https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian en-us 2021-01-29 18:33:41 UTC 2024-11-06 14:08:44 UTC hello@padlet.com lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1177743413 2021-02-08 16:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1177743413 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1177749902 2021-02-08 16:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1177749902 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1177843328 2021-02-08 16:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1177843328 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1177845787 2021-02-08 16:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1177845787 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1177849234 2021-02-08 16:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1177849234 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1177887957 2021-02-08 16:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1177887957 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1349099404 I started with a solid sphere and a hollowed-out cylinder. I made a bunch of different ones until I got one that fit the proportions of a horse head.]]> 2021-03-24 17:10:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1349099404 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1358157261 This is when I combined the hollowed out cylinder with the solid sphere and started making the shape of the horse head.]]> 2021-03-26 17:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1358157261 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1358194406 This is from the time-lapse I did when I worked a lot on the nose, and the cheek bones.]]> 2021-03-26 17:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1358194406 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1358210617 I started hollowing out the head from the bottom of the main sphere, which was solid.]]> 2021-03-26 17:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1358210617 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1358313334 My tools couldn't reach all the way to the nose from the opening I made so to  hollow out the nose part I ended up just cutting it off and then hollowing it out like that.]]> 2021-03-26 17:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1358313334 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385799686 After I put the head back together, I started on the eye to try and make it look more like an actual horse eye. I added a ring of clay around the eye with two little indents on the sides to create a bit of an eye socket.]]> 2021-04-06 06:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385799686 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385809044 This is the creation of the forelock, and I rolled a bunch of pieces of clay to make these luscious locks of hair. I adjusted them, and cleaned them up until it started to look how I wanted.]]> 2021-04-06 06:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385809044 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385827445 This is me attaching the ears after I attached the horse head to the slab. I did a lot of slipping and scoring.]]> 2021-04-06 06:13:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385827445 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385833145 After I attached the head and the ears, it didn't completely blend evenly with the slab-- there were some gaps. So I took tiny pieces of clay, rolled them, and stuck them all around where I attached the head and ears to make it blend with the slab, with out showing a seem from where I attached them. This was really effective so I ended up using it for everything that I attached to the slab.]]> 2021-04-06 06:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385833145 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385844610 At the start of the background I still wasn't entirely sure what I wanted it to be. I cut out these large, rounded shapes to represent clouds, hills or flower petals maybe.]]> 2021-04-06 06:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385844610 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385852388 This is a view from the top after I attached all the round pieces on the background.]]> 2021-04-06 06:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385852388 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385855117 On the bottom of the background I carved in these little rivulets with the more angular carving tool.]]> 2021-04-06 06:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385855117 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385881319 I make it so those root-like carvings come out of the rounded shapes around the horse head, almost like a river or a root system.]]> 2021-04-06 06:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385881319 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385900884 Initially, I had planned for the horse head to stick out slightly, with the front of his face parallel to the slab. But I thought it would look a lot more striking if it was jutting out completely, almost like it's reaching out towards you with it's head.]]> 2021-04-06 06:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1385900884 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538099465 2021-05-19 02:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538099465 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538101881 2021-05-19 02:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538101881 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538103591 2021-05-19 02:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538103591 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538131684 2021-05-19 03:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538131684 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538134175 2021-05-19 03:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538134175 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538134994 2021-05-19 03:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538134994 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538135769 2021-05-19 03:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538135769 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538137704 To make the fingers, I started with a roll of clay and I used the paintbrush rolling method to hollow it out.]]> 2021-05-19 03:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538137704 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538138823 I pinched the tube at the closed end to make a finger tip, and I molded the tube into a basic finger-like shape.]]> 2021-05-19 03:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538138823 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538139539 I used a needle to make the fingernail and the ridges on the joints.]]> 2021-05-19 03:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538139539 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538140392 I made three fat little fingers in total. To make them look more like fingers I added clay to certain segments on the bottoms-- where the pads of the fingers would be.]]> 2021-05-19 03:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538140392 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538141430 When I started on the cup portion of the mug, I make a slab and cut out a circle.]]> 2021-05-19 03:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538141430 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538142453 Then I made another slab and cut out the side of my mug. I cut it as a half circle to get it to be smaller at the bottom and larger at the top.]]> 2021-05-19 03:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538142453 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538143409 After I put the cup part of the mug together I started to attach the fingers. I had tried to create a bit of shape with the mug, but because I had to handle it so much to attach the fingers, that shape got a bit distorted initially.]]> 2021-05-19 03:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538143409 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538144284 To attach the fingers I would first stick a bunch of clay to the area where I wanted to attach it because the opening of the finger was flat, but the edge of the mug was not. I slipped and scored the circular clay ridge on the edge of the mug, and the end of each finger, and then smushed them together.]]> 2021-05-19 03:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538144284 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538145726 I mostly used my fingers to blend together the clay fingers and the mug. I just smushed it around until it looked like there wasn't a divide between the finger and the mug.]]> 2021-05-19 03:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538145726 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538146437 To make it look less like a mug with fingers, and more like a creature of its own, I added little chunks of clay to where the fingers and the mug connect.]]> 2021-05-19 03:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538146437 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538147119 Again, I used my fingers to press on the clay and squish it together so that it blended seamlessly. ]]> 2021-05-19 03:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538147119 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538147894 I did this same technique of adding clay to every part of the mug where the fingers and the mug attached. I also used a paint brush to make it more smooth, and to add more water to specific areas.]]> 2021-05-19 03:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538147894 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538149020 To make the eyeball I started with a little oval ball of clay and I cut it in half. For the eyelids I took and thin slab and cut part of it in a circular motion. I did that for both the top and bottom lids, and then I connected them at the corners of the eye.]]> 2021-05-19 03:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538149020 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538149808 I used a pin to make the iris and pupil detail in the eye. I slipped and scored the back of the eye, and the mug, to attached them .]]> 2021-05-19 03:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538149808 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538150788 I used a paint brush and my fingers to smooth out the connection between the eye and the mug.]]> 2021-05-19 03:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538150788 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538151607 I used the rolling method to make the handle.]]> 2021-05-19 03:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538151607 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538152254 I made a tiny, cute, not-super-useful, little handle. I figured that since nothing else about this mug is very practical, why should the handle be any different.]]> 2021-05-19 03:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538152254 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538152913 Here is the eeny weeny handle attached to the mug. I also used the paint brush again to smooth out the connection.]]> 2021-05-19 03:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538152913 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538153546 I used the edge of the pin, and pressed it against the clay to refine the indents and folds of the knuckles.]]> 2021-05-19 03:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538153546 lillianmoosman https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538154031 Here is my eyeball finger mug thing in all it's glory. I wanted it to seem more like a creature than something that you could drink out of, so the fingers are slightly different sizes, and posed a little differently. The tiny handle doesn't look particularly useful but I think it contributes to the overall look of an overgrown teacup. ]]> 2021-05-19 03:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lillianmoosman/MoosmanLillian/wish/1538154031