造形の形チェック Checking form of the objet

　模型に当てはまる形を繰り返し確認し、一歩一歩ヒネリをしていく。７/11日（月）の写真。

　These are the photos I took on 11th July, Monday. Presently, I am forming the objet step by step, by modeling the smaller version of the objet I made beforehand. 

　6/17日（金）。制作の前、石膏型で模型用の異形犬の原型を作りました。型の中身に色化粧を２重に塗って鋳込み（液体粘土）を流す。型から外し色化粧がうまくついた部分と剥がれた部分になりました。そんな時、剥がれたところを仕上げに塗る。残りはヘラで磨き大学の窯を利用しながら異形犬の模型を窯詰めして本焼き焼成。
　I made the model from plaster mold, by double-painting engobe inside the mold, and then cast liquid-clay in it. When unmolded, I found some parts were successfully coloured and other parts were not. If this happens, I usually fix these parts by directly painting on them. After rubbing the surface by using a pallet, I borrowed the kiln at my alma mater to do glost firing. These are the photos I took on 17th June, Friday.

　今まで焼成ができた時は色がうまく乗らないで剥がれてました。それは色化粧は空気が含まれているのでいくら塗っても空気が中に残ることがある。今回ヘラを使って中の空気を外に逃がすように磨き押した。模型を丁寧に１匹ずつ増やして個展開催には出品してみたい。
　So far, I have often failed the colouring. Many of my works' engobe tended to come off after glost firing, because some bubbles tend to remain in the engobe no matter how carefully I paint. This is why I used the pallet to rub the surface of the model this time, in order to push these bubbles out from the engobe. I'd like to make more models to prepare for another solo exhibition. Carefully, one by one.

　　　　　　　　　　

　

　でも、暑い日になんとか形をできあげたい。

　The weather is so hot these days, but I will work hard to finish this objet.

夏のオブジェ制作 Making an objet in summer

　これから「犬と造形-Mino Keiko Blog」は日本語、英語両方書きます。
　From now on I am going to write this blog both in Japanese and in English.

　真夏がやってきて１階の部屋で制作してます。今回新しい作品を大型の形に作りたいと自信を持って、いらなくなった展示台をカットし粘土台に使用しました。
　Summer has come and I started working at the first floor (since it's cooler here). This time, I am challenging to make a larger piece, and started preparing for it. First I made a plate to make clay, by cutting up the old stand.

　粘土が柔らかいようで時間をかけながらいくつかの骨組みを作り湿った状態の硬さになってから空洞につけて丁寧に仕上げます。

　Because its humid, the clay is rather soft, so I formed very carefully and slowly, made several framings with clay, while the clay is a bit dry but still wet enough to mold.