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SUTURE SERIES SCULPTURE



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The Crow

Basswood, Incised Line Carving, Milk Paint, Waxed Nylon Sinew
13h x 19w x 12d
2003

detail of painting & sutures

drawer opened view

back view


sewn and painted wood sculpture



The Process

The pieces in this series are made of individual blocks stacked and fastened together with screws, an additive process. The exterior was then carved, a subtractive process, into a life-size bust, unscrewed, taken apart, the interiors cut out, holes drilled, painted, sanded and sewn back together.

The Crow sculpture blocked out.

Sculpture progressing with Clay Maquette.

sculpture process


sculpture process


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