Time-Sinking Four-Dollar Pot

A self-designed and prescribed OT project: imitation gold- and aluminum-leaf styleSampler, on a Story Pot.
(*catalogNotes: Prop[ertie]s Workshop Kit.)


STORY TOLD ON POT, IN 4 PANELS:



Panel I: reptilianBitch organizesMuck, & stepsOut.



Panel II: spiritGuides, Bird & Dog, follow starMap.



Panel III: stealthedMujahideen rides Horse, while she wields the.sword.of.Muhammed (PBUH).



Panel IV: innerHarbor sea.lionGhost hunts sailingMen, to line lair on the riverStyx.


MATERIALS & PROCESS

1. Substrate:
   
   
   1) ~$4, plastic deckPlanter, aka 'pot' (from Family Dollar);
   2) ~$6, Krylon bonds-to-plastic sprayPaint (I used RED on the storyPot styleSampler above).
   
   
2. egoExtenders (i.e., 'tools') ~$15
   1) brushes to apply water-based size;
   2) large soft brush to remove excess metal foil.
   
   
3. studioProphylactics: ~$3
   1) plastic tablecloth to collect excess metal foil;
   2) box for storing excess metal foil;
   3) box for storing materials.
   
   
4. imageApplication: ~$10, gold leaf size (i.e., adhesive).
   [TIP: The size dries clear, so I added powdered dye, in order to see the image on the opaque substrate as I painted.]
   
   
5. surfaceTransformation: ~$14 per package of metal foil flakes and sheets.