The Orange Tale

One hour after carving

One day later

Seven days later

21days

6 months

I made carved these elegant fruits for a birthday gift for Kristen as she was working crushed cherry juice as a medium in between glascine sheets. After each were carved, they were set aside to dry. They had to be rotated ever day to maintain the roundness of the fruit. As the juice dehydrated, naturally the fruit began lighter in weight. By the end of 21 days they were hollow and extremely hard similar to a paper mache piece. I wrapped each piece in fruit wrappers and artistically placed in a box awaiting shipment for her November birthday. The 19th came and disappeared off my radar screen as I had secured a job with a telecom. Nine years later when I was moving to a new house I discovered the trinkets. They had not deteriorated in size only in color. It was a fun experiment.