The Sculpture Process

Life-sized Bella and the Bug

Of course, there is no way to convey in pictures alone the creative processes involved in producing a sculpture, but I hope this little pictorial essay will help to show some of some of the physical details behind the creation of a new artwork. The process shown here spanned several weeks in the summer of 2003.

Preparing the base

Scaling the maquette

The core of the armature

Building the armature

The finished armature

First clay

Refining...

More refining...

Working on details

More detailing

Final surface details

A new piece!