Pitcher and Bowls

I've got some new photos of the metal sculpture, but I thought I'd do a pottery update first.  Still making my stuff a little thick, particularly around an inch before the foot.  Need to be more careful in the trimming stage.

The purple glaze doesn't seem to have had enough pigment, and shows the raw clay.  This was disappointing in the pitcher particularly because the divots in the side were supposed to allow the glaze to pool and change colors.  That's ok though-- with this type of pottery decoration you win some and you lose some.  You have to just leave it up to the glaze gods.

Metal Skeleton Update 2

Just one welding class left, and I'm happy to say that I will be able to finish the sculpture in time. There are just a few more finishing touches to take care of.

Sketches in Relief

These are sketches for a new piece that I'm thinking about.  We will see how it goes.

Metal Skeleton Update

I've made a lot of progress on the metal sculpture.  These are my current ideas on where the piece is going:  I have an idea of how to make pelvic bones for him, and I will make them next class. I've already made a rib cage, I just haven't attached it yet.  I'm thinking that he might not have any feet.  We'll see.  The idea for the head, at the moment, is to attached a gas mask.  I think that that would look really cool.  I want to finish the surface somehow, either by giving it texture with an angle grinder, or some kind of patina.  I will attach the chain to his arm next class, so he can hold a flower pot.  I want to make some kind of heart for him, and maybe some veins as well.

So far, I'm pretty happy with this little guy.  It has been my goal from early on to make larger and larger sculptures.  This is undoubtedly the largest, and most expensive, piece that I have ever made.