Ear Sculpting Continued...

10/11/17

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11/11/17

It was by an unusual coincidence that the week I started this ear project my youngest sister had an operation on her ear to remove her Preauricular Sinus as it was becoming frequently infected. It was quite fascinating to see where they had to cut into the ear to remove it - the cut went from just inside her ear canal to the back of the Helix. This made me think even more about how complex and different each persons ear is; they are as unique as fingerprints and are even used as identification in some cases. I guess this is why its so important, when replicating an ear, to sculpt it as accurately as possible - it could be the difference between the sculpture looking like the real life figure or not.

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14/11/17

~ The Finished Ear - Day 7 ~

I can see from looking at the photos of my finished ear that the lobe should be a bit longer but apart from that I am very proud of my first scale life sculpture. Simon told me my ear had character and was unique to me and he could see how I worked from looking at the way I'd worked into the clay. I think the same can be said for everyones ears.

We placed all the ears together on one table and they all looked so different but were all equally impressive! It was so helpful to have Simon Stringer in to give us advice throughout this project and it was really interesting to hear about his experiences throughout his career too.