Russian Mask

This was very loosely inspired by Russian cultural masks but turned out to be much more individual.

The original plan was to reflect common themes of Russia.

I started with paper mache. I wanted vivid colors and unique texture so I finished it off with tissue paper.

If I had intended to represent a culture I would do so fully and accurately next time.

Somewhere in Iceland

This project tested my patience. It is not a style I would ever want to do again however neat it may turn
out. It was just an assignment. It was done after a landscape photo of a road and home in Iceland. I could
not find out exactly where.

Maybe the message conveys peace in nature and wonder in color to others, but it represents all of my
pet peeves to me.

I used a lot of stippling for the grass. The house was not actually colorful at all. It was a simple
abandoned cabin shack made of wood with a white door. I made it colorful because I wanted it to seem
like it was from a different reality, which is the way abandoned buildings always feel to me.

I definitely made the house entirely three-dimensional and fill the gap in the grass in the back right. I
would make the left field not look like it was from a different country, and more like a different type of field
by adding similar colors as there on the right field.

Cool Toe

I wanted to sculpt a toe. It turned out to be much quicker than I expected. So I got more ideas. I put
clothes and a smile on it.

It was always intended to bring fun.

I didn’t use any special painting technique aside from adding water to black acrylic paint to make it look
like a marker.

If I would change anything, I would make the arms more realistic and work towards better craftsmanship.

It’s Halloween

I wanted to make a paper mache cup at first, but it transformed into this monstrosity. Because it was
created around Halloween, I decided to give it the said title.

It was done to take part in the festive feel of the spooky time.

I did not use dry brush for the gradient from red to black- actually quite the opposite. If there was an area
that needed to be gradually changed I had to make sure a large area could be done fast so it would not
dry. For the crooked teeth, I cut a strip of paper and cut triangles into that paper. I painted the teeth
off-white for a dingy, gnarly feel that would accept its own snaggle teeth.

I would not leave the attachment strip so wide next time I use a similar technique. It should have
been more hidden.

Space Junk

I knew my end goal would be to sculpt a woman’s face, but I did not expect to make it an alien. The idea
occurred to me while listening to the song Space Junk by Devo.

The plan was to convey a sense of wonder and possibility.

The only special technique I used was dry-brushing a yellow pearlescent over a dark green paint.
Everything else was painted with a very basic technique.

If I created a similar piece, I would have made the eyes have some life but I did not have the time to do
so this time around.