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Figurative Sculpture by Borsheim

"Jennifer" Bronze with Limestone Base Limited Edition of 12 (no artist's proof) 38" H x 15" x 13" Kelly Borsheim Price List Green (shown) or Brown Patina

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May be displayed inside or OUT.
Bronze and limestone can both be exhibited beautifully in an out-of-doors garden with the proper maintenance.

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This sculpture was created by working directly with a live model, Jennifer. The first two pieces in the edition have different patinas (finishes) on them. One has a more traditional brown patina, the other green. Each sculpture is mounted on a limestone disc so that the works may be displayed indoors or out. If you wish to order one of the bronzes, you may specify which patina you would prefer. NOTE: The following images are of the work in plastilina (clay) prior to casting into bronze.

Jennifer is a LIMITED edition of 12. No artist's proofs. Twelve sculptures like what you see here. That is it--once she's gone, she's gone! She looks lovely standing in a garden surrounded by ivy. Please enjoy some of the following closeups of the figurative sculpture, "Jennifer."

I like details. And thought you might want to see another closeup.

To the left is a closeup of Jennifer's back and the hand resting on her head. To the right you will see that the right hand is resting on the hip, but pulled away from the body, causing a lovely shadow.

Figurative Sculpture: Sculpting in Plastiline

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Plastiline or Plastilina \'plast eh leen ah\ 1: an oil-based modeling clay that is soft, smooth, permanently plastic, reusable, and requires no heating.

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by Kelly Borsheim © 1999-2000

While Jennifer was still a work-in-progress, I used her to do a sculpture demonstration in Dallas in May 1999. During the exhibit a very shy, about 8-year-old boy asked his mother quietly, "Why do people always like art with naked people?" The answer is that, like the mind and the spirit, the human body is a miracle. How it is designed. What it can do. What it can express.

This is a picture my husband John took of me working on Jennifer during the demonstration in Dallas. I started this piece in January 1999 and worked with the model for 3 hours a week for 8 weeks. With my note-taking method I was able to get a lot done, but since I no longer had access to the model, the work was moving much slower.

I took the photo on the left at the same show. These little girls spent a couple of hours in my booth sculpting in plastiline and I was charmed at the display of their shoes all over the floor--kindred spirits! The image on the right is a close-up of Jennifer, still a work-in-progress. May 30, 1999.

During this show, I started to sculpt the fingers of the figure's right hand. After I sculpted all I could reach, I cut the fingertips off of the sculpture to work the rest of the angles. I shaped these fingers for about two days during the show. At some point during the last day of the show, some people asked me a question about bronze casting and I spoke with them for quite a while. After they left my booth, I went back to my sculpture stand to resume work on the fingers. I couldn't find them anywhere! Then I remembered I had had them in my hand. I looked down and realized I had kneaded them up as I was talking! Major bummer! Well, the little girls, Katie and Emma (pictured above), heard me tell the story a little later as they sat down to play and I started creating some new fingers. Again, some visitors started talking with me and I walked over to where they were standing. Katie, seeing that I was on a talking-roll again, walked up to me quietly, put out her hand (palm up), and did a polite "A-hem." I turned to look at her and she said, "Fingers, please." I put my not-yet-mutilated sculpture in her hand and she turned around and set them on my sculpture stand as I continued my conversation. That was very sweet--and it was the highlight of my show!

Since the photos above were taken, I have repositioned the figure's body somewhat. One leg was straightened and her torso was repositioned so that her center of gravity worked with the taller, steadier position. On the "back" leg, the heel has been raised off of the floor.

Thanks for reading!
Kelly

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Figurative Sculpture by Borsheim

"Jennifer"

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Figurative Sculpture: Sculpting in Plastiline

by Kelly Borsheim © 1999-2000