Jamie Brick creates Laura Hollick
To listen to an interview with artist Jamie Brick click here
I’ve been a big fan of Jamie Brick for years. His work is stunningly beautiful and he manages to capture a magical quality in everything he creates. I recently had the opportunity to meet him and be a model for one of his sculptures. Here is an image of Jamie’s sculpture using a cast from my body.
Laura Hollick by Jamie Brick. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Jamie works out of his studio in Kingston Ontario, which he calls ‘Bear Bottom studio’. His current work involves taking casts of people’s bodies and transforming them into fantasy characters from his imagination.
Jamie Brick in his studio. Photos by Kevin Thom
I volunteered to be one of his models, curious to experience his creative process and eager to see how he would transform me into one of his magical creatures.
The process of having a cast done is quite intense. I was covered with a purple goop then layered with a cast material. It takes about half an hour to dry, which meant I was standing there naked for half an hour unable to move. There was a big lesson in patience and stillness during this experience. Here are some of the pictures from the process:
Jamie Brick creating a cast of Laura Hollick. Photos by Kevin Thom.
I’m endlessly fascinated by the creative process. Everyone has their own unique way of entering ‘the zone’ where magic flows. Being part of Jamie’s creative process was inspiring. I interviewed him after we had gone through the process to dig deeper into his journey as an artist and understand where it all comes from.
To listen to an interview with Canadian sculpture Jamie Brick click here
To learn more about Jamie Brick visit www.jamiebrick.com
Tags: artist series, body cast, Canadian sculpture, creative process, Jamie Brick
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May 9th, 2010 at 10:41 am
Jamie’s work is truly magical. I love the way the “real” flows into the fantasy and the two components become more together than either is separately.
May 9th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Yes, the way he combines the natural elements with the human form create such a magical feeling.
I think that is what drew me to him initially, I was completely swept into a beautiful place where humans and nature exist in harmony.
May 9th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Wow! The finished naiad, or whatever he calls this wood sprite, proves what a gifted sculptor Jamie is — thanks to your hallmark creative curiosity and your patient willingness to undergo purple goop in the name of beauty. Awesome!
May 11th, 2010 at 9:22 am
This is a strange inter-play between the real world and the virtual world. (It’s what I’m always thinking about.) Your sculpture and process all took place in the real world — it is only disseminated to a larger audience by projecting back into a two-dimensional, virtual form. I tend to originate my work in the virtual world — in 3D+ and them project back into the real world in as many dimensions as possible. Have you ever thought of trying Digital PlasterCasting? http://www.looxis.com — There is a digital 3D scanner near Detroit (Auburn Hills, Michigan). The location in Vienna, Austria was willing to send me the original 3D scan data, which is viewable on a PC. Can we talk them into exporting it into a form which can be modified by a digital sculptor?
How much of your body do you think they would let you scan in the Looxis 3D store? Cheers, -Stewart
May 13th, 2010 at 5:44 am
Hi. Thanks so much for stopping by and celebrating my gallery news.
May 24th, 2010 at 6:46 am
What a fun day that was, being life cast with you in Jamie’s woodland studio.
May 24th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Totally cool!! Love it!!!