A human facial sculpture must have a chin. (Note to self --- THINK AHEAD!)
A minimum of throwing (if you can call centering and throwing 9-12 lbs of clay minimum????) turns to a maximum of coiling.
And the creation begins.
Tomoo extrudes the clay he uses for his coils. I'm not sure how many feet (yards?) of extruded clay he used today. But I know it was a lot!
Once the eyes were created, it was on to the mouth.
We broke for lunch. And afterwards Tomoo showed us many other things before returning to the large-scale sculpture.
The finishing touch includes carving into the clay.
Watching Tomoo work was a wonderful experience. And while it was difficult to see him bid goodbye to his sculpture...(it was a demo piece, not meant to carry on)....
...it was many a lesson well learned. And a personal incentive to grow and create. Thank you, Tomoo!
John shares many more pictures and a great post on the workshop here.
4 comments:
That is so cool! I'd never have guessed you'd start by turning it. Just more amazement at what people can do with some damp dirt! Thanks for sharing, I hate he didn't fire it but I can understand it, I guess.
Hi Al. Yes, what he did was amazing. And it was difficult (for me) to see that wonderful piece wind up in the slop bucket. But that's a lesson I'm learning. To let go. (And, baby, it's a toughie!)
It is in a lot of ways. My oldest is moving out this month to her own home. I am happy and very worried. We all did it but for our kids it seems such a big step. Letting go is tough!
letting go is so hard! those pics make the wheel look so small.
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