Slab Assignment

Artist Statement: For the slab project I created a pickax that is made from toilet paper tubes and thick paper. The design is inspired from Ken Baskin as he works with creating rusty tools that look like the real thing. I first created the shape; using tape and the rolls. Then I spray painted the whole thing white so I could hide the blue tape and have a base to put the acrylic paint on top of. I used silver, gold, brown, and copper paints to create the handle, pick, chisel and piece that connects the head and handle together. I used a sponge to create a pattern on the pickax that looked like rust. Similar in style to the inspiration that was Ken Baskin.