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Now back to his face. The original head (see page 1) seemed to have some formation of a face, to which the features were added bit by bit, forming his nose, eyes and mouth. She really liked what he wanted for his mouth, different from any of the other sculpts. (We encourage her with new ideas!) The eyes are done by creating brows with "ropes" of clay, then blending them in. The eyeball itself if made with a special tool, then pressed into place. From there she works with tiny tools, such as dental picks, to give still more formation and animation. |
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Judi has already begun putting his clothes on, both his shirt and pants are taking shape. (All the clothing on her sculpts are made of clay, then painted.) Sometimes this process goes very fast and her photographer has difficulty in keeping up with developments if he's out for the day! In this case, the shirt and pants seem frayed and well used. Taking these and his well worn boots into account, it seemed obvious that this little guy had been walking a very long way. |
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Here you see the continuation of the clothing on his back. He seems to have trouble keeping his shirt in his pants! Note the thinness of the clothing. On many of her sculpts, these fringes and ends of clothing are less than a thirty second of an inch thick! Even cured, they are somewhat fragile. 
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Here you can see the great detail we want her to show you. The folds of the clothing, socks coming out of his boots and the shape of his legs all contribute to the character and story of this little fellow. His name still hadn't been given to her, though her friends had contributed names. But, she's found that all of us, whether drawings or sculpts, eventually tell her our names ... and they fit just right. |
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Last updated: March 6, 2010.