I’m excited to share the most recent addition to my series, Plastic “Waves”- a visual commentary on the effects of human behavior on our oceans and seas. Created using recycled garbage bags, the next slide is a BTS video that compressed the 12 days it took to sculpt the model into 28 seconds of time-lapse footage. The process starts with a recycled chip-board base, supported by wood bracing. The next layer is pillow batting that provides visual volume to the overall sculpture. Then a layer of aluminum screen is applied, giving tooth for the next layer- recycled paper pulp mixed with a binder. Once that layer dries, recycled black garbage bags are laminated to the surfaces and a translucent version is used to create the foam and spray effects. Until I get it under the right light, I have very little idea of how it really looks. It’s for that reason I end up photographing it four or five times, each affording me the opportunity to make improvements. The model’s relatively small size, 36x48 inches, is masked primarily by a deep depth of field that can only be obtained by using a technique called focus stacking- combining multiple images taken at different focus distances in post production. A byproduct of that technique is the opportunity to use desired sections of individual captures and combine them together to get the maximum effect So, in the end, this image is made up of small sections from many different images. #plasticfree #climatechange #healthebay @surfrider @_sidecarww_ #doingwhatican (at Dockweiler State Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM2IW9Rs1Fw/?igshid=jt1o8okkrf2l
