Mounting the Wall Piece

Unfortunately the holes in the back of the wall piece were not the correct shape to enable them to be securely mounted directly onto the gallery wall with screws. This meant that I would have to mount them in a board. I deliberated a lot about what the background of the board should look like and I tried the pieces with some real wood and it looked too derivative of bracket fungus, I also tried MDF but it was too flexible and easily damaged, in the end I settled for plywood as it was stronger.

The initial plan was to have a white background so the mount board would blend in with the wall behind, however after consultation with Rob, my tutor I opted for black. I even ended up having to buy a second pot of black paint as the first option, an oil based egg shell was just too shiny on the second coat of paint! I eventually sourced  an oil based matt black which worked well.  

I mocked up the pieces in various configurations, I then laid them out on a piece of paper and traced one edge around the forms. This was then cut out to create a  negative space stencil that would help me guide the ceramic elements accurately into place as they were attached. I used a very strong black grab adhesive called CT1 to attach them as I needed something that would be very reliable and strong.

Below is an image of the wall piece hanging in the exhibition space, I am really pleased with the overall effect of this work and it has given me the confidence to develop my wall pieces and explore what other styles of wall forms I could make.