We drew an outline in the clay with a shaping tool and then used finger spacing to make sure that our silhouettes would be as in proportion and accurate as we could get.
Once we had cut the shapes out neatly using various shaping tools, we started to etch designs into them- clothing, hair, facial features/expressions, accessories etc, then positoning them in a way that represents something about us; how we present ourselves, how people may percieve us, our body language, how we were positioned at the time, how we carry ourselves.
When we had finished these pieces early, we were asked to use the rest of our time to create something that relates to our project- 'The World I Live In', I had already decided to build up on my self portrait piece instead of creating another image, deciding to paint and add more features to my ceramic self piece.
However, I then changed my mind because I thought that it would be more interesting to leave it blank because I am always changing and will look completely different to how I do now in maybe a few months or even weeks depending on the choices I make and who I might become. I also wanted to leave it as a blank canvas because I wanted to create the theme of evolution with my project, having made a lot of links to nature and how that evolves visually.
If I had had more time in the lesson, I would have created a second piece on myself, creating a figure with more resemblance to myself to contrast the more abstract representation.
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