THE APPARATUS
Building the Chandelier
Traditional resin application relies on pouring, brushing, or letting the medium flow organically – methods that produce the fluid, unpredictable aesthetic common to resin art.
To achieve linear precision, Paul engineered an overhead system: a suspended rack holding over 100 individual tubes, each filled with tinted resin and released simultaneously by gravity.
The apparatus is calibrated to his studio in Rockaway Beach. Each tube must release at the exact moment, with consistent flow rate and viscosity. A single stuck valve, uneven release, or miscalculated cure time can compromise the entire piece. There is no correcting mid-process. The work succeeds or fails in one irreversible pass.
THE PROCESS
Color Mixing and Gradient Control
Creating a smooth gradient requires dozens of individual color mixes, each calibrated to precise pigment ratios. Paul measures each batch by hand to ensure seamless transitions between hues – a process where even minor inconsistencies in saturation become visible in the final work.
Resin cures rapidly once catalyst is added, which means all mixing, loading, and setup must be completed within a narrow time window. The pigment ratios affect not only color but also viscosity and cure rate, requiring adjustments to maintain consistent flow across all tubes. This synthesis of chemistry and craft is what allows the technique to produce sharp boundaries between colors – an effect resin naturally resists.
