Figurine Update 6

The painting is finally done. It looks similar to the last post, but the lines are more clear, and there is no clay showing anymore. There may be a few more tweaks, but this is pretty much how the figure will look. Now I have to actually figure out when, where, and how to fire it.

Figurine Update 5

Finally getting around to posting an update of my progress on the figurine. The colors are more washed-out than they will be when it is fired. The painting is taking a long time because I need to do three coats of the whole thing. When I make mistakes, I have to chip the paint off with a knife, its not like acrylic where I would just cover it with another color.

I've also started working on another project that I've been thinking about for a while. I'll post pictures later this week.

Figurine Update 4

I'm finally letting it dry out, but I'm really paranoid about it cracking. I have already seen one small crack in her stomach, which isn't surprising considering the hollow interior creates a difference in thickness around there. I smoothed the crack out and compressed the clay around it. Hopefully she will dry out without any serious cracking.

Figurine Update 3

I guess that the changes are less noticeable each time I post an update. I'm still not happy with her facial structure and the way that she is holding her arms. I did make a change to the left arm, and I think that it looks better.

The first picture shows the figure's base. It's cut from a stone that my mom and I found in a dumpster near our house. I had it cut and polished at a place in Arlington.

Figurine Update 2

Back-to-back posts! Brings me back to the times when I used to post every day.

The thing is, the phrase "x-by-day" usually means that the person does something more interesting by night. When I started I didn't have a job and could sculpt any time, but I really only named the blog like this because I posted every day. Now I sculpt pretty much only by night, and only post every once in a while, so the title is completely inaccurate. I guess it can refer to my dream- to actually be a sculptor full time.

Figurine Update

The piece is coming along, but it gets frustrating at times. Sometimes tiny changes make a huge difference at this scale. Thankfully, I was able to spend a significant amount of time working on it this past weekend. Hope you guys like it- suggestions are always welcome.

Mother and Child

Some pics of my progress on a new project. I'm making this for a friend at my office. The subject matter is difficult, and I really don't have much time to work, but I'm making slow progress.