This piece is my 5th rendering of a Ken Fallin drawing. The subject is Judge Samuel Alito and is made from coat hangers and steel sheet metal. His tie is some old upholstery fabric I picked up somewhere. He is about 23" tall and mounted on scrap particle board. For some reason, this photo makes the judge seem a little angry. Some of the parts of his face are held on with JD Weld cement..
You might make note of the Judge's hair in the enlarged picture. I used a piece of galvanized sheet with the zinc burned off and incised the metal with the edge of a metal cutting wheel. The metal was then rubbed with a permanent marker and then wiped lightly to highlight the hair. The puckering of the metal, due to the intense heating, adds a wavey character.. |