Fire Spiral #1

September 19, 2005 By Andy Heatwole 28 Comments

I really like the work of Stu Jenks and I decided to give the whole flaming spiral thing a try. For this shot, I taped a Zippo lighter to a wire clothes hanger that I had dismantled. I then stood on a ladder and swung the flaming contraption in a spiral around the rock. As you can see, it’s very difficult to get nice concentric circles using this method. However, since it’s my first attempt, I’ll let it slide.

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28 comments on “Fire Spiral #1”

Brian on September 20, 2005 at 12:20 am said:

The spiral looks great to me, Andy – your use of interesting techniques is always eye opening
Dean M. Beattie on September 20, 2005 at 12:22 am said:

This is cool as hell, I love the colors, and how the rock just seems to be glowing. Look forward to seeing more of these.
Rob on September 20, 2005 at 2:29 am said:

Love it, and especially as it was a first attempt. Success I would say.

And nice job of describing how it was done too.
pierre on September 20, 2005 at 3:43 am said:

Amazing stuff
well done and thanks for sharing this technique
A. on September 20, 2005 at 5:43 am said:

Amazing.
Dan on September 20, 2005 at 7:32 am said:

Wow. Very cool effect. What a great idea. Nice photo creation.
jmfausti on September 20, 2005 at 9:45 am said:

That is an amazing photo. Nice work!
Cirox on September 20, 2005 at 12:31 pm said:

WOW!
rachel on September 20, 2005 at 2:46 pm said:

that’s neat, looks almost like a snake
pixibition on September 20, 2005 at 7:17 pm said:

really cool…the motion of the twist flame r fantastic…great capture:-)
AsceticMonk on September 20, 2005 at 8:11 pm said:

Almost magical!
Sam on September 21, 2005 at 1:08 am said:

Looks very interesting. Great work!
KK on September 21, 2005 at 5:04 am said:

holy cow!!! this is bloody amazing!!!
Paul on September 21, 2005 at 8:46 am said:

Very cool shot!
dave on September 21, 2005 at 10:15 am said:

awesome. and thanks for sharing how it was done!
cary on September 21, 2005 at 11:19 am said:

Wow. The creative juices have no bounds! I think I’ll list that one for my choice until I win again…
Lisa on September 21, 2005 at 12:36 pm said:

this is a great piece!
Captoe on September 21, 2005 at 1:53 pm said:

I think it looks great just the way it is. Are you familiar with the work of Andy Goldsworthy? You might like it…
Ling on September 21, 2005 at 10:25 pm said:

Ohhhh so cool! I might give it a try!
Kevin on September 21, 2005 at 11:58 pm said:

I love it Andy, great shot. How did you keep the zippo from going out, did you just swing it slowly?
tuan on September 22, 2005 at 6:40 am said:

definitely cool! very psychadelic, I can just imagine a group of hippes salivating over this image.
Charlotte on September 22, 2005 at 7:46 am said:

Yep wicked shot – that’s it, I’ve decided I’m going to have a go too!
brita lomba on September 22, 2005 at 10:05 am said:

This photo was well worth the effort you went to – its a crazy, alive and wondrous spiral. I really like your site.
Anonymous on September 22, 2005 at 11:46 am said:

Bellissima….
zac on September 22, 2005 at 5:49 pm said:

damn that’s hot!
michael singer on September 23, 2005 at 5:32 am said:

a fire sculpture is an awsome idea!
great photo!
Ed on September 23, 2005 at 7:01 pm said:

Unbelievable. That’s an incredible shot. I can’t believe that was your first attempt. Bravo.
Stu Jenks on December 12, 2006 at 2:51 pm said:

Nice job…yea, to get a nice organic line that looks naturally occuring is tough…but very nice job…..honored that you took my idea to another level

Stu

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