5/20/2016 0 Comments Bust or Bust! Vlog (May 10)To start off my final project blog, I made a little vlog. I feel a little guilty starting off with clay instead of app building because I already love clay so much, and it's just degrees of knowledge at this point... but I have a really good reason. I have been through some rough spots this past year, mainly because of my health not being the greatest. To top it off, I stress my body by overworking until I have nothing left to give; I have trouble saying "NO" which makes it hard to bring balance into my life. I always pretend like everything is hunky dory, and share very little of my personal life with others. I feel everyone has enough negativity in their lives, and I want to be a source of positive energy and feelings. I want to make people feel better, and not the other way around -- which you could probably analyse in a thousand different ways, none of which paint me in a very positive light, but that's pretty much where I am stuck at the moment. A couple of weeks ago, the stress that mounted on me became too much to bear, and I started doing small ceramics sculptures to relax in between classes. This brought such novel relief to my soul, like swimming through a cool pool of Jell-O; students asked me what I was working on, and then they asked me if it was a sample for a class -- and I felt such pride in answering that I was doing this just for my own enjoyment and pleasure. As I played with the soft, pliable matter, I realized that I had never actually built a human bust; in fact, I never have built a truly large sculpture before. All my sculptures are tiny, and even the drums I have made are not that big (and fairly simple to do). So, I decided to focus right now on something that will bring me immediate joy, and help me live through the last of this semester without completely burning out; something that I have always wanted to learn just for the simple pleasure of it. I want to make a large bust made of clay! Watch the vlog below to check out how things are turning out so far. I made this vlog last week, and I just got two boxes of clay delivered to the school today, so... more is coming soon!
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