Thursday, September 8, 2011

Moon lady ready for take-off

This moon woman is just about ready for take-off. I'll start the mold very soon. I am completing this piece for a client who wants it cast in stainless steel. I've never done stainless before and I am stoked!

You can watch a cool time-lapse video of the complete modeling process on YouTube. I feel overly fastidious when I watch it, so be prepared!


My clients Reg and Wendy wanted to go for a Henry Moore-inspired piece with voluminous forms and some abstraction. I am enjoying this as it is stretching me toward full and heavy shapes, whereas I normally do lean and tall in my figures.


Here is the picture of a Henry Moore figure they like, hoping it could influence the design for this commission.



Then they came to my studio and we worked together on a small maquette for their own reclining lady. As I sculpted away, Reg and Wendy kept guiding me more towards a dream-state figure. This is what we came up with and you can see why I am calling her "Moon Lady."

Jen Harmon Allen Moon lady sculpture

Interestingly, as Reg and Wendy were deciding whether to have her cast in stainless or not, I came across this image of a stainless steel woman at the Heard Museum in Phoenix. I guess the idea of a dreaming floating lady is not new! 


So here are some images of the enlarged clay model which I just completed tonight. She is 22 inches wide and about 9 inches tall and will repose on the mantel of my client's home.

Jen Harmon Allen reclining Moon Lady female sculpture

Jen Harmon Allen reclining Moon Lady female sculpture

Jen Harmon Allen reclining Moon Lady female sculpture

Jen Harmon Allen reclining Moon Lady female sculpture

Jen Harmon Allen reclining Moon Lady female sculpture


Jen Harmon Allen reclining Moon Lady female sculpture

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