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The creation of a monumental sculpture – Week 7
![Icarus Rising, Bronze cast bronze art](/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-creation-of-a-monumental-sculpture-week-6-7-image-07.jpg)
Day 31
I spent all day mixing up bowl after bowl of plaster and putting it on in small amounts. Sometimes I take it all off again after I change my mind. It is a very slow process!
Day 32
Another back view of how Icarus is progressing. I like the angle of his neck and the sweep of the body.
![Icarus Rising, Bronze bronze art](/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-creation-of-a-monumental-sculpture-week-6-7-image-08.jpg)
![Icarus Rising, Bronze fine art](/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-creation-of-a-monumental-sculpture-week-6-7-image-09.jpg)
The end of the day and many small changes have been made. There is mess everywhere to be cleared up before I go home. It often takes 45+ minutes to clear and wrap up the sculpture before leaving.
I spent time working on the face. Note all the markings on the clay work. It is quite hard to keep the working loose. I want to define everything but must hold back at this stage.
![Icarus Rising, Bronze human figure](/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-creation-of-a-monumental-sculpture-week-6-7-image-10.png)
![Icarus Rising, Bronze icarus](/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-creation-of-a-monumental-sculpture-week-6-7-image-11.png)
This is a rather a posed photo but it shows the sort of angle the whole figure will be see from once it is finished. He is nowhere near finished! I don’t like the hands at all! They are clumsy and too large, but I am trying to get a feel for what I want.
![Icarus Rising, Bronze sculptor near me](/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-creation-of-a-monumental-sculpture-week-6-7-image-12.png)
Day 33
Worked on the face again today. It is quite difficult to get at him. You can see that I have put more holes on the wings.
Day 34
I added more hessian to the bottom of the skirt like clothing. It is another texture and makes the work more interesting.
![Icarus Rising, Bronze sculptor south east england](/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-creation-of-a-monumental-sculpture-week-6-7-image-13.png)
![Icarus Rising, Bronze torso](/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-creation-of-a-monumental-sculpture-week-6-7-image-14.png)
Day 35
End of the week and I feel that the work is really starting to take shape.