Rain - An Abstract Piece

This is my latest creation. An abstract version of rain. The blue glass beads on the metal spiral represent the falling rain. The rocks in the bottom of the glass vase represent soil. The blue glass beads mixed with the rocks represent the ground water rain becomes after it soaks in. The blue glass beads on top of the rocks represent rain puddled on the ground. The light illuminating the drops is our attention span. We notice the drops as they fall, pay a little attention to the water on the surface and stop thinking about it once it is out of sight. The sharp edges on the frame work and glass cover of the flash light represent the danger from the pollution present in the rain. OK now that the post-modern justification for my hobby is done here's how I made it.

Step 1 Tools & Materials

Here's what I used to make "Rain":

Tools:

• Pliers
• Flat head screw driver
• Drill
• Drill press
• Drill Press Hose Mount (optional)
• Drill bit sizer
• Drill bits/ 6" Philips head driver bit (preferably magnetic)
• Ruler
• Forceps
• Clamps
• Glass cutter
• Steel wool
• Wood burner (optional)
• Awl
• Torch
• Metal container (for shaping)
• Windex

Materials:

• Blue glass beads
• Flat piece of blue glass
• Smooth pebbles
• LED flashlight with push button switch on the rear (blue body recommended)
• Plastic tube (slightly larger diameter than the flashlight, blue or transparent)
• Washer (same diameter as plastic tube)
• Philips head screw with round head
• Metal base (lamp base)
• Metal grid (from an old rain gutter cover)
• Heavy gauge wire
• Glass container with a hole in the bottom (mine is the body of a lamp)
• Scrap wood
• E-6000
• Spray paint (primer, blue, and clear)

Comments

[kelseymh]

Art is cool! You made just one tiny, but fatal, error in Step 4. You should have used Gorilla Glue instead of E-6000, and entered this in the contest :-)

[RadBear]

No error my friend. The contest description states any adheasive is elligible. (Apparently the Ibleverse is an equal opportunity adheasive user) Just waiting on the moderator to give it the green light.

[ChrysN]

Nice!