Section of Christine

Finally fired, the section of the life model from Nov 08; glaze is skin

Brain

giant brain section complete with blood clots

Half Head

The half head from last term's Inspired by Life course finally got its glazed firing this week and it's now enjoying the scenery on the wall in the garden. This piece was quickly done but that gives it energy and at first people don't see the face, they notice later that he is sticking his tongue out at them!

Inspired By #3

This piece was made by smoothing a thin layer of fresh clay over an inverted mixing bowl which I had covered in scrunched up paper to allow the drying clay to move when shrinking, preventing cracks.
I wanted to make a smooth rounded shape reminiscent of Christine's curves. I suppose that this could be a large buttock but I will leave the analysis to the viewer.
The red glaze is a simple paint job while the inside cabbage effect glaze in blue, green and white was done by diluting the glazes with water, mixing azures, greens, reds and sand colour and then allowing the watery glaze to drip around the contours of the bowl. I would allow some glaze to run in from the lip of the bowl, then pick it and rotate it in the air to get the colours into different nooks and crannies. I am quite pleased with the effect and it has given me further ideas for more works made in a similar way.

Inspired by Christine #2 Fired

This delicate piece unfortunately broke in two places on firing. I was probably pushing the clay to its limits with this structure but will be able to repair by gluing it. This is inspired by the left breast and abdomen of the model as she lay on her side. The whole piece also evokes for me the lying whole woman.

The Brain

Based on the same ideas of the Inspired by Life class ... here is The Brain

Inspired by Ron Mueck?

A very speedy head made using the same techniques as the Christine life extemporisations, building walls, bridges and enclosed spaces, seeking to test how far the clay will support itself.

Inspired by Christine #2

Les Grottes de Christine

Some of the structures I had made collapsed during the week so I changed the look of this piece and will hopefully now fire this version. It is more spiky & rugged than my original concept which was a more exact representation of the body proportions.

Inspired By Christine #1

A life size section of Christine, built up hollow.