Longtime readers of this blog might be aware that my father frequently requests carvings for xmas and his birthday. Of late, I’ve been doing little cedar busts, starting with a Captain Kirk:
and followed by a bust of Homer.
I’ve continued in a similar vein for this holiday:
With Marge Simpson I had the same problem I had with Homer, mainly the Matt Groening-style mouthparts don’t look right when they’re mapped onto a 3-d surface.
The lower lips just don’t match up to the overbite.
The bust design is inspired by the bust of Nefertiti:
I wanted to accentuate Marge’s monolithic hair and her delicate swan-like neck.
What’s not obvious until you’re actually getting your hands blistered on a similar scultpure, is that the Nefertiti head-piece is more than an aesthetic balance to her long neck, it’s a physical balance as well. Without the headpiece, Nefertiti would fall on her face.
Here’s one more photo that shows the rich character of the cedar grain:
