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The wall relief consists of a fist breaking out of the surface while holding a key in its hand. It signifies me breaking out of my comfort zone to achieve my greatness.

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This wall relief was a heck of a challenge. I was not expecting such a difficult task. I had some idea of what I wanted to do but didn't know how I was going to tackle it.

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I started with a block of clay that's somewhat is the size of a fist and shaping it in to a cube shape. I would then carve out my fist by using the subtraction method and let me tell you, it was a lot more strenuous than I thought. Before I resulted to this method, I tried to trace my hand with a clay tool on a thick slab of clay(about 4 1/2 inches thick). Once I looked at my piece I thought I was in the clear. The issue was that I couldn't build a fist when the palm is opened. So I asked for input. I'm really glad I asked because it was going to be EVEN more complicated than it needed to be if I stuck with the hand trace method. This is because I had to reshape the palm by removing the top half of the palm and stick with slip at an angle. So I went with the subtraction method instead thinking it was easier. I got frustrated quickly because I was not capturing the right shape that I was looking for. Then I I was told that could a clay wire and cut the clay cube out at a low angle . Then, I used the "valleys technique" and used my finger to smooth out the rough edged to portray knuckles on a hand. Afterward, I realized that the your knuckles start off low down at the pinkie, then peeks at the index finger later shifting downwards a bit at the pointer finger. I had to ask around because at that point, I was lost. Or at least I was afraid to continue. Once I got clear I idea I started carving in to construct the palm. There I had to create depth so it can have I slope shape to it. Once I was done capturing the slope shape, I went on to refining my hand to polishing it until it was ready for it to be hollowed out

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For the fingers I had to with the knuckles that I made was to continue carving down 4 valleys until you reach the finger knuckles. Then, I went straight down to all the way to the palm. When I made the thumb I had to separately roll out small sausage shaped piece of clay. I then with my references (my thumb), I was able to make the shape of a thumb. Before I attached the thumb to the fist, cut the roll in half and hollowed them both out. Finally, I slip and scored near the middle right end of the palm to show my fist.

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To hollow my piece I had to hollow out half of the palm and because of the fist's articulate shape, I had to result in cutting it in half a hollowing out that way as presented above. Once I fully hollowed out both halves, I slip and scored them back together to start adding details the fist.

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One of the challenges were probably trying to replicate a fist with the subtraction method with a 2 month time frame. This process took a while carving every bit in order to get the most accurate result. I do regret not starting sooner because I never truly started my fist until the middle of the second week causing me to fall behind. I found that it was more difficult to subtract clay than adding. Another challenge I faced was the to understand the 3rd dimension. What I mean by this is that making a 3D model meant that I had to capture all side of the model or else it would look too boxy. This was the first time that I have recreate a 3D object with clay. Which takes us to our last challenge which is probably the biggest one of all. It was capturing the depth of the fist's anatomy. I had to go through tons of trial and error in order me to get it right because I was a lot easier than it looked. Overtime though, I was able to get closer and closer as my clay fist started to look more like a fist. Aside from that, this wall relief was not only difficult but it was also tedious at times.

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After completing this project it feel like I have a little better understanding on how to capture the attention to detail of an object. I learned that I need to study my what the project before I get going with clay. It has tested my patience through and through. I also have learned to be able to handle the clay with a bit more finesse.

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This project took longer than expected. There was a lot trial and error but in the end, about 2 months later it was finally complete.

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My original idea was having two hands sticking out of the base  each one holding a different object. The left hand would be holding a flower with a key hole on it signifying locked greatness inside of me. The right hand consisted of a skeleton key to show me hold the key to my greatness. I was supposed to be the flower that sticks out of the rest of them with a low relief background to express it. Unfortunately, I took longer in fist that I resulted to just having one fist also making it a little easier on the eyes.

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The subtraction method wasn't simple to do. I had to learn how and where I had to create enough negative space in order to capture the details of a fist. I had to carve in furthermore around where is carved in to create a curves to separate my fingers apart. This method is called the valleys method which is where I carve at an angle, and then carve the opposite direction to create some sort of valley shape. Multiple attempts had to be done trying to get the correct shape.