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When your latest attempt in the studio feels like yet another failure, what more can you do but put it on your head and fish the ‘Gram for attention, sympathy, and validation? (What is else is there?) Thank you ahead of time. . #arewenotmen #wearedevo #dutynowforthefutureofmyartwork #sympathy #validation #attention #devo

Bouncing, balancing balloons best be behaving beautifully before being bound by big batches... of papier-mâché, pursuing picture-perfect “pouring.” Proceeding peacefully. . #alliterationisannoying #alliterationisfun #papiermâché #papermache #sculpture #balloons #pouring #bust

Each hole in this piece of clay cheese represents a bit of impatience. I carve, dig, gouge, and scrape clay away from the inside, zone out on Netflix, and forget my wrist hurts. The walls become thinner and thinner. The inside begins to mirror the contour of the outside. It’s pretty sweet. Get impatient, though, go too fast or too far, and you poke through the other side. By my count, I did this 14 times here. . #greenware #hollowout #sculpture #ceramic #holes #clay

If only the process of hollowing out something like this was so fast and easy! (and, yes, I have a Fruit Loops pillow - #beststudiotools) . #myfingerhurts #evenmyshoulderhurts #hollowingout #artprocess #greenware #sculpture #ceramic #process #clay

Me and the dude checking the fit and contemplating our next move... . #excusemeyougotsomethingonyourfacethere #sculpture #faceless #bust #wip

This kind of work reminds me of Umberto Boccioni’s 1931 sculpture, “Unique Forms of Continuity in Space” (swipe next). I always called him “The Walking Sailor Guy,” but what do I know? https://www.metmuseum.org/en/art/collection/search/485540 #greenware #inspiration #sculpture #ceramics #futurism #boccioni #muse #clay #wip

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My name is Erik.
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