Sculpture

 Throughout this project the idea of "metamorphosis" guided my work. Without any specific intentions when I started this project, I kept coming back to this idea and tried to think how I could relieve my work. I was able to physically use the idea of "metamorphosis" by taking my idea and use my creativity to bring out the sculpture how I envisioned it.

This was the first time I have worked intensively with plaster so experimenting was a big part of this project for me. The best way that I was able to "learn" the clay was by making mistakes and figuring out what I could and couldn't do. The same idea applied when it came to the tools. Making mistakes actually wound up helping me. Also as the project went on, I began to really get a clear vision of what I wanted to do, so I sought out the right tools to do the job.

When I started my work I had no idea what I wanted to do. I was eager to get started so I was just carving away. As I was carving, I thought about using the natural shape of the plaster I had made to my advantage. Once I got the idea to make a hand I never looked back. I got a specific vision in my head and   then I was just working to perfect it.

Knowing what I do now, I would have been a little more careful when carving. Even though I think just going for it is fun, I would have liked not to have broken a piece. Also, I would have tried to use close to the entire piece of plaster. (I had used up about half before I figured out what I wanted to do.)

Outstreched, worn down arm and hand.

Interim Blog Post:
With my sculpture I am trying to shape the form of a worn down, beat up hand. I am approaching this by using some of the smaller chisels to chip at the sculpture, roughening it. Also just not worrying about smoothness in general.