Number 20: flaming sword redux

I'm revisiting some content from about a year ago on this piece.

It was an icon to hang paint and materials on, and I wanted to see how it would look, given my current processes.

Wood, acrylic, epoxy, spray paint, sculpey, spackle

18"H. 5.5"W.

The Alpha and the Omega from Beneath the Planet of the Apes

This flaming silver sword is named after the doomsday bomb in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" This movie has mythic status in my childhood memories …watching it on a little B&W TV in the late 70's. A blacker movie you will never find.

The flaming sword images I have dancing in my head seem an apropos metaphor for a doomsday ICBM.

The hot pink flames …radioactive fire.

The fake jewels …fallout

Title: "the Alpha and the Omega from Beneath the Planet of the Apes"

Acrylic, silver leaf, Sculpey, glass, and cell phone bling on wood.

10.5" H., 5" W.

A detail shot of the hilt. I love the rubber finish of black heavy gel.

It has a finish duller then patent leather, but glossier then latex.

Here is the thumbnail out of my sketchbook.

And a screenshot of the actual ICBM in the movie.

And a screenshot of Nova just cuz......   wow.