This is a project I did for my 3D class, second semester of my freshman year at Tyler School of Art. It is a toutou fabricated entirely of wood, including the curved piece fitted around my hips. I would have liked the woven part to cover more of the structure, but due to time restrictions I was unable to. Speaking of which, that part is made of wood shavings made with a plane, straightened and woven together. It is modelled by yours truly. It turned out to be a performance piece, and I will post the video of it.
The project was to create an extension of yourself. I made a toutou because, despite the fact that I have chosen the visual arts as my course of study, I have recently become extremely interested in the performing arts as well. My mother has been a vocalist for most of her life, so I grew up with that influence.
For the performance, I used elastic to make myself look like a marionette (as best I could anyway). I sang "An Actors Life For Me" from Pinocchio. I found this to be a fitting song because it is about his aspirations of becoming a performer.
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