Sculpture

As I started my fourth and final piece of artwork for my art class, I had a lot of interests on what materials to use for my sculpture piece. I thought that it would be interesting to do a recycled art piece but I would have had to find something junk to make anything out of (which I don't have). I was interested in making an accordion paper sculpture like the ones that Li Hongbo has created. I started to question about the time and money that could go into all of the layers of paper. As I set out to create the paper sculpture, I backpedalled on my other ideas, and realized that I have always had an interest in sculpting using clay but never had an opportunity. I spoke to one of my classmates about the Crayola self drying clay. It did not take me long to arrive at the subject of my sculpting, my dog Fedor. What better subject than Fedor for my hand created piece, because I know the shape of his face and head far better than my own. My job is petting that dog. So I started, and this was the conclusion of my work after the first night. I didn't have to look at him or call him into the room for sizing. My hands knew what the piece should feel like which made the rest really easy.
Here is a link to Li Hongbo's website, which features some of his amazing work.