Adding Depth

One of the things that came up in the first meeting with my mentor was to push the depth in my relief sculptures. Since I had already completed the structure for the 3 panel relief, I decided to make a couple of smaller pieces to work out potential structural issues. The original relief sculptures averaged about 1.5 inches deep, the two new ones are between  3-4.5 inches deep. 

I learned 5 things in this process:

1. I'm more attracted to the undulating form and play of light in this work than its predecessors.
2. I'm less enthusiastic about the edge, increasing the depth also makes the form appear more like a box. I need to consider the overall form as an object and not as confine it to a box/square.
3. Exaggerating the depth of the form complicates the papier-mache process, making it more difficult to maintain strength and smoothness.
4. In keeping with thinking of this work as sculptural objects rather than paintings, I should pay closer attention to how I finish off the back of the work.
5. By painting the object the first, I can use glitter and sealer more efficiently.