Commenting 12/13/13

I commented on Alexssa's and Edie's blogs.

Interesting blog

http://crafthaus.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?tag=sculpture
this blog is awesome because you can see a bunch of people's sculptures. Some of them are really weird, but they're awesome! c:

Getting close to being finished

So I am about finished paper mâchéing, except for the hands and feet, and I started gessoing the legs since they were dry. I'm really hoping that tomorrow I'll be finished because this was supposed to be done yesterday. 

So this is my "abstract sculpture" drawing...o.o

I did write stuff on there basically just saying that that is what i think it should/ would look like from those views. So yeah... I know it sucks.

This is what my sculpture reflecting my mood would be like because my life has been full of ups and downs, and lots of twists and turns (confusion).  I should have drawn sharp edges and stuff to represent anger basically, but I decided not to. 

Progress from today and yesterday

The top two pictures (I think) are from yesterday. I finished paper mâchéing the top of the skeleton. Today I turned it over and started on the back. I used a couple of containers to hold up the pelvis and spine so it wouldn't collapse on itself. Hopefully tomorrow I can finish paper mâchéing and blow dry it, then get to painting.  .-.

Close to being done paper mâchéing!

Finished up the top half of the ribs on the right side. Started paper mâchéing the pelvis. Tomorrow I'll do another layer on the pelvis then start on the legs. I may go ahead and make the hands and feet with cardboard tomorrow, also. I think it's coming along really nicely. After I do all that, I'll flip it over and do the back of it. 

Commenting 12/6/13

Commented on Autumn's and Salma's blogs.

SORRY ABOUT THIS. Blogger has been reaaaaaally slow at my house..

This is a sculpture that I would put in the courtyard. I think it works because it is basically our "logo" kind of thing,. It is like the one in the front of the high school. I think it would be awesome if it was like 15 ft tall and just super extravagant. 

This would be the food in my stomach. The things I wrote on the paper say "Life is my favorite kind of cereal." and "I am vegetarian so there's not much of anything really..." But yeah, I eat special vegetarian foods, but some are kind of pricey so I eat a lot of cereal and fruits and veggies. 

These are the four glass containers that I decided to draw. The one in the back left corner is a wine glass, the one in the middle is just this jar type thing we have, beside it is a martini glass, and the one in the front is a candle holder. 

More paper mâchéing..

 Started paper mâchéing the left arm and finished up the top half of the ribs on that side as well. I'll finish the right side tomorrow then move down onto the pelvis and the legs. Then Ill flip it over and do the whole back side. The last thing I'll do is to ad the hands and feet and paper mâché them also.

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Started paper mâchéing

I started paper mâchéing and connected the legs to the pelvis. I will make the hands and feet later. I really wanted to get started on this so that I could get this project finished on time.

Awesome Blog!

I am posting this just because. I really love this dude's work. It is so incredible and I'm sure takes a lot of patience.

http://traditionallymoderndesigns.blogspot.com/2010/09/this-is-one-of-most-incredible-art.html

Legs are pretty much done

Finished up the legs... I laughed for so long because the top (where the go into the pelvis socket) looks like boots.. d: Need finish the arms, feet and hands then I'm ready to paper mâché! 

Arms and legs are looking good!

I attached the arms and will continue making them more realistic. I also made the legs more realistic, especially adding more paper around where the two bones would be connected.

Skeleton arms

I made the arms looks more realistic and I will do the same with the legs tomorrow.

Almost done with framework

These will eventually be the arms. Like the legs, I will make the joints look real as well with paper mâché... 

These are the shoulder blades. 

These pieces will go on the bottom of the spine to make a pelvis. Took me forever to get the shape right but I think it turned out pretty good.

Commenting

I commented on Alexssa's and Salma's blogs.

Connected the legs.

 This looks kind of stupid now, but I'm going to make where the two parts were connected look like a real joint. I really want to make this skeleton look as realistic as I can.

Made the legs for my skeleton

I started making legs for my skeleton. I also put the shoulders on it, but I forgot to take a picture. Hopefully I can get the arms, hands, feet, and pelvis on the skeleton so I can start paper mâchéing asap.

Progress from Wednesday and Thursday. (Sorry they're not separate)

This ribcage was my first one, and from Tuesday. I didn't really like it, so I redid it (which took fooooreverrrr). My new ribcage is up there, and I taped my skull to the spine. I'll probably need to hot glue it so that it will stay, since it's heavy. I need to make the arms, legs and pelvis, then I'll start paper mâchéing.

Quick Assignment 11/6/13

For this quick assignment, we had to pick one out of 40 sculptures to write about. I really like number 13. Charles La Trobe Statue in Melbourne, Australia. The artist is Charles Robb. I like this statue because it's comical, but it means so much to me. I would say that it means that we (as a human race) should see the world in different perspectives. I would love to see this in person, because all art is just more amazing somehow in person. This statue was just temporary installation and had been moved to LaTobe University in June 2006.

Progress on skull- from Monday AND today

 This first picture is how I did on Monday. I just did another layer of paper mâché. Looking pretty good to me so far. 

 
These three pictures are of my progress today. I am adding onto the back of my skull to make it more realistic. I am also going to make the eyes more realistic, by shaping the sockets, and then cut the hole where the nose is, and hopefully make the teeth as well. I made the spine and the shoulders out of cardboard and masking tape. After I get the ribs and pelvis (maybe the legs too) I will paper mâché each section, connect them ll together, then paper mâché again. Then go on to do the painting and accessories onto my skeleton.

Progress on skull..

I added another layer of paper mâché to my skull. I forgot to get a picture. But as soon as I get to school tomorrow, I will take a picture before I continue with more progress.

Posts for this week-

I forgot to post pictures Monday and we had a half day Friday, so I didn't go to this class.

COMMENTING

I commented on Autumn's and Hayden's blogs.

Paper mâché skull

I started paper to mâché my skull after I got the basic parts of it formed with newsprint and masking tape. I will add another layer and then start forming the eye sockets and the rest of the jaw. (also hopefully the teeth and stuff too)

Starting my skeleton sculpture

I know it doesn't look like a skull at all right now, but it will be eventually.

Sculpture sketches

When I first started this sculpture, I drew/ wrote out everything I wanted to do to it.  It took me forever to get a good idea, and that would actually mean something to me, but I did eventually get it. It is California themed because I was born there.

The process: I started out with a gold, sequined heel. Then I gessoed it a couple of times. After that, I cut the holes in it and began painting. After I finished painting, I covered it with acrylic gloss medium. I also started making the palm trees, but I didn’t finish.

Paper Mâché skeleton sketch

I did two different sketches for my paper mâché skeleton. They're both pretty much the same. I am hopefully going to do a Day of the Dead theme.  I would like to have a lace veil with a flower headband and a pretty bouquet to match the headband. I would like to add more stuff onto it, but I'm not sure what yet.