make a tiny interior

OMG so much fun! I signed up for a Smithsonian associates studio arts class to make a tiny interior because I did a deep dive on haiga and haiku (after a National Gallery of Art Virtual Studio) and found Claudia's blog and dived in deeper and followed her work and got to this. Day 1 of class was to build our structure. I am making a fish shanty. Next week we paper mache it and then after that we paint/collage or whatever it. 

The classes are small so there is plenty of instructor time and amongst other interior builders time. So much fun and I finally got to meet Claudia in (zoom) person. 

Day 2. We paper mache'd the structures. Flour, salt, and water to the consistency of pancake batter. Takes a few days to dry. Seemed easy enough but NO, you have to paper mache the whole thing! inside, outside, and bottom-side! It's a bit of a mess. 

I started making the person who will sit on one of the buckets. I added a stocking cap and boobs. Might make the feet more like big insulated boots. Once the body is dry I'll form the arms and get them in place. Somewhere. I'm a bit excited about the fisherperson and how she will turn out.