Art Blog » April 2004
christian is finished
After 5 weeks of somewhat painful sitting, Christian bid a grateful farewell yesterday evening. Last night, I sculpted facial features, hair, and toes, and put some refining touches on hands/foot, arms, and neck. The sculpture is officially done, though there is some more work that I’d like to do on it before it is cast. I want to do some work on the calves and right foot, as well as make a proper seat for him to sit on. But I love how he looks! This was an extremely enjoyable sculpture to make. You can see various photos of him here.
rock update
The last two weeks, with the support my mentor who is now back from her trip around the world, have seen many changes in the rock. He now has less nose, something resembling eyes, and a slimmed-down facial shape. Next week I will need to take down the cheeks slightly to accomadate the sunken eyes, spend some time on the neck, and round the edges of the face more. It’s all about subtraction. See the album for two larger pictures.
christian in progress
This is such a great pose! I’m so pleased with it. Last night I ran out of sulfer-free clay and started mixing the sulferous stuff in there. He’s now got most of his lower legs and feet. Still need to make the head bigger, put some work into the stomach area. You can’t see it from these shots, but he’s now officially male. Looking forward to doing those hands in a few weeks. Click the pict for picts.