Diverse Orbs e-P XV

In the post. Dribs and Drabs e-P V, I talked about creating resin disks or orbs from the leftover resin from   a project pour.  Over the years I have collected many containers of this excess resin with other material enclosed within.  The e-P XV vessel is a good example of the use of these resin orbs.  A vessel with an interesting shape was used so without modification a cover of fiberglass was the only preparation needed.
The orbs were placed as closely as possible over the entire surface and a thickened resin grout filled open space between pieces.  A great deal of sanding and refilling of voids was necessary to get the smooth molded piece shown below.  This piece is more of a long term study than the casual glance variety due to the intricacies in each orbs.  Sense this is all resin surfaces, a paste wax finish was sufficient.  Look at the photo below which limits you to only one side of the piece.  I find different color schemes and patterns occur   throughout the surfaces of the piece.

Some years ago I made my first vessel with orbs in the surface finish.  That was before the e-P series had been created.  I used a foam core and when the surface had been firmed up with a fiberglass shell and decorative pieces attached and grouted in, the core was removed.  That was typical procedure for my vessels of that time. A photo of that piece is shown below.  It has been sold.

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