1. Choose, consider, and clarify your topic
For my project, I’d like to focus my shrine on stability/self-actualized fulfillment. I want to honor an ability that I’ve personally built extensively in myself; the ability to construct the peace that I desire in my own life and therefore true fulfillment. I’d like to highlight my own presence in the piece, perhaps including a body part to personalize the piece or add a personal metaphor. How exactly I depict the actual phenomenon/ability can differ greatly, as I explore in my sketches. For example, stability could be shown through the grounding of objects, sewn down with wire or nailed down to wood, or the use of hands could emphasize my relationship with the concepts of self-actualization. Although the subject matter is very personal to me, I aim to create physical metaphors that any audience could understand related in some way to stability and self-control. The piece will be a clear representation, a shrine to a concept that can easily be extrapolated from simply viewing. It will stand, not necessarily to inspire, but to prove its existence to itself. I’d like to make the sculpture quite large and intricate to emphasize the power that comes from adopting these skills in one’s own life, as I have in mine.
2. visual research
3. Borrow a strategy
Auguste Rodin, La Cathédrale (The Cathedral)
I intend to use the form of two intertwining hands in my own piece, highlighting the dance the appendages do with each other to create a satisfying composition.
4. Create sketches
