Saturday, September 19, 2009

Work in Progress...

Just thought I would post some pictures of what I am working on. It is going to be an installation piece. There will be six of the carcass pieces and then there will be a sculpture of a goat at the end of them. They have holes on the side that the viewer will look into and there will be lithophanes inside that have business related stuff on them. The carcasses I've made so far will probably not end up being in the final piece, but it gives you an idea nonetheless.
Here's the second one that I made. I've burnished it to make it nice and shiny. The body is a little twisted though, and the lid where I made the hole doesn't look very nice so this will probably just be used for tests. 

This is the first one I made and I like the shape of this one better. This is how they will look when they are hanging.

This is the wax carving for the lithophane so far. I need to add some lighter areas to the suit and probably refine the face some, but overall I'm happy with how detailed I was able to get this one. If you were wondering, this guy is one of the AIG executives. Eventually this will be used to make a mold that I can cast the porcelain in. Then I am going to use some printing techniques and layering to add some more texture and information.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

The Studio

Welcome to my blog! I never actually thought I would do one of these things. For anybody who doesn't know, I just started the Masters of Fine Arts program in ceramics at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. I came into town the 28th and moved into my studio the next day. Everyone always makes comments on the small amount of stuff I have in my studio, but I guess I just don't really need that much stuff. I imagine I will fill the studio up soon enough. I know I need to put some pictures up on the wall! It's been working out well for me so far. My ceramics class is pretty straightforward and in my art history class we will be focusing on narrative in modern and contemporary artwork. It seems like a very interesting class so far, and I hope that it will help me better understand my work. I have some pictures of my half of the studio. My studio partner's name is Jason and he's from Adrian College. He's a potter and makes soda fired pottery. The sheep body in the picture looks much different now, and I will have to post some pictures once it is finished. That is all for now. I will post again when I have some more work!
Empty shelves...

A view of the drawers

And more shelves and some plaster slabs