This is the latest of my tall building wall sculptures. It is the tallest of the three at almost 2.5 feet.
I had the façade built for over a year and stashed in a corner of the studio before finally figuring out what to do with it. Instead of putting something in each of the seven window holes I decided to use some of the colorful paint stir sticks I have been saving by cutting them into small size pieces to board up the openings. After gluing the ends of each tiny board that overlapped the window holes I used some tiny nails to aid in keeping the boards secure.
I used a laser print of a picture of a model house door for the paint transfer.
The other two building sculptures where painted white so I decided to use a different color for the final coat. The first coat was a light wash of transparent black. The second coat was white and the third coat ended up being a yellow cream color.
It was only a minor breakthrough that almost happened at the highest level.
Wood, acrylic paint, paper, string, tiny nails
28.5 x 5 x 3.5 inches (72.3 x 12.7 x 8.9 cm)
November 2022
Detail showing where the ball would have hit had it actually done so. To make the boards looked smashed I used another ball placing it over the tiny boards and used a hammer to tap it so the boards would break.
Detail with the smiling sucker face in a little orange flower pot showing through a crack in the boards above the door. The board swinging out to the side is the only one that has one nail at the top.
I normally place the title on the front at the bottom of each piece, however this time it fit best on one of the sides of the structure. The title block is made from two pieces of heavy card paper sandwiched together with glue then painted and tacked to the side with tiny nails.
In order to keep these small thin pieces of wood from splitting on the ends I drilled a hole just through the thin wood with a bit that was slightly larger than the nail shank diameter so it would go through without splitting. I also sanded the opposite side of each stick so the wood would be exposed and smooth to assure the glue would contact with the surface of the building.