"Molotov Cattail" David Plotnick, Mixed Media, AFO 2010
The fish was lured by a lingering paw. Swiped with such tenacity the cat feeds.
Making this one was in some ways as challenging as it was rewarding. Capturing features in the face like whiskers, pointed ears and a feline nose, was satisfying. I felt the nature of sculpture following a trend of lying flat was starting to become boring, so placing interesting angles for the cat was an interesting journey. I tried to make the sit sit up straight but the cat kept leaning forward and falling. glue was becoming less helpful as the sculptures got larger, so the use of artist tape as a collar was a way of covering a flaw in design. There was also more interesting trash like a thrown out piece of cloth, which made great fur. This creature took a night over to Bowe Street and a late night food run to 7 eleven, so yeah it was relatively intensive.
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