Description
Elton John – Rocketman
Created from 100% recycled and reworked piano parts and my heart and soul from January to April 2024.
Originally inspired by and created for the ‘Played and Remade’ project at The Piano Shop Bath.
To rework pianos that have come to the end of their time and give them new life as a piece of art is a wonderful thing and I have been passionately inspired and driven.
At the time I was working from a new studio at the Red House Glass Cone Museum, Stourbridge I had space for the dismantling of parts, machining, painting and fixing.
My vision for the face as a mosaic came to life as I handcut over 800 (1cm) cube blocks from the piano keys.
Each block was cut with a tenon saw, filed to smooth and take edges off, then hand chiseled to follow the facial features.
Fixing them to the Baby Grand Piano ‘canvas’ with glue and panel pins, then individually punching in the pins, filling and painting.
This artwork is now for sale and currently on display at 109 Bangor in Bangor High Street, Wales.
