de-TABLE-ization - Neutral Setting Documentation + Reflection
Rattrap wood, paint, and various tubes of varying origin approx. 48 in. x 24 in. x 8 in.
This was a lot of fun to make, figuring out how to make the "hammer" be able to hinge back and forth was interesting, I wasn't sure I would be able to do it but in the end I think that aspect brings the whole thing together (In a perfect world, it actually snaps but I'm happy with it).
During critique someone pointed out that there was bit of red on it, mimicking that this trap may have already been used. This was completely unintentional, the pieces I used to affix the "holding bar' to the trap's main body were originally red. I painted them silver to blend in but when it came time to drill them together, I scratched some paint off, thus red scratch marks. I really loved hearing that response because I would never see something like that in that way considering that through my eyes that was only something that made the piece worse. Although similarly, the pool tube I used to represent the "spring" was quite a bit dirty. A deep cleaning didn't get everything off BUT the result was a gray tube with slight brown marks on it, sorta mimicking a bit of rust on a metal spring. That's all to say unintentional details are fun :)
Painting the rat fella onto it was probably my favorite part, I wish I had used red paint for that specifically but still, I'm super happy with how that came out as well as the piece overall.
