Best Grandmother


Finally she’s finished! Paper mache, acrylic patina, life size.

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~ by erikatakacs on October 17, 2009.

Posted in Art, Sculpture
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7 Responses to “Best Grandmother”

  1. She is quite wonderful. You have done a very sensitive job in rendering her. I love the possibilities of papier mache. Beautiful work!

    hiddenamongroots said this on October 17, 2009 at 14:05

  2. 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.

    erikatakacs said this on October 17, 2009 at 14:05

  3. 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.

    100swallows said this on October 17, 2009 at 14:05

  4. 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.

    erikatakacs said this on October 18, 2009 at 14:05

  5. 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.

    giiid said this on October 28, 2009 at 14:05

  6. Thanks, Birgitte. I’ve been trying to improve the quality of my photos, so that’s great coming from an accomplished photographer. :)

    erikatakacs said this on October 28, 2009 at 14:05

  7. fantastic

    ΒΙΚΥ said this on November 15, 2009 at 14:05

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