I'm Pretty Proud Of This One, Actually, Despite My Wretched Figure Sculpting Skills (case In Point: There's

I'm pretty proud of this one, actually, despite my wretched figure sculpting skills (case in point: there's a toothpick holding up her head). I've been reading a ton of comics lately, and today I picked up Fables: March of the Wooden Soldiers. This is Snow White, who is (spoiler!) a few months pregnant at this point in the story. I'm kind of obsessed with her hair.

She looks a little like Miss Piggy, a lot more sullen than I intended, her bone structure is insane (are her cheekbones upside down?), and she's apparently a quadruple amputee. But other than that...!

Marblex, ~40 min.

First, I tried to make Uncle Sam. After 15 minutes, his legs still looked ridiculous, so I decided to make a bust instead. "Like the 'I Want YOU' posters!" I thought. And then I made one attempt at a human face, ordered a figure-sculpting book from the library, and went with his hat.

Hey, I know my limits.

(But look how much smoother it is! +1 for having the right tools.)

Marblex, ~30 min.

So, I accidentally let my teacher take away my awesome in-progress vase before I could snap a picture, but here's a quick shot of the planning sketches and the pattern for the final design. I also made a pretty terrible pinch pot (newsflash: I'm impatient), which I might just turn into a jellyfish.

Next week, assuming I'm not at Comic Con, I'll get to finish the vase and maybe even glaze those three weird vessels I made last week. And we might start using the potter's wheel. I expect to suck at that pretty tremendously.

Laguna, 2 hour class

Ok, fine. I was tired tonight, so I made the easiest possible figure. But I did get to test out my brand new texture pattern and realized...that I suck at it. As usual, I didn't read the directions until after I was done, so next time maybe I'll end up with more pattern on the clay and less clay on the pattern.

Maybe.

In other news, tomorrow is my very first sculpting class. Hooray! I'm excited to get better, but super nervous about someone actually looking at my sad little clay things and giving me the raised eyebrow. I'll let you know how it goes.

Marblex, ~15 min.

I'm going to London! Last night, I talked to my friend Jon for the first time in ages and I realized I hadn't seen him since we went to college together in Canterbury. So, you know what? Let's go to London.

You can tell I got lazy and didn't do the other sides of the tower, and I didn't even bother to set up a little tableau for you. Instead, here's today's sculpture, exactly where I made it. I'll try harder tomorrow, scout's honor.

Marblex, ~45 min.

Me: Is it ok if I take a few pictures?

Instructor: Why, do you need to prove to someone you were here?

Me: Yeah, it's for the judge. This is my court-ordered community service.

Instructor: (seriously) Wouldn't be the first time.