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Winged Cross ing putting them up for sale . I haven ’ t fired anything in about eight years , but I still have my kiln .
Alexxis : Yes , you should ! I know a lot of people who would love those !
Alexxis : How long does it generally take you to finish a piece ?
buy everything it takes to make them , and to put them together . I can ’ t even explain to you what it takes to make them , because it is so intense that by the time I finish pouring resin on a guitar , I am exhausted . I mean literally exhausted . I have a picture in my head of what I want to do , but how do I make that work ? Like this one piece I just finished , called Blood Moon , that I couldn ’ t find , and of course they don ’ t have red or purple abalone , so I had to make it myself . It took me soaking abalone and food coloring .
Marie : Well , these Mosaic Guitars I have been working on have been taking me multiple days . Originally , I found a place that cuts and makes these shapes of guitars , and at that point of time I was primarily kind of focusing in on , really kind of setting it in glass , you know , with a lot of beadwork . First , I have to think of the colors ,
Alexxis : Yes , I saw how you said about your hands getting stained .
Marie : Oh my gosh , they are still stained . It looks like I murdered somebody ! But then of course , it was not the proper color , so I went back and talked to an artist at a store , and I said I need help , I need to find out how to bring out red , because red is the hardest color to ever bring out in anything . Anyway , I figured it out and I ’ m not going to tell anyone what I did , but I figured it out and this Abalone is now purplish red , and the most exquisite thing I have seen in my life .
Alexxis : I can imagine it is a lot of work .
Marie : It took days of thought and execution , finding every corner of that piece filled with something , whether it would be one of my tremendous amount of vintage pieces of mine - anything from old pins to necklaces I ’ ve worn , and of course my belts . I use every piece that means something to me .
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