New Fine Art Web Site

Ginny Taylor

(that's me)

now has a new fine art web site.

 I will be posting

my fine art on this site.

Come by and see what I am doing.

 You can get there with the link below

https://ginny-taylor-se4t.squarespace.com/blog/

Or look to the right of this page

and you will see the Ginny Taylor fine art avatar

push it and it will link you to my

fine art page.

Sculpted Hand

I would like to start this post by saying,

"I realise that this is not

the best sculpted hand in the world."

It is however my first water based clay 

(Phoenix clay) hand.

That being said, I thought it might be fun

to share photos my first 

water based clay sculpture.

At this point the clay is not fully dry.

 I chose to sculpt my own hand 

for easy reference.

Yes, I have a masculine looking hand,

or shall we say an artist's working

hand. ;)

 While feeling the cool clay
   moving within my fingertips
I watched it's transformation both in texture and form.
 I found myself getting lost in the days
and hours as my sculpture became more realistic.
With each movement of the clay my thoughts drifted
as I imagined God's hand creating.

 Sculpting this hand

 has been an experience in observation,

patience and discipline. 

All of which make me a better

person and hopefully a better artist.

I hope to encourage you to try new things.

Maybe not sculpting, but if you have ever

thought you might want to learn
how to do something, why not give it a try?

 You may surprise yourself!

I have been bitten by the sculpting bug.

My hope is to learn as much as I can about sculpting

in clay. So, it takes a lifetime and I am starting

later than some, I am learning and with each new

experience my art continues to grow and transform,

as does the artist.

Sculpture -" Remembering"

"Remembering"

made it's first appearance at the
Manatee Art Center, Florida Art Exhibition
where it won First Place.

Remembering is about a walk among our Florida wildlife.
The Cuckoo bird flies free at the top of this sculpture
representing freedom and how wonderful freedom is
yet how fragile it can be.

In the middle of this sculpture you will see
a Robin feeding her three new born babies.

There is no love like that of a mother
and her importance in the life of her young can not
be replaced.

The Scrub Jay's are beautiful yet fragile as each day

they lose more and more of their habitat.

To observe nature and her beauty is something I

will never tire of. To put those observations into

an art form and share them with others 

is both a joy and a honor.

Art is an Adventure - "Relevent"

Art is an Adventure!

I have always enjoyed exploring

the arts and her many avenues.

 One of my most recent explorations

has been in sculpture.

Back in December I bought a broken 

  vintage typewriter, brought it home

and proceeded to take it apart.

 Through that experience

I discovered mixed media sculpture.

My  Sculpture 

"Relevant" was born.

I entered her in my very first

art show ever and she won the

Award of Equal Merit.

All my years of art travel and exploration
have lead me to this place.
Sculpture!
I feel comfortable here, intrigued
and challenged.

  In Sculpture there are a million directions
and the possibilities are endless.

Decovery awaits,
a new adventure has begun.

.

Within me a sculptress lay dorment,
waiting, learning, developing,
becoming.

Sculpting a Hand out of Sculpy Clay - The Wine Grab Sign

I had never Sculpted a hand before.

Yet I had a vision of a sign

for an upcoming fundraiser.

This idea would require a hand.

So I just jumped in, as I tend to do, 

using the clay I had on site.

 Which was Sculpey clay.

After one weekend and about 18 hours into sculpting
my first hand ever, I thought it might be helpful
 to read a little about sculpting.
(Most people would do this first, but not me.)

I could not find any information about using Sculpey

in this way. Sculpey clay seems to be used
in smaller art forms. Not life sized.

I think the reason maybe
that Sculpey clay should only be one quarter inch thick.
(This fact did make this project challenging
but not impossible.) 

I was determined to try
 making a life sized hand out of Scupley.

You have been looking at photos of my second attempt and the process
of sculpting a life size hand out of Sculpey clay.

In my first attempt I did everything

wrong that a person can do wrong when sculpting.

This led to cracking, 18 hours

of experience and a hand of cracked

clay in the trash.

My second Sculpty clay hand went much better.

Experience is a great teacher.
Books are wonderful teachers as well.
 
 I continued to sculpt my hand. I enjoyed
the tactile pleasure of working the clay.

With each movement a part of me
was being placed
and given.

I am now 24 hours into this sculpture.
I start to see signs of possible cracking.
I know I need to finish.

My sculpture is not where I want it to be but
I have to stop or I could lose the whole piece.

 I get as close as I can to a finished,
sculpted hand and I stop.

I was a nervous wreak as I placed this hand in
the oven to be cured.
It came out perfect with no cracking.

I placed my sculpted hand into my
 Wine Grab Sculpture.

My vision is complete!

Let the Wine Grab begin!

Life Sized Cowboy Sculpture

Useppa Island Historical Society

has just opened there newest exhibit,

"The Florida Cowboy".

Featuring the works of

Carleton Ward Jr. 

and Cowboy memorabilia.

The saddle above is from the 1800's.

The live size cowboy was a collaboration

of three artists Rona Stage, Pat Hagle,

and ginny Taylor.

This is how our

Florida Cowboy came to life.

Pat constructed the skeleton.

While Rona and I printed

the face and sculpted the head 

and body.

Every Cowboy

 needs a pair of jeans.

Arms were formed and

eyebrows and hair were added.

Griffin was almost finished.

He just need a little tweaking

before opening day.

A shirt change

eye enhancement and

 a little color around his neck.

Time for the opening of the

 Florida Cowboy Exhibit.

Yee Haw!