3 posts tagged “clay”
Her gesture and balance is reading better, after adjusting her pelvis front and back. This led to a lot of work on the abdomen, ribcage, and shoulder blades etc . To achieve a sense of weight in the ball I have been exposing and hiding musculature, the trick is to show her physical strength and allow her femininity to remain as an equal strength.
Some of the angles feel quiet, that she is in repose with the ball, while at other angles she seems to struggle with it. When moving around the sculpture this dichotomy adds vitality, and she seems animate and vigorous, yet tenuous. It is finally getting near to where I want it. Her face needs more work, as do her arms/hands- but it is close!
Some of the angles feel quiet, that she is in repose with the ball, while at other angles she seems to struggle with it. When moving around the sculpture this dichotomy adds vitality, and she seems animate and vigorous, yet tenuous. It is finally getting near to where I want it. Her face needs more work, as do her arms/hands- but it is close!
Working from the live model again over the weekend. The side/side picts show the sculpture just after working from the model, and after refining it for awhile without the model. Enough bugs are now worked out that I can return to the live model for maximal use of time with her.
Here are some images of the original sculpture to compare with the final casting.There is nothing like the original work in clay...
