Finished my Fine Art project and the flames, my poem, the contrasting birds and the album telling my story but showing that the best is yet to come all worked perfectly together. This installation was all about the girl I am today and transformation.
STARTED 3D
The theme was alter egos. I started by making a psychedelic panda using vacuum forming then created a multi-coloured plaster cast of her wearing my steam punk goggles. The colours are in contrast with the monochrome panda and the dark steam punk accessories.
I then had the idea of showing Gothic legends such as Dracula and Frankenstein's alter egos as hippies spreading peace and love instead of fear.
I experimented by making clay studies of Dracula's head. I want to include more detail and colour so I will explore polymer clays.
Life Drawing sessions are going well. Today I explored using red chalk.
Back to 3D........
May I introduce you to Loki the Puppet of Mischief who is my alter ego. He is sometimes outrageous, always mischievous and playful and determined to be heard. He has become my companion, he guides me and gives me confidence. Over the years he has grown with me and has become a chameleon since when in close contact with me he mimics my appearance so that he can become one with me.
Loki can change the way he looks but is always part of me shown by the imprints on his hands and feet. The imprints are of my precious pendants given to me by my gran and I always wear them.
Decided to make the head out of polymer clay. Really easy to use and create detail and paint. The ridge of clay helps to secure the head to the body when wrapped in wadding and nylon tights.
Made the body out of double twisted wire for strength and with loops as joints and for connections with head, hands and feet. The body was then wrapped in wadding and tights to create muscles.
Life drawing.
Completed charcoal drawings. Really enjoying these sessions.
3D
Created various clay moulds of puppet's hat ready to be vacuum formed out of yellow plastic.
I made the feet and hands out of Polymer clay wrapped around wire to connect to body and pressed pendants into the soles and palms. Before I hardened the clay in the oven I also created a ridge of clay to secure to the body.
The yellow plastic was perfect, strong but easy to mould and also melt a hole in for the elastic.
Back Life Drawing....
I decided to leave this last one unfinished as I wanted the main focus to be on the face.
And back to 3D...
Made a resin cast of my apple and cross pendant using gold pigment to make them shiny. The resin was easy to use and colour. The final product when filed was smooth, light and detailed. I created a hole for the wire fastener using a hot pin.
I then had pictures taken of Loki and I in the photography studio.
I used different facial expressions and made it look as if I was in deep conversation with him.
I gave Loki similar clothes to me as he is a Chameleon and when close to me he mimics the colour of my clothing.
