Matthew Csernansky

It’s is less than a week before the show and I have a major issue in my application of the white patina.  I got a patina from Sculpt Nouveau and I’m sure that if I had given myself more time I would be able to spend the time that I need to make this patina work.  But for now I can’t get a finish that I deem acceptable, there must be another way…

And so this is how I found and decided to use powder coating, although I am not happy about it since it will not have the unique and hand done feel of patina it will protect them from the elements and be completed before the show.  Another good lesson in how important and time consuming research and testing is when using new technique.

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Art St. Louis is now in the process of moving into a new space downtown.  With a coffee shop attached I have been recruited along with the help of two others to make moving walls for the conjoined gallery space.  Allowing for the space to be dynamically reconfigured for each show these walls bring a slick and unique aesthetic for the space.

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My show in Wisconsin is a little more than two months away and I find myself starring at a model that just doesn’t want to work.  With V-VII in the bag VIII-X is the final cog in this wonderful machine that must work.  Yet my attention to design is conflicting with my need for this piece to have a direct link to mathematics.  I must find a marriage between these two ideals but I am finding it hard to compromise on either.  Something must give, and I know my schedule will not!

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At the request of a client I have been working on a brewing table, with specific measurements and needs this is specialized project that I am very excited about.  After working on this project with my client and accommodation his special requests I have a few in process shots to show you where this is headed.  But in the end this beauty will be making fantastic beer, under the direction of my clients careful hand.

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