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Involving Students
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September 8-10, 2004 — The Sculpting
 Even without the final photographs, there is enough reference in the first photos to put together a roughed in version of the clay on the small sculpture. I am excited about doing this because I will be able to see the form in three dimensions.
Sometimes, during different presentations I my husband, Mike de la flor create a 3D version of the sculpture in the computer. With a little help from a program called Poser  and Photoshop, he can simulate what a sculpture might look like and we can view it from several directions. There is an example of one of these 3D models on the page that describes the Ellie sculpture. You will notice with the Ellie sculpture; however, that the sculpture was modified as we went along. The computer rendition is nice, but there is nothing like seeing it in clay. Then, it is my fingers that manipulate the sculpture, giving a twist here, a turn there. It's then that the fermenting of the creativity that has been withheld for so long can come forth. There is a tremendous feeling that is associated with creativity.
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 The process of putting the clay to the sculpture is taking some time. Mostly because sculpting the newsboy is my treat. I'll work on commission A and B for a few hours, and after I do that, I will reward myself by working on the newsboy for a while.
SCULPTING THE FACE
I have the general shape of the body finished, and I am very pleased. Whatever has not been worked out in the design, will work itself out as I proceed. I begin to focus on the face.
Working on a one inch face of someone is no easy task. There will be a point when I will work on the face with pins  and sharp knife blades, anything that will allow me to get the details that I want. My job today is to get the basic shape and to make sure it is in proportion to the body. This is essential and sometimes can prove to be a difficult undertaking.
Once again, a fraction of an inch on something this size translates into something much larger when life size. It all must look like it goes together. I force myself not to just look at the face but keep looking at the entire sculpture.
I remember times when I was first sculpting when I would forget to do this and work on the head as a separate entity. I would have it perfect and then put it with the body and find that it is off, not by much, but enough to have to start all over.
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