Reflection on finished scale shift Project

Overall, I am extremely happy with the way that my scale-shift project turned out. The large butterfly accentuates the inner beauty of butterflies. In general, it was pretty simple and easy to make. What worked really well for me was being able to take piece by piece and use one piece as a “trace” for another. The way that it hangs, too, makes it look like it’s flying. Overall, this is an awesome piece and I am really proud of the way that it turned out. It showed me that I am a better sculptor than I think.

Another picture of the masterpiece!!

Shoe--the finished product!!!

Shoe--a work in progress

Reflection on finished shoe sculpture

Overall, I was very impressed with the way that my shoe turned out. Though I was a bit frustrated at times, I think that in the end all of the pieces wound together to create a great piece. I especially love how the little details, to the last Nike symbols, make it look so real. When I was creating it at first, the big details didn't match the real shoe. But slowly the smaller details really started to show the difference. While creating this piece, my overall goal in my mind was to focus on moving along at my own pace, because I know I get frustrated watching other people move ahead of me. I think that on the next project my goal is to not have to ask Mr. Brooks for so much help, and I think that I can easily attain that goal by focusing on the things that I know how to do without asking Mr. Brooks for help.

Reflection on shoe sculpture in process

I have noticed that building this shoe was not as easy as it looked when I first came into the process. The challenges of building the shoe is definitely working with the dimensions and the cardboard. If the dimensions are a little bit off, I feel like it messes up the whole shoe. I do realize that I picked a complex shoe to replicate, however, it is really frustrating when I spend time creating a piece that then doesn't fit into the bigger picture. I am also finding that even though this is my first project I need to ask Mr. Brooks what to do after each step--it's a precautionary thing to make sure that I am going on track, but I feel like I shouldn't need to ask him for so much help.

The successes are also somewhat the challenges. So far, I think it has turned out pretty well. It almost looks like my shoe! I think the main thing is to get the dimensions right. I am really trying to focus on cutting out the pieces that look very similar to the shoe (which is working) it is just the process of doing that that is hard. I can't wait to see what it looks like at the end of the project!

What I know now

A representational sculpture is a sculpture that reinterprets something. If you look at a picture of a cow, for example, you would create your sculpture according to that picture. A representational sculpture can also be something that represents something. For example, if you wanted to make a sculpture for someone who likes to play basketball, your sculpture would primarily be based off of that. An abstract sculpture comes completely from the imagination. If you were to hang this sculpture from a string on the ceiling, it should be able to look like a sculpture from each direction. When I picture an abstract sculpture, I picture lines in every direction. In order to make a found object sculpture, you need to have an idea in your head of what you want to make. On the other hand, just by playing with the objects in front of you, you might be able to move around the pieces in all different directions.