On Friday I made a
mini temple gong that I thought would be part of my next COMA exhibition piece. However, Fiona and I decided that the gong I made did not allow for enough 'breathing' space around it if I set it into the back of the canvas - size prescribe by our fearless leader Ken Munsie.
So two possible options included mounting the mini temple gong on the front of the canvas; or making a small gong to fit the space in the back. I decided I liked the first gong enough to want to keep it in our lives for a bit longer and therefore make a second one for the COMA exhibition.
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| Barry Smith © Tiny temple gong - Sunburst |
As you can see from the photo above I have made a tiny gong (about 120-150mm in diameter) - I call this one "sunburst" - for the obvious reason. Below are a couple of before and after (polishing) shots. The eyes tend to play tricks on me when I look at the back and front views in the rough - but I assure you that it is true.
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| Barry Smith © TT gong in the rough - back |
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| Barry Smith © TT gong in the rough - front |
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| Barry Smith © Polished - Sunburst |
This tiny gong does not have the deep bass resonance of the earlier one; but still has a sweet tone when struck with a soft 'gonger'.
The gong looks great on the wood with the cracks radiating outward, like sound.
ReplyDeletehow truly wonderful these are! nice that you were 'forced' to make another - i don't know if i could have parted with the other one myself...
ReplyDeleteBig or small they are both wonderful. You could wrap the gong handle in leather and it would be a lower sound.
ReplyDeleteDid it need to be on a canvas at all? I would've reckoned it was a 'stand alone' piece....BUT I wouldn't have parted with it anyway. Love the smaller one too.
ReplyDeleteFantastic - you have me wondering if I could make one out of copper...
ReplyDeleteR, MD. SZQ, JM & S/R - Thanks for your willingness to put up with a second gong. R-the radiating wood did pick up the hammer strokes on the gong as well. MD - I agree I'm not sure I could have parted with it anyway. SZQ - I tried it with a bit of sift leather and the sound is so much more subtle. JM - King Ken wanted wall pieces. S/R I think you would need to used brass or - something with tin in it to give more hardness to the copper - EPNS would be good I think - I am going to try it for a small sining bowl. Go well. B
ReplyDeleteYes, I love that gong, creating excellent, beautiful photos. Greetings.
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