India Ink Painting / Drawing

My second time ever using ink in any paint brush type context. From observation of a small clay statue brought in by my drawing teacher. Large, at least 2x3 ft., roughly 3 hours under studio conditions. Included is a detail shot showing all the layers and washes I applied to get the variation in value. (And no, the statue was not remotely anatomically correct -- not my mistake)

Chess Set

With the same clay that I used for the male figure in the last post I decided to also make a chess set. On the whole I was going for an abstracted minimalist styling where each piece would be broken down to its most basic and crucial components. I had a ton of fun making this set and I got lots of encouragement that in the end helped me to finish it and make it look cool. I'm glad I took this project on because it was something that I could make artistically and then use in any chess-y situation (preferably over coffee and in downtown Edmonds). Hope you enjoy.

Large Nosed Man (Sculpture)

A while back I bought some clay at the local art store, after toying around with it for a while I decided to make a cartoonish male bust. The model originally had a hat on with a feather sticking out the side but the hat came off and at some point I lost it. The clay was originally a whitish gray color, to help exaggerate the various curves of the face I painted it with white acrylic. Not much more to say - just me playing around with sculpture. Enjoy

Figure as Form Sculpture

Utilizing nearly twelve pounds of clay and over three weeks of intensive child labour I have finally completed the 'top half' section of my figure as form sculpture!
Designated either a top or a bottom my foundations class was assigned to sculpt a unique figure element for the end of the cluster. Once completed the top and bottom halves of different peoples works were combined and mended together to birth a new clay creature. So yea, here is what me and kevin got up to...