The top picture is a model I made in the media center using an IPad app called "123d Sculpt", which I used as a reference to make the bottom pig. The objective of the sculpture is to make a clay rattle. To do this, I first had to make 2 bowls, put a couple of little clay balls in one bowl, then scratch and slip the other bowl on top of it and smooth out the edges. That made the base. Then I had to mold the clay ball into an oval shape for the pig's body. Then I had to add additional parts of the pig such as the eyes, nose, ears, and tail, by scratching and slipping each one on as well. The hardest part was keeping the shape of an oval without the two clay pots coming apart when trying to mold it. It is also hard to know if the little clay balls inside of the pig are going to stick to the inside of the pig, which I hope doesn't happen. The pig is currently waiting to go into the kiln where I hope, when it is done, to hear the balls rattle inside of it when it comes out. This is one of my more favorite projects and I can't wait to see how it comes out!
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