Because my initial plans for my 2nd project (dog head) got pushed back to now, I would like use this opportunity to talk about it since it will be used as my 3rd project. This year I've noticed a few people in class who have been sculpting thier clay forms. Whether they were babies, possums or dogs, I found myself rather intrigued by the process. In ceramics, I've done many different forms of handbuilding. Of the different handbuilding techniques, sculpting happens to be the one I've yet to start. I've watched as other students would sculpt their figures, using delicate procedures to get the job done. Like other methods, sculpting also requires the hollowing of objects. When an artist takes a large piece of clay and creates art out of it, that piece of greenware when it comes for bisque firing cannot be completely solid when it is put into the kiln. The reason is because pressure will not be able to move freely throughout the piece; therefore, exploding when reaching high temperature. We hollow the object(s) out so that this pressure can move easily through the piece. It is always smart to poke a few holes in the piece so that pressure can escape the object, preventing exploding endings.
I will be hollowing my dog head after I have completely sculpted it. Because I am dealing with only a solid piece (head), I will not be needing to remove and hollow out legs and arms because they will not exist in my piece. The dog I have chosen to sculpt is my favorite breed of dog, the Bull Terrier. These dogs have been featured on Target commercials as well as other movies: "Next Friday" as well as Tim Burton's 1984 short film, "Frankenweenie".
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