Thursday, July 3, 2025

Ornithological Oddities...


Inspired by "Artemis"... 
who won first place in the sculpture division 
at the Salem County Senior Art Show,
and now is on his way to the N.J. State Show.

Imagine a creature... 
(with a bird’s body and a person’s facial features) 
a creature that exists between realms; 
the earthly and the ethereal. 
Begin by shaping the form of a bird; 
poised peacefully or perhaps pensively? 
Allow the wire to serve as both armature and expression. 
Now focus on the head: sculpt a human face from paper clay. 
Let the face carry emotion and perhaps a bit of mystery; 
peaceful, haunting, calm or quietly knowing. 
Do not focus on “perfection”… rather, create a face 
that is both expressive and exaggerated. 
Emphasize texture wrinkles, cracks, folds; 
give it soul and a voice.

This new class is going to be an incredible journey 
of creative possibilities!

The class is FULL... Thanks for stopping by!

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