By no means am I done with my sculpture, but today was the last official in-class Studio Day. I am satisfied with the progress I have made. The process has been tedious, but I enjoy the hands - on approach and physicality of working with clay. There are definitely aspects of the sculpture that are unsatisfactory, such as the unfortunate lilt of the apple form and rough spots in the clay, but I do not think that any of these imperfections will take away from the overall message. I shared with the whole class what my process has entailed, explaining how my plans for the next phase remain amorphous. After our brief discussion, though, I was convinced to return back to my original idea of soliciting community involvement by asking people to anonymously share negative experiences / comments which have henceforth affected them. I like the idea of containing this rotten mass of cruelty and ill - will within the core of the apple; the symbolism of it is conceptually profound yet somewhat obvious. I do not want people to be confused by my intentions when they view my sculpture; rather, I want for them to recognize that sometimes the best way to overcome negativity is by acknowledging that it exists within us all, but that we must learn to not let ourselves be relegated to prisoners of it. I poked holes around the hole of the apple so that I can “sew” it closed after placing the slips of paper inside the apple. The string will cross - cross over the hole, but leave some gaps so that the viewer can still see the mass of papers inside. I am excited to fire the sculpture and begin the next step in painting the apple and collecting the slips of paper. I have emailed Dr. Lowerre regarding his willingness to endorse my project, and I hope to hear from him soon...
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MM
5/6/2019 08:25:50 am
I am glad that you felt a re-commitment to an original idea. That's exciting and means that the idea is worth seeing through. As we've all realized.... this work takes time! Yes, with more experience and a schedule that could give you extended work time, you could be finished by now but.... that's not what you have at the moment. It will get done and I am excited about where it is going.
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MM
5/21/2019 04:48:31 am
Elizabeth, since your sculpture just came out of the kiln you can now add another process post. Please remove the word "final" from this one, because it is not the final post. Also, if you could go back through your other PROCESS posts to make sure that they are labeled by the week, that would be helpful. Add a new post for what you do in the next week. Then there will be one LAST post when the sculpture is FINISHED. Thanks.
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