For this project, I will have to either buy a plastic set of teeth or make them out of something like clay or sculpee. I want to add bugs between the teeth, but am worried that making the bugs outs of sculpee with be too boring texture-wise. I'd like to find a way for all of the bugs to feel individual and interesting. I want them all to feel like separate pieces and not blend together while looking at the sculpture.
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This is a sketch for another project. For this, I'd like to embroider different colored eyes onto red fabric, which will become the body of a stuffed spider. I will use wire to help the legs hold the shape, and may like to add a mouth to the underside, that can only be seen at a certain angle.
This is one of my concept sketches for a future piece. I think the body of the snake will be stuffed, with wire to hold its shape. I'd like to have an eye looking out from its open mouth. I would also like for there to be tears in the body with more eyes looking out of them. Or maybe teeth like spikes down the back. I think it will take more experimentation before I know exactly what I'm thinking for this piece.
I have started to paint the sculpee bugs using watercolor. The color feels too thin, though. Now that I have an idea of what I want them to look like, I will do a new coat with acrylic paint in similar colors. I may also use black water color to emphasize and add texture.
I have baked the sculpee bugs that go on top of the ribcage for this project. I tried to focus on making bugs associated with decay, such as roaches and maggots. The centipede I made broke in the middle, but I will be able to glue it back in place. Now that they are firm, I can add paint and details.
I have been experimenting with the placement of the sculpee bugs on this piece. I believe I would like them both inside and on top of the ribs, but I would like to spread them out more. I made the bugs from white sculpee, using a ball ended tool to add texture. I also used wire to add legs and antennae. After baking and painting them, I will secure them to the ribcage with glue and add finishing touches to this piece. I still think this piece can be pushed further, I just do not know how yet.
After bisque firing, I have glazed this piece. I have used a white for the head and legs, and a glaze that will come out different shades of brown for the main body. For the intestines and arms I have used three different red glazes to get a mix of colors in that area. I'm hoping it will add depth and come off as more eye catching. After a glaze fire, I believe this piece will be done.
The ribcage for this piece has been bisque-fired. Instead of using glaze, I have decided to paint it with acrylic. I want to show a more complex range of colors to show the skins' decay. I have added a bit of a yellowish white to the bone to show its age. Next I will bake and paint the sculpee bugs I have made and add them to the ribcage. I am also looking to make and add eyes or teeth.
For this project, I want to make a sheep with hands reaching out of it's stomach. I found reference photos of a sheep laying on its side to base my sculpture off of. I started with a flat slab the size of the sheep's torso and added a domed piece of clay over it. I formed the head and legs separately then scored and slipped them to the body. Using a needle tool, I added texture and detail. I rolled out the intestines and added those, as well as the arms, to the inside of the stomach. Next I am planning to fire and glaze it.
This is Frida Kahlo’s painting “The Broken Column”. It was painted after her spinal surgery which was performed to correct injuries caused by a severe traffic accident. In this painting she represents her spine as a shattered column, held together by the back brace she had to wear. Nails embedded in her skin represent where she’s in pain. This painting shows how debilitating and all encompassing Kahlo’s pain was and the major affect it had on her life.
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