Balsa Foam Carving

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• Balsa Foam Carving
• Sculpture
• 2006

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You could create a relief sculpture on each side
with your signature or a poem
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A charcoal sketch is a wonderful beginning for
ideas to use on your Balsa Foam block.
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Remember to fit the design in the correct
proportion of your block. The rubric will ask
you if you used the entire block. Carving a
toothpick or golfball is only using a tiny
portion of the block.
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The thinner the part the more fragile it becomes
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Carve thin legs, arms etc. last and consider just
a contour and not cutting negative space
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The thin legs and tail of the above griffon would
be almost impossible and not recommended
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The round shell and daisy do not fit the
proportion of the block
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All the above designs fit the proportion and
could be used for relief designs
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You could modify the above circular designs into
ovals or elongate the face
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Notice the pattern shows the top, bottom and side
views. You need to draw this on all six sides of
the block.
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You could use this pattern for proportions but
change the figure to a women, clown or cartoon
character that you create.
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You could do a relief carving on each side
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Remember netsukes Can give you ideas for Your
Balsa Foam carving
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Careful craftsmanship shows in this work
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Notice the diverse choice of subject matter
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Notice how the curves create a sense of motion
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Requirements

• Use the entire block not just ½ of it or a third
  of it and use original designs.

• You can create a free standing sculpture of a
  person, with all six sides. (bottom of feet
  even!)

• Or You can create a beautiful relief sculpture on
  all six sides. (even lettering)One side needs to
  be a person or cartoon of a person.

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