Concept Sketches

Some concept sketches for my "Sister" sculpture series! When it comes to designing the overall structure of sculptures, I have this habit of ignoring the fact that gravity exists for the first design  before I start working backwards from there to create something more structurally sound. Though all things considering, the theme I was going with was "possibility" so if anything, the plan of approach was spot on.

Laundry machine tutorial

Hey guys, bringing another tutorial/walkthrough from a current project I'm in the process of working on right now. 

1) Using sculpey clay, make each part separately before putting it in the oven since the pieces are thin and prone to bending before they're completely baked

2) Bake for half the time recommended on the box (depending on size) so if the pieces don't match up perfectly when assembled, it's still soft enough that you can trim the edges if necessary. 

 

3) As per example, the sides didn't match up perfectly for me, but after trimming the edges with an exacto and ruler, I put it back in the oven and covered up any remaining small gaps with acrylic paint

 

4) The inside funnel was made out of aluminum foil folded repeatedly so it could hold its shape and poked some holes accordingly. Then I cut a circle with the remaining foil for the base.  

 

5) Assemble the fully baked pieces together and paint the desired color.  

 

6) Finished! Optional: I cut a piece of plastic to glue behind the small door as "glass" to give the piece a more finished look.