Rebecca Ruggles

2023-10-22

Often things don’t go as planed, this is when a lesson is learned. After working on my bird for an afternoon I pressed too hard and the legs broke.…
2023-10-20

I began sculpting the little bird that will perch on the panda’s nose. I built the armature out of foam balls, dowels, and eva foam. Added a two part…
2023-10-18

I’ve decided to cut out my sketches and post them on the wall so I can interact with them more. It must be better than life stuck in a…
2023-10-16

The HiROo collect specimens from human dreams and store them in a library full of originals. Each jar a perfectly preserved hologram of an idea. They take their collection…
2023-10-13

The HiROo use the umbrella to travel from the sleeping world to the waking world. This particular one wanted a yellow rain coat.
2023-10-11

The story of the HiROo came to me over a series of day dreams and while I am a sculptor and painter, I feel compelled to also share their…
2023-10-09

It is so satisfying to see the Panda reach this stage. I love how the clay looks like stone—WOrking on the eyes and a bird that will perch on…
2023-10-05

Here is a photo after a five-hour sculpting session adding concrete paper clay to my Pana armature. Now we wait for it to dry. I like how the eyes…
2023-10-03

I had to use about 12 batches of concrete paper clay to cover the giant panda sculpture. That’s too much for the electric hand mixer I’ve been using, so…
2023-09-30

I added EVA foam to form ridges where I wanted to sculpt the nose and mouth of the Panda. This provides a nice ledge to build up material and…
2023-09-28

Back in March, I started this giant Panda head, but after adding some epoxy clay, it fell off the wall, and the ears popped off. I needed to rethink…
2023-09-26

For the panda eyes, I taped a round acrylic ornament in half. This created a fantastic, concave eye socket. I used the same technique on my alien heads. Pressing…
2023-09-23

The giant alien, with whom I used an exercise ball for the armature, is looking ready for the next step – troweling clay over his new foam eyes. I…
2023-09-21

Panda is on the wall, and I’m adding a fresh batch of clay. Happy with the new approach on the eyes, and the cleat system was lovely to work…
2023-09-19

Bolts with a large washer sandwich were added to the panda wall sculpture. A layer of concrete paper clay to strengthen and anchor the back side. These bolts will…
2023-09-17

I started this Panda back in February and got as far as adding a paper mache skin over a cardboard armature. Then it came crashing down off the wall…