Assemblage Sculpture

The subject of this piece was a sea lion bust. I made this piece using newspaper and tape for the base, then adding paint chips and brown paper for the skin, and then black balls for the eyes. I chose to create my assemblage based on a sea lion because I love sea creatures, especially ones that can go on land as well, and a sea lion obviously can do that.

I began originally making a seal, but the body wasn’t really shaped right. However, when I flipped it the other way, I noticed it was shaped similar to a sea lion chest/neck. So, I decided to switch to making a sea lion instead.

If I could change this piece, I would fix the hot glue strings and messy spots where the paint chips don’t really overlap correctly.