A Peak Inside my Portfolio: Subtractive Sculpture

My sculpture course for my Master's work is almost finished and it's been a very bumpy ride, but I am happy to say that my Subtractive Sculpture went pretty much according to plan! I wanted to create more of a non-objective piece that evoked the feeling of cradling or swaddling; the idea of being held safe and warm and cared for. We used a carving method on heat-insulating kiln brick. Here is the progression of my work.

This is not the final image, I haven't taken one yet, which is my fault. But it's fairly close. I believe it turned out well and I'm happy with my first attempted sculpting  of this type of material. On another note, I have some sad news, there was a kiln incident and my Manipulative Figural Sculpture took a beating. Some of it was, no doubt, an air pocket in my piece, but some might also be due to another student's bust that exploded into many tiny fragments. I've done my best to repair it and I'm considering adapting the destruction and doing a take on Japanese Kintsugi to finish the piece. Although I'm very upset since this was my favorite piece of the term, I'm hopeful that it will turn out all right.