A Job For YOU!

Do you like sculpting the head? Enjoy working the expressions and details  with clay? Then I have a job for you!!!!!! Special effects teams need someone who can create a 3D idea for monsters, makeup and even masks to use in movies........

One of the best is Don Lanning. Check out this video of the master's studio!!!

See more of his work @ http://www.donlanningstudio.com/

Here are more examples of his work...

About That Kiln...

Thought to show you what was happening to your clay tiles...

Our newest kiln...

The electronic controls, programmable too!

Beginning to load the tiles on shelves, new shelves will be added on top...

You can see the "posts" holding up the shelves, and the coils in the sides of the kiln..

First, the GREEN WARE (air dry clay) are loaded into the kiln shelves. Because it is the first firing, or BISQUE firing, the pieces can be close together and lie directly on the shelves.

The kiln will slowly heat up to 200º for an 8 hour "CANDLING".... this dries the clay completely, preparing it for the higher heat.

Then the  Bisque fire begins, the kiln takes several hours more to heat up to 1800º, changing the clay's molecular structure and making it BISQUE WARE.

Now the clay will be ready for glazing and firing at a higher temperature (2200º) to complete the process.

MICHELANGELO! A Master You Should Know

Known for his twisting, lively figures- Michelangelo is the sculptor's sculptor. These are great examples of using the neck and shoulders to add mood to the form.

See more about the artist here... 
and more info and images  here...

 

my theme for the clay project was the sun rise and what time the sun comes up.Quinn

Strung Together

For my tile project I used seaweed as my theme, and made the pieces fit together by making the seaweed flow through all the pieces. I used textured items such as beads to make what looks like bubbles, wave patterns and wavy lines made with a ceramic tool to act like waves. I also added pieces that jump from piece to the next and one of them has a sea creature on it. I believe the best part of the sculpture was the stippled texture.

Building the Head in Clay

Here are some building techniques we will use in constructing the features of the head...

1. Cutting and push/pulling the clay to create forms....

2. Adding clay in pea sized amounts...

3. Carving and shaping with clay tools...

PORTRAITS IN CLAY

Hurah!!!

Here are the project handouts!!! Let's get right to it!!!

Christina Cordova

Another amazing figurative sculptor.... christina uses much of her heritage for inspiration for the characters she creates...

Her figures are so full of life and movement!

See more of her work @ http://www.cristinacordova.com/

the artist at work....

wonderful use of VALUES...a flat, dark glaze

Look how well she sculpts hands!

look at that TEXTURE!!!

that's all made from clay!!

Neat use of natural materials mixed with the sculpture...

Adrian Arelo's Sculptures!

Here we go! 
As we you start planning for your portrait sculpture, look at these samples for inspiration about GESTURE (or the "twist"), EXPRESSION on the faces, and TEXTURES.

See more of Adrian's work here @http://jsauergallery.com/sagemoon/artistPages/AArleo.html

This piece has bee's wax applied to the surface...

those hands were made with a mold, then assembled...

The artist...

the deer are escaping from the head... like spirits, or ideas leaving.

wonderful details, even the hair....

Even the deer have expressive faces...

TILE PROJECT HANDOUTS

Here are two handouts for the Clay Tile Project.

One is the Overview....

Another is the Checklist. Use it as a guide to help you solve the project requirements....

A Low Relief Master

Lorenzo Ghiberti, an Italian Renaissance sculptor, is known for his creation of the "Gates Of Paradise". This series of sculpted panels tell the story of the New Testament, and decorate  the doors to the Baptistry of St. John in Florence, Italy.

His work was important because he used "perspective", a new technique at the time, in his sculpture. As a result, his work conveys a dramatic sense of depth and "reality".

See more about Lorenzo here.... 

And the Cathedral here...

The doors

One of the panels in detail

same panel from the side- see the use of high and low relief?

another panel- look how the background is "flatter"...