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| In process, "Vata" by Lynn Fraley, Chavant Le Beau Touché clay and Victory Brown wax (for the ears) |
So here's the funny thing, I'm a sculptor, but actual extended sculpting time is a pretty rare treat.
Last week's sugar binge and the illness that followed took most of the week to shake off; it wasn't a lingering physical ookiness so much, it was more psychological. Maybe because I haven't been that sick in a long time. Possibly ever. Messed with my mind as much as with my gut. So by the time Friday afternoon rolled around I was fried.
Done.
Caput.
Not able to deal -- with anything.
The only healing refuge I could think of was the little back room where I sculpt now. Close the door, crank the music and bring forth a new personality -- which was duly documented for you.
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| In process, "Vata" by Lynn Fraley, Chavant Le Beau Touché clay and Victory Brown wax (for the ears) |
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| In process, "Vata" by Lynn Fraley, Chavant Le Beau Touché clay and Victory Brown wax (for the ears) |
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| In process, "Vata" by Lynn Fraley, Chavant Le Beau Touché clay and Victory Brown wax (for the ears) |
After about six hours the left side is largely in place as far as the general feeling and expression. Now we must deal with the other side; with a brand new day comes a new side of the face to sculpt!
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| In process, "Vata" by Lynn Fraley, Chavant Le Beau Touché clay and Victory Brown wax (for the ears) |
First, I want to be sure everything is equally spaced from side to side, so a rough eye orbit is a good place to start.
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| In process, "Vata" by Lynn Fraley, Chavant Le Beau Touché clay and Victory Brown wax (for the ears) |
Next, the mouth.
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| In process, "Vata" by Lynn Fraley, Chavant Le Beau Touché clay and Victory Brown wax (for the ears) |
And then the next day, a nostril...
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| In process, "Vata" by Lynn Fraley, Chavant Le Beau Touché clay and Victory Brown wax (for the ears) |
as well as some fine tuning on the other side.
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| In process, "Vata" by Lynn Fraley, Chavant Le Beau Touché clay and Victory Brown wax (for the ears) |
And that's pretty much where he'll have to stay for another week. If I'm lucky, I can indulge in another sculpting binge next weekend. The weekend's forecast is for cold, wet weather; my cozy room would be a good place to ride that out.
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4 comments:
Oh wow! So you sculpt one side at a time?! I couldn't do that - I'd end up with one side I liked and one I hated! XD
It varies from piece to piece Christine -- it was important to me this time to more fully develop the character, thus really setting the tone for expression throughout the whole piece. To do that it was more efficient to focus on one side.
Thanks for stopping by the blog!
LOVE his expression!!! Really cool to learn you sculpt one side at a time, Lynn! I look forward to seeing more photos as he progresses!!
Hi Lynn, I just re-read this post and noticed you favour Chavant's Le Beau Touche clay, I have some of this but didn't like the softness for the details, so combining with brown wax, great idea - I'll give that a go! Thanks for the new tip, inspiring as always!!
Kelly
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