Giraffe Sculpture

For the final for my sculpture class I made a giraffe out of (grapevine?) branches. It took me a long time to make my sculpture be able to hold its neck up! To work on it more effectively, a man in the sculpture studio helped me suspend it from the ceiling. It certainly made life easier.

I really love giraffes and have always been sadden by why they are killed. The sculpture is fully made of (grapevine) branches and is only held together by a rope called jute. I added leaves for its mane and tail.

It was pretty fun to make this even if it I was struggling to hold it still at times. It can't stand on its own so it is suspended by rope and held down by bricks. My peers that it was better that it cannot stand because it represents how giraffes need help to survive right now.

For the final project I really had no idea what I wanted to make. I like to draw more than make sculptures and have a hard time coming up with ideas for sculptures! So I decided to make something I love--a giraffe. I also wanted to make something that was delicate and pretty.









Here's a close-up of its face.



And its legs.