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I have decided that I want to create a visual representation of growth with a female sculpture of a girl who is wrapped in vines and grow more the closer the vines are to her head. I will place it in the courtyard of my high school on a bench, and there will be a sense of outgrowth wrapping around the bench she is sitting on.

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The 4 studio habits of mind I have decided to focus the strongest on for this project are: Understand the Art World, Reflecting, Express, and Develop Craft.

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To practice body casting, I used Aja-Safe bodycasting of my hands. It came off like rubber and dried like fragile chalk; I originally planned to plaster my mold of this, but I soon redesigned my entire project because of limited supplies and time.

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My new idea is to create a clay sculpture of a head growing out of the ground in the commons. I plan to have a girl pulling herself out of the dirt to resemble the art of growing, and I want the clay to be biodegradable to show the natural process of decay.

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I researched artists Issac Cordal and Ruben Orozco before beginning the sculpting process. Issac Cordal is famously recognized for his temporary installations of tiny people in naturally occurring places. He displays a strong message in a small area and conveys this through location and form of the people. Ruben Orozco is a magnificent sculptor that creates eerily lifelife forms of faces with clay, human hair, and plaster. I watched several videos on how to use clay to form lifelike facial demensions as well.

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I wrapped a skull in tape to cover up any indents in its head and began molding it to form the overall shape of the head. I was really in the moment and got fairly far because I found it very interesting how the entire facial structure can change with applying a small amount of pressure in certain areas.

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Using several kinds of wired and wooden sculpting tools, I scraped, smoothed, and added clay to manipulate it into resembling a facial structure.

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At this point in my process, I have to stand back and reflect on what I want the face to look like and how I can mold it to resemble my vision. I want it to look a bit eerie and strange, and I think I began to achieve that with her hallow eyes, long face, and gaping mouth. I observed pictures of meticulous facial features and applied those to her face, focusing on the eyes and nose.

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I created a basic shape of a hand to dry so that I can go in and carve in the details before it became bone dry. I found this very successful and easiest when I placed an old glove in its palm to hold the fingers' shapes.

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Looking back on my basic vision I decided to place her in the corner of the sidewalk, growing out of a flowering bush. At this point, she looks alive and healthy. Soon, she will begin decaying and crumbling as the weather worsens. I have a vine growing out of her mouth to resemble growth

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After a weekend of thunderstorms, my girl began her decaying process, with crumbling fingers and cracking skin. I'm obsessed with the beginning of this process, and I'm excited to watch it evolve.