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My project is supposed to represent my mental health journey. On the left side the arm with the scars on it shows my struggles with self harm and my mental state at the time. The arm on the right shows growth and healing which is what the flowers are for, I found gardening and it gave me a healthy outlet.

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I first started off with a sketch of what I wanted to create which was two arms, each arm represented my journey of how I got to where I am today.

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Day 1- After creating my background slab, I started by making the first hand and wrist. I did this by tracing my hand on a small slab and using a needle tool to sketch my hand.

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Day 3- I began to shape the hand and sculpt the fingers to look more 3D and to have nail detail. I also craved out the palm to give it depth and look more realistic.

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Day 7- I then added on the wrist by building up the clay little by little and shaping the hand into a fist. I then took a small wet sponge and wiped the whole hand to make sure there were no ridges or dips that would throw off the look of the arm. I also had to scrap out the inner back side of the wrist so that it won't explode when it gets fired.

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After finishing the hand I put it in a plastic baggie to dry out so it could be attached to the background of the wall relief

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Day 10- I attached my hand to the background and started to add more detail like scars and flowers. I then started the whole process over again and when I finished it I cleaned it up and smoothed everything out.