The Blow Torch

From all the different heat experiments I have done, my favourite is the blow torch. I placed a few Jelly Babies on a sheet of clear Perspex and melted them with the blow torch. I wanted to create an abstract piece of work that didn't really look like a Jelly Baby and that exposed the colours more clearly. The problem with using the blow torch is that the amount of concetrated heat means that the surface burns very quickly. I found however that if you mix up the Jelly Baby after it has been melted, the flesh underneath is still coloured and will come through the burnt layer on the top. I really like this effect and think that I could create a nice series of work using this technique presented on squares of Perspex.