Project Number 1: I Miss You Already

I have been experiencing back issues again, so sculpting is kind of paused in between projects.

I will post the sketches of K'Ray Noobslapa of Endor in the near future...

EK-0205 Part 8: The End Complete

She is done.

No more resin to watch cure.

No more paint to watch dry.

I will have extensive final pics, courtesy of my sister (she is a photographer) but I will wait for the recipient to get it before I post them.

I have spoiled the surprise enough LoL with my compulsive need to share enough, methinks.



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EK-0205 Part 7: Final Touches - Her Badge

Nuff Said.

Art Manifesto 2011

As I apply the finishing touches on my first project of this year, I feel inclined to try and properly convey the terms of my current series of works.

I.                   Apollo, God of the Sun, Lord of the Muses

I have always had a fascination with the Ancient Greeks, their myths, and their Gods.  Of the entire Pantheon, I hold Apollo dearest.  One of my cats is name after Apollo.  He is the Ancient Greek god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; medicine, healing, and plague; music, poetry, and the arts; and more. 

Sure, he had a mean streak (he was known for being vindictive to those that were NOT true; ie plagues); but through his Muses, Apollo was credited for inspiring creativity and dance, gazing at the heavens, and the Arts of all kinds.  This is the one reason above all else that I have always loved Apollo above all other Olympian Gods.

II.               Muses/Greek; Muses/Adam

In Hellenistic times, Apollo had nine Muses:

1.     Calliope – Epics 

2.      Clio - History 

3.       Erato - Love 

4.       Euterpe - Lyric 

5.       Melpomene - Tragedy 

6.       Polyhymnia - Sacred 

7.       Terpsichore - <edit>Choral and Song

8.       Thalia - Comedy 

9.       Urania – Astronomy

I am certainly no Greek God by any stretch of the imagination, but I do happen to have nine Muses on this Earth.  Not only do I have nine Muses, but each one coincides with the Classical representation of what that Muses was purposed to inspire.

I am thankful to each one of them.

III.            I Have Become Apollo (not really…)

I believe that you are on this planet for a finite amount of time, and to be inspired to create is such an important gift that it should be appreciated and recognized.  Because I am a generally weird and quirky person, this realization of mine has inspired me to create nine sculptures to my Muses as meager birthday offerings. 

  

So as my first offering to The Muses of the Ghetto Jedi is sent out this weekend (already 11 days late as I write this); I reflect on the nine people in this world that have, each in their own way pushed, shoved, loved, inspired, and sometimes hated me into continuing to be the writer and artist that I am.  

Now if I can just find nine people that don’t think that I am a weird freak, then I will be in business…

EK-0205 Part 6.2: The Base May As Well Be Another Sculpture

Eureka!

Finally, after tonight's clear-coat application and 24 hour curing, EK-0205 will become a World Traveler as she is an avatar of one anyway...

I am a little sad, because I have spent many an hour literally "watching the paint dry" (or resin cure, or silicone cure, or ....) and admiring my handy work.  I am quite proud of the way that she turned out, for someone that hasn't sculpted seriously since before my 12 year old son was born.

I am going to seriously miss this piece.

So, EK-0205, I will enjoy these last hours of you being a work-in-progress, but I will soon say goodbye as you journey off to your intended purpose.  You were born to elicit a smiles and I know that you are anxious to do so...

Sniff.


Daddy is so proud...

EK-0205 Part 6.1: The Base May As Well Be Another Sculpture

So, as I said, I have been going to great pains to make this sculpture look like a Kenner toy.

After much debate with myself and one of my Muses, I decided to make the astromech and surrounding debris as "Kenner bit parts" instead of making his head chrome like every astromech action figure until the animated Clone Wars figures.

I think it turned out nice:

I still need to paint the Dianoga's last tentacle and the "eye slit" then a clear coat satin finish will be applied; after that, it is on to pouring garbage water resin, and then off to Korea!

EK-0205 Part 6: The Base May As Well Be Another Sculpture

I used some bit R2 parts from a failed casting, a bunch of old credit cards, and I sculpted the critter.

You can make out where EK will be mounted towards the top of the picture.  Note the lip, which will be the guide for the resin pour.

I am continuing the theme of "1970's Kenner Action Figure" by limiting the color scheme to gray with orange (the classic "miscellaneous part color scheme") for the junk, and green for the critter (dianoga, to those that care to know).

Not quite 3263827, but I think that anyone that sees it will know where our heroine is standing!

Candles From A Galaxy Far Far Away

W007! Imperial Fragrance

Stormtrooper Soap!!!


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EK-0205 Part 5.3: Black Detail is Done!

W007!!!!!

EK-0205 Part 5.2: Painting the Detail

So, my buddy is a master at painting miniatures, and his recommendation was to use basic acrylic craft paint for all of the black detail work.  This would, as Jason said, keep my theme of "plastic action figure" going since the paint looks very similar to old school Kenner Star Wars figures.

I think it is turning out well.  I am going to do the helmet and face detail work on my lunch break today.

I am toying around with another color (even Bespin Luke Skywalker had more than two colors...) but I am not sure where or what to use...

I am open to suggestions.

EK-0205, with a noticeable body suit!

BONUS! When you take up mold-making, the world just looks different...

So when you have the ability to make a stormtrooper helmet out of anything that can be poured and hardened...

What do you do?

Stormtrooper Soap!!!!  That's what's up!

Next:  Stormtrooper and Astromech Candles.  I am not kidding...

EK-0205 Part 5.1: Coat 1 of paint! She's pink!!