My King Pakal Sculpture #kingpakal #mayan #sculpture #artist #art #memories

My King Pakal Sculpture

My King Pakal sculpture I created to commemorate my Dad before he passed back in 2019 due to Dementia! I could not have been more excited than I was when this creation got selected to be in a Juried Art Exhibition!! I would not of known I could create such if it was not for having an amazing professor when I took sculpture in Fine Arts! She was not only one of the many amazing professors I was blessed to have, but she is also an amazing Artist, Judy Simonds! This was my first sculpture to ever create, and my first art show ???? He sits at 1’ 7” in height, and his headdress is 1’1” in width. He took 80 hours total to create over a three month period to create! I remember when it was time to put him in the kiln, I was so worried if he would stay in one piece. Harsh reality is you could create an amazing piece and put a lot of work into that creation, and it shatters in the kiln! How many other Artist can relate? ????‍♀️. I made this guy in honor of my father who was in his last months to weeks of life Spring 2019. My Dad earned his angel wings on 09June2019! It was a Sunday Morning at sunrise! He had battled dementia for a decade. When I was a little girl he took the family to Mexico a lot. I got to play and run around many of the Mayan ruins. That made a wonderful impact on me getting to see the Latin culture and Mayan history! I remember it like it was yesterday! I miss those days so much. My three year old self really believed she could climb the pyramid of the sun! I still believe my three year old self could have made the climb up, but the journey down would of been a whole different story! Haha Those memories will be with me forever! ❤️ I hope to be able to go back one day! Prints of my Mayan dude can be purchased as well of prints of him on merch! My sculpture is for sale at $2,000 #kingpakal #mayan #mayanruins #mayansculpture #sculpture #claysculpture #armadilloclay #ceramic #art #artgallery #galleryart #memories #ihatedementia #fightdementia #artexhibition #supportlocalartists #fyp #followme #followmeplease #like #likes #likethis