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A second hippocamp has found its way to its new home, so I can post a pic of this one now. I used papers instead of fabric for the ones I've just finished. The bodies are Sculpey Ultra-light polymer clay, and there are various paints, glitters, and other embellishments, all over.
Been working on many things, just not finishing until lately. Finished some hippocamps, only one of which I can show now. The Retreat piece is inching along nicely, almost done. Hagrid has skin at last, and the neglected thestral will get some more attention soon. Here is ONE finished hippocamp, given to a very dear friend, who shall for at least now, remain anonymous. It just doesn't photograph really well; there are some sparkles that the camera couldn't capture. It does fairly scintillate!I've also started a new piece, heaven help me! A rather LARGE one, inspired by a dream I had some time ago. You'll see........ ;)
In the midst of work on Hagrid and the Thestral, I left for an Art Retreat given by Jean Bernard and Sherry Goshon. WOW!! What a fabulous group of people there! The project we made was for me, a personal statement. Others put their own spin on the basic concept and came out with unique, personal statements of their own. I'm not done yet, but here are a couple of WIP photos. Yes, I'll post pix of the finished piece, in time.
Got Hagrid/Robbie wrapped, and he looks HUGE, but that's partly due to the fluffiness of the wrapping. Once he has 'skin', and a bit of needle-sculpting, he'll look more in proportion. I have measured the total figure in 'heads', as an artist should. It works out!
OK, been working on both Hagrid and the thestral but the progress on the thestral is 'less than exciting', since it's mostly legs, hips, shoulders. The framework under all that still shows in some limbs, so it just looks awkward. However, the Hagrid piece is starting to look a bit like Robbie Coltrane! I'm hoping it will be close enough for jazz, as they say, once the face is covered with the right kind of hair-stuff. I think the likeness is close enough to continue. If it fails, then I can remove the hair and at least the outer clothing, and turn the piece into something with another theme. He looks older in the photos, due partly to the lack of hair, and partly because the chin is so wrinkly, like an older man. But the beard will cover that, and eyebrows will help a lot!
This will take a lot of batting to fill out the figure, but it'll be worth it. The head is nearly three inches tall, which will put the finished doll about two feet in height. This is very tall for most art dolls. But, after all, Hagrid is a half-giant!
I've been inching along with Hagrid and the thestral, not much progress of interest. I think the thestral needs some corrections in the legs, but should double check first. Made cookies the other day -- now, THOSE were interesting! (Interesting, at least enough to make a little oinker of myself with them!) Friends are losing husbands or coming close to losing them. I suppose it's only a phase of life, but it's upsetting. Especially now.Cold and snow are getting old and boring! Spring always comes, eventually. March is the most difficult time of year for me, anyway. I also have the retreat piece to prepare for, so that will keep me occupied for awhile. More pictures with progress will have to wait til another entry.
I've decided to make a Hagrid Art Doll, so I've been looking at photos of Robbie Coltrane to get a good foundation for a likeness to the movie Hagrid before the hair and beard go on it. Made a couple of sketches of Coltrane.The Thestral is inching along, though I've made more sketches of that too. Found a fascinating bit of information in the Special Features section of the dvd, where the making of the Thestrals was explained. There was a maquette (?) made in their art department, and the camera panned all around that. It really clarified some of those odd skeletal structures for me. So, that piece continues its progress, though slowly.Watched "The Quiet Man" and now I'm thinking of sculpting a classic scene from that movie! Heaven help me!!!
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