BUILDING THE FINAL PIECE

I combined all the elements of my piece.

All that is left to do is to mount it on the wall, and remove the tabs in the lights to activate them.

Their is an element of uncertainty as I haven't seen the whole piece yet, but due to the short life of the LED bulbs, this has to be done last minute!

I do however think that even with the bulbs off the work is reminiscent of the old vintage neon signs I've been researching and I am excited by the ephemeral nature of the work. I think as the piece ages and the bulbs wear off, it will change and look like an abandoned old place sign.

FEELING

How do I want my sign to be interpreted? How will the audience feel?

PLEASED

The piece should be visually appealing.

Why? I want the viewer to be drawn in by the visual appeal, like we are my advertising and traditional neon signs.

INTERESTED

The audience should be interested in the subject, an initially happy sign that says the opposite, should make the viewer wonder why?

RELATABLE

Is the person viewing the sign feeling low? Are they masking their own emotions?

CONCERNED

Will the viewer worry if I'm ok? Is it a cry for help?

INTRIGUED

Will they wonder why it's so visually appealing when the message is the opposite?

This should spark some interest and deeper thinking.

I F**KED UP

I managed to nearly ruin all of my super precise and neat painting. PANIC!

Having finished painting everything, over days of thin layers and painstakingly painting crisp lines, I decided to fix my piece together. I decided to use strong velcro, as it would give a strong hold but also be removable, allowing me to reposition the text if I needed to. (YEAH, RIGHT!)

When the piece was secured, I wasn't happy with the visible pieces of velcro, so I decided to remove it and trim the edges ensuring no joins could be seen.

Sadly I ripped/peeled the painting when removing one strip. There were layers and layers of acrylic paint so I will have to painstakingly patch it up and try to make sure it's invisible to the naked eye.

So frustrating when I was 99% finished. Oh well, we live and we learn!

Safe to say I will be securing the piece using a different method to ensure this doesn't happen again.