Cary Rapaport

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Blue Voynich Nymph (porcelain sculpting)

This new sculpture is inspired by f82r of the Voynich Manuscript — my last sculpture, the blue lightning star, was also inspired by an illustration on a different part of this folio, but this time I am focused on the figure with the blue “headdress.” Like the other “nymphs” in the manuscript’s drawings, this one has some unique features that I want to capture three dimensionally. I am sculpting the figure in porcelain, and I am going to combine this with some glass sculpting for the cup-like structure that she stands in.

Below: Part 1 and Part 2 of porcelain sculpting process

Video- Porcelain Sculpting (Part 1)

Porcelain sculpting part 1:

-adding face

-shaping and sculpting headdress

Video- Porcelain Sculpting (Part 2)

Porcelain sculpting part 2:

-Adding more detail to headdress

-Face details

-Adding legs and arms