Thursday, May 26, 2011

the last of the clay

Today we looked at Giacometti for inspiration and, using a pipe cleaner armature, tried to create small figures in a similar style by pressing on clay. Not sure they'll survive the drying process but they looked good when freshly made!





A page from my sketchbook - being a Northern lad I penned a couple of pigeon fanciers;




3 comments:

Gretel said...

Love them both - the lively little figures and your Very Northern chaps!

jfidz said...

Cheers Gretel. You could have heard a pin drop whilst the children concentrated on their little figures - must do it more often!

lisa stubbs said...

Love the northern picture, brilliant! you must make this into a painting!