How I started each of my People and Their Companion Animal pieces:

Humble beginnings. This bottom rim is pretty thick, so I've poked holes in it to help it dry a little more evenly and relieve stress during drying and firing.
Any idea of where this will lead?

See those snake-like coils of clay climbing up her back? More on that later!
Long story short, lots of stuff happened, and we are shaping up!

That is a chop stick in Caroline's chest, holding up a bottle of hand cream--many things in the studio serve as armatures. Once her neck firms up, these accessories will be removed. The dog is sporting wet paper towels to keep areas moist so I can work on them later.

Does this hand cream make me look fat???
"The Girls" often hang out together:



Caroline and Grace
Time to get cracking on Max and Gizmo!
My hope is to finish this third piece in time for the Carolina Designer Craftsmen show on Thanksgiving weekend.