Don't clay clay ah...

We're into week 12 and the focus around this point in time seems to be anatomy. This is the base of my sculpting piece, made with various sizes of aluminum wires, tape and foil. It will take me maybe 3 - 4 weeks (on and off) to get this piece done.

This coming Monday, Philip takes us to the Singapore Science Centre for Body Worlds. The exhibition showcases real human (and some animal) anatomies of various poses. Through the technique of plastination, the bodies are preserved so that people like us can wow and wonder about the intricacies of the delicate human body. And for art students, it's a great way to spend a whole day sketching and understanding anatomy!

Broom broom...

This is probably one of my favourite ideas to date. The incredible hovering broomstick. It was quite an evening at Egg Story. I it wasn't for the lack of music, the party would have been brought up a notch. But nonetheless, fun. :O) Food, games and fellowship lasted until 9.30pm. Some of the fingerfood got really creative too, like the cocktail sausages with press-on nails at its tips!

I was working on the 'incendio' incantation for the very first time last night. As a result, I almost set the school on fire! No kidding. Well, everyone should have one of these "I almost burnt down the school" stories to share... and now I have one!

Halloween Decor

The class is really excited about dressing up for tomorrow evening's halloween party! The decor crew is even more excited about dressing up the place. It's everybody's first time decorating for Halloween! (Well, except mine.) Imagine the energy! I find myself frequently saying. "Remember, less is more."

Now, finally, the cave on the ground floor of Eggstory has bats! :O)

The Zoo Review

Here's a sampling of my zoo field trip from my Kingdom: Animalia sketch book. The class met at 8:30am and spent 9 hours at the Singapore Zoological Gardens. I was wandering on my own 92% of the time... and like always, there was not enough of it. Spent a bit time reviewing my work with Philip after "school". Gotta work on speed, accuracy... and construction.

My first time drawing using ink, this method forces me to use cleaner and less lines. I was struggling for the first few pages trying to use that new medium! That's a long way to go and I definitely need to go back there again.

What a fun day! :O)

Kids stuff

I feel like a kid all over again.

Yes, that's an indemnity form. The kind you sign as a parent for your child's fieldtrip in very few words. Tomorrow is the zoo day. :O) I've gotten myself a set of watercolour pencils to accompany my sketches. May I be able to do wonders with it.

Yesterday, I accompanied Garcia to the PA Wearhouse to scout for some costumes. He wants us to practice drapery wrapping around the human body. What a brilliant idea!! Instead of drawing bottles and fruit or even just plain cloth pinched or resting on a table which are ultimately only assets (secondary items) in the 3D world, we will be drawing charcters (primary subjects) in a scene or period. We listed about 10 pieces we would want to rent over the next few weeks for our Life Drawing class. I may have to do the pick up and drop of of costumes??

Have been tasked to do decor for next Friday's Halloween gathering... am I looking forward to that or what?? ;p