#c4x

Making A Mural

So my mom wanted a Ganpati Mural. She's been wanting one for about 8 years and this year, we gave her one! This was totally Rohan's conception (you may be able to get in touch with him here: https://www.facebook.com/rohan.khedekar.589?fref=ts). He has been a fine arts student, a professor, a freelancer, a studio owner and a professional. Apart from an exceptional artist, he is one of the kindest and most humble human I've ever met. That said, we made a goddamn mural baby! 

We got some C4X blocks(commonly used as a construction material) from a construction site. 10 hours and a snack break later, we had a bitchin mural that made Ganpati and my mom swell with some sweet, sweet pride!

I was totally ape on sculpting. My first experiment with C4X was a total loss. (I like to refer to it as Magic C4X Cube, lost to mankind) I've been a student of materials and material forming for the past 6 years but this was a very new experience for me To take up an unknown material, to feel it, shape it and refine it into a finished product with your own hands and a few primitive tools is a rush in its own. C4X is very brittle and very porous. Fast to work with a saw, but needs a steady hand with a hammer. 

The mural is not yet complete though. Some more planks need to be nailed in. I'm hoping we get through it this weekend!