Muted Demolition at the Dinner Table

Concept Sketch:

Final Piece: 

Prompt: "Your Greatest Fear"


Because nothing scares me more than internalized self destruction.

Time:12-14 hours

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. 

What Comes After Rain

From sketch to final product:

The water in the buckets was done using Quick Water's Simulated Water that I bought in the floral section of my local art store. Admittedly I grew a bit power hungry after discovering this product and thus began a year long obsession where I would incorporate it in as many sculptures as I could, regardless of necessity. Case in point, I now have two boxes of the stuff crammed in my closet that have yet to be used. 

That being said, I recommend using the mixing package rather than the one that involves melting the gel over boiling water since it dries more firmly and it's easier to clean if dust begins to collect on the surface.

Time: 12 hours on sculpture plus an additional 2-3 hours spent editing and digitally painting. 

"Sister" Series

Finally posting up this sculpture series that I completed a couple of months ago for my AP portfolio!

The central idea for this series revolves around the existence of possibility and how it is especially present in early ages and each concept is inspired by certain childhood memories and games shared between my sister and I. 

Just to paraphrase the description I wrote for the submission requirements, "As you grow older, it becomes increasingly more difficult to find possibility in everyday life without questioning its validity. Though this sense of rationality and conclusive thinking is a natural part of self-growth, I wanted to further explore the mindset of adolescents who have the effortless ability of seeing things larger than life. Using a mixed medium of sculpture and digital painting, this series intends to imitate a feeling of adventure and unfiltered joy that is commonly expressed by those at a young age. The focus is not on the time that passes but the exploration of the world around them through their eyes. By making this sense of exuberance and creativity the primary focus, this series is not so much about a chronological growth as it is a celebration of the past."

Rain Snail Sculpture

Another addition to the sculpture series that I posted earlier this week! I'm resisting the urge to post them all in one go since a good majority of the sculptures still need to go through a final edit. This is a mixed media of sculpture and digital painting and took 12-13 hours to complete (in which the majority of that time was spent dyeing and drying the leaves and painting each individual snail).

For purely self-indulgent reasons, I'll be posting up a little tutorial later on how to make that tiny umbrella in the background so check back if you're interested.

Bird Cage Sculpture

One of the few sculptures I’ve been working on these past few months!

The central idea for this series revolves around the existence of possibility and how it is especially present in early ages.This is shown in concepts inspired by childhood games and memories between my sister and I in our younger years and it was crucial for me to keep that sense of vibrancy and creativity alive in each piece.

This is a mixed media of sculpture and digital painting (as seen in the detailing on the birds), and took a total of roughly 11-12 hours to make.

The rest of this series will be posted soon when I finish touching up things here and there.

Glee sculptures

These are the first sculpture series that I'd ever done back in the summer of....2012, I believe? This was back when I started experimenting with this type of structure (using Crayola's Model Magic clay). Each one took me roughly 3-5 hours give or take, depending on the overall size and complexity of each individual figurine.

I'll be posting up some more of my recent sculptures later on in addition to several illustrations, so stick around!