CRUCIFIX
The cross is made of wood and brass. The piece is transitional, the metal "swag” could be removed and the cross itself can be taken out of the base for wall hanging.
PUKPUK SILVER METALWORK
When Eduardo Mutuc is working on metalwork, he begins with a detailed drawing. He then transfers the design on a block of wood by chiseling out the details. He then covers the wood with a metal sheet, and then coaxes out the design through careful hammering with a mallet and an old rubber lipper. Afterwards, he dips the solid metal sheet in molten silver, a dangerous task that must be done in the open air lest the poisonous fumes overcome him. He then proceeds to do more hammering and polishing to bring out the details of the piece.
RETABLO
A retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. More generally retablo is also the Spanish term for a retable or reredos above an altar, whether a large altarpiece painting or an elaborate wooden structure with sculptures. Aside from being found behind the altar, "similar ornamental structures are built and carved over facades and doorways" called overdoors.
GOLD-PLATED PENDANT
Eduardo Mutuc was recognized for his practice in a traditional metalcraft called pukpuk, a meticulous embossing method that flourished during the Spanish colonial times. The process entails carving a design on a piece of wood, over which Eduardo adds a metal sheet. He then proceeds to emboss the design by pounding the metal gently using a mallet and an old rubber slipper. The piece is usually plated in gold or silver, which is buffed and polished to enhance the details of a design.
BIB NECKLACE
For the project, Agsam Fern Fashion Accessories’ founder, Gina Nebrida Ty, envisioned a conversation between Eduardo and Surigao’s indigenous crafters. Using the pukpuk technique, Eduardo created pendants that bring to mind the ancient gold jewelry accidentally unearthed in Surigao in the early 80s. The famous collection is considered an important archeological discovery that revealed the sophisticated jewelry-making techniques already in use in the Asian region way before the arrival of the Western explorers.
ST. PETER
Collaboration with son
The latest project of pukpok design to be incorporated on a handbag by Jun Mutuc. "St. Peter" by Jun Mutuc Father and son Eduardo Mutuc and Eduardo "Jun" Mutuc, Jr.
OTHER WORKS
