Welding - Reflection & Documentation

My initial thought process for the degree show was that i was wanting to make a tree out of an unnatural material. This lead me to exploring the possibilities of making a tree from metal rods. Firstly starting off by forming the trunk which proved extremely challenging to then trailing branches. My skills in welding however didn't improve with practise. Starting off doing practise welds wasn't too bad but it was soon as i had to attached one piece to another. With it being so hot the welds would often melt the rods and snap off or look incredibly haphazard. Practising over a course of a few weeks showed no sign of improvement and i felt that maybe welding just wasn't for me. I would say that i am a perfectionist and enjoy taking my time with delicate procedures however welding was a quick process that i just couldn't get perfect. i made the decision to stop welding and explore new possible avenues as welding was going to take too long before i had perfected it.

Practise welds

Failed weld

messy weld

different sized rods don't flow nicely together

Thicker rod welded to flow into a thinner sized rod (best weld i produced)

Previously when looking at trees i was extremely interested in the roots and what properties they held. This all stemmed from the ginkgo tree and how the roots of the ginkgo tree were the reason they survived the Hiroshima bombs. How could i investigate roots without welding? What is the reason for making a natural form and making it out of a man-made material? Instead of remaking an object out of a different material i could possibly start by exploring the roots themselves, looking at their natural beauty.

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