phase 1: TOOF

For my sculpture 2 class we have to do a project outside of class on the theme of "death."  Although my professor advised against making our ideas personal, it's near impossible to spend so much time on something that doesn't really mean anything to you, personally.  I decided to make an EXTREMELY large maxillary molar that would look pristine, smooth and shiny from all angles except for one, where it would be decaying with cavities.  I went to the BU dental campus last week and met with a man named Ari who was incredibly helpful.  He gave me model casts of molars as well as the department's old software! So cool. 

I made an armature out of chicken wire, foam, wire, and burlap strips covered in plaster.  It doesn't look like anything yet, but it's just an idea of the scale and such.