Crystal Growing Art
2017
The art of using chemistry to grow crystals on other materials, like bones, skulls, books etc, by using chemical solutions and seed crystals.The end result will be somewhat random but can be controlled more or less by placing seed crystals to form bigger crystals or use a solution (like boiling water) to shrink a larger formed crystal where the artist wants smaller crystals.
The color of the crystals can be manipulated by using food coloring for example or, if you want more purity, by adding metals to the solution.
H x W approx.
63 x 17 cm
25 x 6.7 inch
Crystal growing her head is a resin Vervet monkey skull (from a mold made of a real Vervet monkey skull) painted matte black and adorned with real amethyst crystals and flakes of 23 carat gold dust and a black human hair extension.
Her dress is made of dark grey felt shaped in the form of a crystal and an diamond with a tiny machine embroidery, made by me, of a Hummingbird.
She wears black stockings and is posed on a black wooden base.
