Mathematical Construction

For each individual part, I measured each dimension on a small photo of the original piece and proportionally enlarged the measurements to the maximum size that would fit in the kiln. Unfortunately though, even though I had worked very accurately in the beginning, when I began to put the pieces together, some stretching occurred with the legs which made them slightly out of proportion. I later rectified this though with balancing out other parts. Hence, unfortunately I cannot say that I have created an exactly proportionate enlarged reproduction of the original but it is as close a representation as I could manage for my first attempt!

 The legs, body, tail and the body of the figure were all made using coiled and so are hollow.

 The head of the horse and rider, I modelled solid and later hollowed them out.

 Following further examination of the original piece, I realised that in fact the horse only had one bump where his legs and tail met instead of three so I had to remodel this part.

This is the piece finished before any surface treatment was added. I made a block of plaster and with modelling tools, dented the surface to make a rough, stone-like texture. This I pressed into the finished piece to create a textured stone-like surface. I experimented with various oxides on green damp clay in order to try to reproduce a colour that would echo the sandy tones of the original.