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Champlain Model Shipyard - Philip Keyes Philip's approach to the maritime craft of ships-in-bottles is minimalist – attempting to use tools and techniques that echo those that may have been used aboard ship during a sailor's free time. Each glass bottle is recycled, and paired with a particular model. Window glazing compound, combined with oil paint provide the sea inside the bottle. Ship hulls are fashioned from pine or basswood, using a power saw to rough out the model's stand and the hull, which is carved with Exacto knives, files and sandpaper. Masts and yards are dowels and round toothpicks, shaped to size and drilled to accommodate rigging of thread in colors appropriate to their corresponding lines aboard ship. Sails are cut from white paper dyed briefly in tea to match canvas sails aboard ship. The artist's models reflect his experiences, Vermont history and Lake Champlain. Philip's models recall Vermont's “western shore,” and that Lake Champlain played an important role in America's maritime and naval history, and that it continues to inspire today's artists and historians. |
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R.V. Regina Maris See a series of images documenting Phil's process for "launching" the R.V. Regina Maris on our Facebook page plus other images as he completes additional models. |
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