Title: Clay Seahorse [1998]
Media: Clay, and acrylic paints
Notes: This guy is old! I made him back in grade 8, though I'm still really pleased with him. Took quite a while and a lot of research to make it look realistic enough. Then, disappointingly, my first version exploded in the kiln. My art teacher informed me that "no he would not mark my rubble" despite having seen me making the thing for a month, and doing so for other people's rubble. :P Oh well. This version turned out better anyway. The eyes are neat too as they're layers of clear acrylic over the black painted eye indents to make a round smooth shiny eye. If I remember correctly, I also painted it with a toothbrush to get the stipple effect. Live on little guy, live on! ... in your dead, claylike fashion... The second picture also shows him in his little display habitat (top view) which is actually a decorated beanie baby collector case. Keeps him dust free, posed and safe surprisingly well.
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