Sisters 2

As I continued my sculpture making, I became more comfortable with the tools that I was using. Still it is a complex procedure.
There was only one year, when both me and my sister were in the same school together. I was in 5th and Tai (my sister) was in 10th. She was tall and I was short. She did everything fast and I was slow. We had to catch a bus to go to school. She would hold my hand and we would go together to the bus stop.
Both the figures were done separately. The base is a limestone tile from home depot.

Self Portrait 1

I did the self portrait at home which was a challenge in itself. First I had to pick a place in my home where I wont be disturbed. Still I had to tell my family not to move anything. I had to set the light on my face to get good shadows and highlights, and I needed a mirror. I have mirrored closet doors, so it worked. Then I wanted to make my portrait without glasses. That was difficult when it came to eyes. With glasses on, my eyes looked bigger and without glasses, my eyes looked smaller and blurry. Definitely challenging.

Abstract - Paisley

It is difficult to think in abstract terms. So we were asked to pick a shape and use 3 analogous colors. I chose paisley as my shape. Then I chose orange, yellow, green as my colors. It was lot of work to do this painting. First I had to make several sizes and colors of paisley. Then I had to place them on the canvas. Paisley is an important shape in our culture. It is the shape of a mango, and is used in many clothing designs.