Luckily, our cities are filled with a variety of truly magnificent monuments, incredible sculptures and creative artistic statues, each having its very own story to tell. And while most of them deserve a place on our list, some of them have a little bit more impressive visual and contextual appeal than other ones. That’s why…
Day: August 9, 2016
Jaume Plensa’s Visual Language
When he was about 5 years old, Spanish-born Juame Plensa sometimes found a sense of a magical inspiration when hiding inside his family’s piano. There, when his mother would sit down to play, the sound of the music immediately became embodiable for him, as the physical vibrations of each note passed through Plensa’s body thanks…
Irish Medallion cast in Forton MG
While my current work studio is still a bit fresh in paint and new and we had frigid temps here in Northern Colorado all week so I found that adversely affected the creativity time of all my materials. The best way to work with mold rubbers and Forton is from 60-75 degrees F and the…
Adding hair and dress to small Sacagawea sculpture
After straightening the face a bit I moved onto sculpting in the shapes of the hair and clothing. Though a couple of things that I am still thinking about are moldmaking and casting issues. Since this is oil-based clay, it isn’t permanent and will need to have a mold made and then put in another…