Best Grandmother
Finally she’s finished! Paper mache, acrylic patina, life size.
Erika Takacs Sculpture
Paper maché and clay figurative sculptures and assemblages
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- Pebble Wall Art November 20, 2009I had one last sheet of handmade paper, so I made this. There is something irresistible about instant gratification that comes out of such a quick and enjoyable process. Making sculptures is so involved and slow and exhausting, it’s great to be able to indulge myself into light projects from time to time. Title : “Squished”, guess it […]erikatakacs
- Wall art November 16, 2009Materials used: my own handmade paper, pebbles, twigs, acrylic paint Black Bloom: White Dawn: Posted in Art, mixed media Tagged: Art, mixed media, wall arterikatakacs
- High Heels: The Lady November 11, 2009Just for fun project to go with the other one. I’m really enjoying giving character and gesture to these pieces. They’re alive and well without the rest of their body. Posted in Art, Sculpture Tagged: Art, fun, high heels, lady, mixed media sculpture, sculptureerikatakacs
- The Box – Mixed media sculpture November 6, 2009 erikatakacs
- High Heels October 28, 2009This assemblage is the result of a song that’s played on the radio all the time. One of those catchy melody- silly lyrics- songs that just get stuck in your head for days. I had this sketch laying around for a few months, and now it turned into something that reminds one of the lyrics of [...]erikatakacs
- Samuel de Champlain Monument in Orillia October 20, 2009This beautiful bronze monument by British sculptor Vernon March is in Orillia, on the shores of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada. It was erected in 1925 for the 300th anniversary of French explorer Samuel de Champlain’s visit to the area. Champlain was looking for a shorter passage to the West Indies. He explored and mapped the [...]erikatakacs
- Best Grandmother October 16, 2009Finally she’s finished! Paper mache, acrylic patina, life size. Posted in Art, Sculpture Tagged: Art, bust, figurative, grandma, grandmother, life size, paper mache, sculptureerikatakacs
She is quite wonderful. You have done a very sensitive job in rendering her. I love the possibilities of papier mache. Beautiful work!
Thank you. It was a pain working through the limitations of the material, but she looks like my grandmother now, both in appearance and spirit.
A fine portrait, Erika. I know it was hard every step of the way: first the modelling, then the scarf, then the tilt of her head, then, and not least, whether to color her, and how. I think you solved each of those problems very well. I can’t know if she looks like your grandmother but she looks made by someone who loved her.
That’s so kind of you, Swallows, thanks very much. You know of course exactly all the little hurdles and tricks. And now I feel I’m making a step forward.
She is lovely! In my oppinion you made very good decisions about the colour and the scarf. The photo is very good, too, having the soft shadows.
Thanks, Birgitte. I’ve been trying to improve the quality of my photos, so that’s great coming from an accomplished photographer.
fantastic