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This is side two of my final product.

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This is side one of my final product; I just cleaned up some of the joints.

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I ended up getting rid of the swirly part of my handle; I like it a lot better this way.

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I slipped and scored the big face on the mug.

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I think I'm going to make a very big face to put on the other side of the mug.

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Attached my handle. I think I'm going to get rid of the little swirl at the bottom; I'm not really loving it.

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Started slipping and scoring the faces on the mug.

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Kept making different sizes and shapes.

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I was having a really rough time coming up with ideas for my mug and I was just playing with a bit of clay and made one of these faces, so I decided to just run with it and make a bunch of small faces.

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Built my mug base.

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I finally finished carving all the fur; it was painstakingly slow and time consuming but I think it was worth it. I also signed my work in the bottom left corner.

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I slipped-and-scored the head, and started to build up the chest and arm. All I really have to do is wait for the body to dry out a bit more so I can add the fur texture. I also need to sign it.

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Finished the tree texture, and added the two paws on the left. I also started shaping the body. This time I was smarter with the foot, as I attempted to sculpt it at least 3-4 times. Since the claws kept breaking off, I made sure to only add them to the foot once the foot was slipped-and-scored onto the backdrop.

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I started experimenting with tree texture by applying a thick layer of slip, and stamped it with wood chips, a sponge, and toothbrush bristles.

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I gathered enough courage to go back and finish the second ear; I used a needle to carve out the texture I wanted. I lost count of how many times my hand cramped up; this is very time consuming work.

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I added more volume to the ears and added the fur texture. Getting in there and carving everything out was much more difficult than I anticipated, so I only did one ear today.

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Carved fur texture into the bear's head; I just have to touch up the ears and finish the second eye

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Experimented with the fur texture on an old piece of clay

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Added ears to the head, and started reworking the limbs because I felt the proportions were off and I wasn't happy with them.

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Finished forming eye sockets, and started creating the eyes. I also started adding texture to the nose using sandpaper and an old toothbrush.

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Added more mass to the top of head and cheeks to make it look more like a bear rather than a dog, and started shaping the eye sockets and brow. I also hollowed it out the next day.

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Started shaping my bear head because I realized that it was a better idea to create the limb proportions based off of the head rather than the other way around.

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I wasn't happy with the placement of the right branch, so I moved it up a bit. I also started forming the arms and legs of my bear.

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I slipped and scored all the parts of the tree, and worked on shaping the branches a bit more.

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Created my tree trunk and branches, and then hollowed them out. I also decided on the layout.

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I completed my background and support rails.

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I think this is how I'm going to position my bear

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Black bear- I think this type of bear symbolizes my family more than the brown bear

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anatomical differences between bears

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oak leaf

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Oak tree trunk- symbolizes power and courage

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This is a picture of my dad from my parents' honeymoon... can you tell he grew up in the mountains far far away from civilized society. It also reminds me of a bear climbing a tree.

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One of my first memories from school in Canada was my teacher sitting us all down for a lesson and starting off with, "Now, when you encounter a bear in the wild..." and taught us how to not get killed by a bear. I remember wondering what kind of crazy place my parents brought me to.

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I'm a big fan of mountains, and I'm literally one generation removed from tribal mountain shepherds on my dad's side of the family. There's also a lot of greenery in Belgium, where I'm from.