Sculpture

EAST

“EAST”
Second in a four-part series from the SHIJIN collection.
$950.00 USD
Made in USA & SHIPS FROM Los Angles, CA: A fresh new release from the “Shijin” SKULL SERIES! Solid amber resin captures the light from all angles showing new treasures each time this sculpture is looked at. The Los Angeles-based sculptor Chris Ingram designed and carved this skull originally in clay then works with a specialized team to cast the transparent resin using industry secrets. Enjoy your own copy from this EXTREMELY limited series.
Dimensions: 9.5″ Long x 7″ Wide x 9″ High

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL SCULPTURE cast from clay and NOT cast from human bone! See the whole sculpting process, by scrolling down or clicking on the “step-by-step” link.
• Handmade Item
• Materials: resin
• Made to order
• Only ships to land bound United States from Los Angeles, California.

NORTH

“NORTH”
First in a four-part series from the SHIJIN collection.
Price: TBA
Made in USA & SHIPS FROM Los Angles, CA: A fresh new release from the “Shijin” SKULL SERIES! Embedded crystal stones reflect light and encompass the sculpture. This EXTREMELY limited series will be made available for the public and for wholesale soon. Join the Newsletter or contact the artist directly to be notified when these are available.
Dimensions: 9.5″ Long x 7″ Wide x 9″ High

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL SCULPTURE cast from clay and NOT cast from human bone! See the whole sculpting process, by scrolling down or clicking on the “step-by-step” link.
• Handmade Item
• Materials: crystal stones, resin, & foam
• Made to order
• Only ships to land bound United States from Los Angeles, California.

1 Original wire frame

Original wire frame - INTRICATE WIRE SKELETON – The first photo above is the most intricate, wire frame structure I’ve ever done. It’s a third the scale of a young heron based on heron skeletons I found online. I actually created a number of temporary tools to help thread and wrap the sculpting wire so the dimensions of each feather was correct.

2 Making feathers

Making feathers - I've slid some foam rectangles in between layers of clay so that each feather was 'roughly' the same shape and size. It was easy to mass-produce these 'feathers' with a few scrapes of a Spackle knife (one of my favorite sculpting tools)!

3 From rectangles to feathers

From rectangles to feathers - each square shape was attached to the individual wires to easily shape and re-position the movement

4 Details of Right Wing

Details of Right Wing - the process of moving from square shapes to feathers might not be the quickest way to build the bird's wing, but I found it the most pleasing ... and I know this process will help me later on.

5 Heron will 'float' above water when finished

Floating - When considering HOW this work would be supported on its own, some swirls of the sculpting wire gave me the idea to have the left wing attached to what would end up being simulated 'ripples in the water.'

6 Added more details to both wings and head

Details - This photos shows a little more work being done. Since I've snapped this shot, I've realized the proportions for the head are closer to Pterodactyl, so I'll begin to tear down and redo the head, body and legs. I'm happy with how the wings are coming along though!