly, then back to the top.
Balance, balance... |
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| It’s all about the tail, the
mouth and the eyes. |
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.... more detail
Using many techniques to achieve the required result, like delft casting
the silver tooth. |
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| Eyes are always the most difficult
thing to balance. What did work eventually was a amethyst set in in a cone shaped silver tube.
The tube has been heavily engraved with a ball frazer and then the engraved part was blackened with liver of
sulphur.
Dude—check out that look.
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Now for the Big mission..... stabilizing everything.
The Fodiator bow is undergoing final take- apart-
and- polish- and clean- and- stabilizing
I have learnt the hard way. ....meticulously take section by section
apart. Number it and keep separated, unless you feel like taking another year putting the puzzle back together
again.
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| Remember fish can fly.
Now for the stand.
I carved two mirror image stand holders for casting in Delft sand.
The steel is heavy enough so that nothing moves around when you tension the bow. |
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| Three months work.
Over three hundred separate pieces.
In this piece I concentrated on the three colours of metals, with a large emphasis on copper.
I love the colours of gold and copper together.
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Fodiator Bow - functioning bow in sculptural form - a Hans Meevis
Creation
Handmade mechanical art sculpture
Size : 400 x 300 x 320 mm
Video Link :
view Fodiator Bow in action
More art sculptures by Hans Meevis |
