thewingedword

I made both of these last year, actually.

This sculpture was carved out of a chunk of plaster the exact size and shape of a Supersized McDonalds cup. I know this, because that's what my teacher used for the mold. Basic carving methods, water to soften and chisels to shape, a filler for bubbles and a final sanding, metallic paint for the finish. Mine admittedly doesn't deviate much from the original shape, but I wanted to do more surface ornamentation, so I stuck with a basic form. Art teacher called it a schmoo, and in fact still calls me Schmoo, so that I've come to answer to it quite as familiarly as my own name.

This sculpture I made with basic, normal clay-coil techniques. The raised eyebrow and nose of the upper face are basically my favorite things ever. The finish is a dark red-brown wax, rubbed in and rubbed off, with several layers of sand glued to the inner surfaces.


ETA: I hate dealing with timestamps. Argh.