“What is the black stuff?!”

Question

Accepted Answer

Needless to say I get this question a lot. A LOT A LOT. Rarely a person will ask nicely and actually compliment my work. Mostly it is a rude, blunt, “what’s the black stuff?!” 
Sad face.

It’s not an adhesive. 
Apparently it looks like black pitch to many people and I think that’s neat.

It’s a technique that spans most of the work I create.   It’s currently a part of my style that I’ve been using variations of since I started making bone centric dark art 11 years ago.

Think, creating texture on a clay sculpture. It’s merely texture that is painted to create contrast. So I took the idea of “stippling” and other forms of creating texture on sculptures and did my own thing with it.  It’s not always black. It’s whatever color I paint it.

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk 🖤
- Jamie

DEAD HAPPY DESIGN

"Jewelry and Art, not for the faint of heart" EST 2014 #deadhappydesign

FAQ

SOCIALS

BONE CLEANING GUIDES

DRY PRESERVE/MUMMIFICATION GUIDES

About this account

More from Linktree