Designing and building our features could be compared to putting together a complex jigsaw puzzle. But it gets a little more complicated than that. First we need to design the artwork. Then we have to figure out how to build the pieces - from scratch. Add in a third dimension just for a little more of a challenge. And then take away all the edge pieces for there are few straight lines in our work. All this is what makes our work so much fun! Peter is making great progress on the first of the giant barrels. The second one he should be able to do with his eyes closed. :)
Brick by brick, stone by stone
I've been sneaking out to the shop from time to time over the weekend, sculpting on the Time Keeper's factory building. I've gotten a good start on the stone and brickwork on the lower portion of the front and one side of the building. I've also bulked out the steam plant and chimney for the very tall clock factory. There's a special magic that can only be achieved by working freehand, by eye and allowing things to be very organic and flowing. There will be no straight lines in this project when I am done. As I was working on the hundreds of stones and bricks I was imagining how we would paint them, where we will add rust, stains and aging. It's going to be fun! Stay tuned...
Reclining elephant head
The crew has almost finished applying the galvanized lath to the giant elephant armature. With the wire in place the profile of the elephant is much more visible. This is going to be a very fun piece to sculpt without a doubt. We can hardly wait to see it lifted up and set upright on the garden wall in the coming months.
