Foam Board Sculpture

With the foam board I tried to make an abstract human head out of unique shapes and line work. I wanted the head to proportional and have the structure of a skull but not look like an ordinary head. I used negative space to my advantage and tried to give the piece structural and architectural look.

Three of a Kind

For my three of a kind I chose to carve faces into gourds that represented the three basic emotions.

Sadness

Happiness 

Anger 

Star man

Artist Statement

       Each piece driftwood has its own unique shape, size and essentially its own personality. The goal of our project was to create a cohesive sculpture that utilized the individuality of each piece of driftwood. The sculpture itself is a humanoid being that is rising from a sedentary position and into one of motion and change. It is shaking off the rust and starting a new day.

      In this project we focused on infusing motion and gesture into the being, rather than having a stiff and lifeless sculpture.  We wanted to give the wood figure a story and background by using each piece of driftwood to its best potential. Focusing on the sculpture's shape and proportion was of great importance to the project and essential to success. This project was a great joy to create since driftwood is not your average material and was a delightful challenge. 

Planning of drift wood

Pumpkin Carving Final

Pumpkin carving in progress

Final Painted Relief

Painting Fired Clay Slab in progress

Plaster

We took our linoleum and used it to take a plaster mold. Then we took oil paint and thinned it out with turpentine to add contrast and an aged look. 

All prints

Matted Print

Lino Prints Finished

I created 8 prints and four prints were first generation prints with the second generation printed over top. Four prints where the second generation printed over top an interesting texture. 

Lino Prints in progress

Then I did some practice prints and made some adjustments to my linoleum piece. 

Lino Prints in progress

I started by drawing my shoe on the piece of linoleum and began to cut away the negative space. 

Relief sculpture in progress

I began to put in texture and sculpt more.

Relief sculpture in progress

I started by sketching out my plan and carving in contrast.

Relief Sketches

My current idea is to draw a bee that is getting nectar from a flower. It is simple and delicate and I think it could turn out well in clay. I am excited to see how I can put the textures into the bee and flower.

Dinosaur practice day 3

Dinosaur Practice day 2