The idea for this model started as a vision of a decorative circular chequered marble floor. Looking for something to turn this idea into a still life style model, I searched online for similar floors. I found that this type of floor is often used at the bottom of staircases to accentuate the ‘entrance’ of the steps. The space around it is sometimes filled with status pieces such as large vases, table displays and pianos.

The marble effect was achieved by using an airbrush and multiple frisket layers. I designed the pattern using vector graphics software, and carefully cut each shape into the frisket before painting.