[Other] Cary Rapaport's Voynich art with porcelain and glass

[Koen G]

She's now starting to sculpt the nymphs of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (the four on top), entering the confusing world of nymph proportions

The manuscript is very unusual in the way that it depicts the female form. It is a strange problem, because I am actually trying to three-dimensionally replicate the features of what some might consider to be “unskilled drawings” in the original manuscript. But I can’t just make a “badly sculpted figure” and call it a day, because the so-called imperfections I want to replicate are actually very specific features that require my careful attention to detail.

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(A few years ago I spent a long time studying this matter so I can relate to it )

[MichelleL11]

Have you sent her a link to your proportions blog entry?  She might find it useful, or at least amusing?

[Koen G]

Have you sent her a link to your proportions blog entry?  She might find it useful, or at least amusing?

I didn't have to   When I mailed her that I liked her works, it appeared that she had read my proportions post when researching what had been written about the nymphs' appearance, and it was useful for the sculpture of the nymph in the pool.

(I still hope that one day, we will have more elaborate contributions from experienced professional art historians about nymph stylistics. My obsessing over head proportions and awkward contrapposto will only take us so far )

[CaryR]

First, my thanks to Koen for starting this thread!

I wanted to share a new update of my Voynich sculpting process. Lately I've been working on sculpting some of the nymphs, to be incorporated into a sculpture based on f73r. I have made three so far (specifically inspired by the ones at the top of f73r) and am documenting the process here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

A few extra photos of nymphs-in-progress:
           

[Koen G]

It's interesting how they each have a recognizable facial expression even though the drawing is so tiny. Even though reading these is probably somewhat subjective, this one looks more sorrowful to me, which you also captured in the sculpture. Looking forward to see what you will do with the glass stars!

[CaryR]

It's interesting how they each have a recognizable facial expression even though the drawing is so tiny. 

I think the more individualized nymphs are the ones I gravitate towards sculpting. These four, being at the top of the folio, are also a bit larger than the others, so it appears there was a bit more room to add details. They do seem to have a recognizable expression, unlike some of the smaller nymphs that are more indistinct.

On a side note, this isn't one of the four I'm sculpting, but I think she might be the Voynich nymph equivalent of this emoji:  or maybe this one:

[CaryR]

Another nymph from the top of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is now sculpted in porcelain- So now I have four (still unfired porcelain, so the piece is far from finished yet. Although they are all separate for now, they will get combined with some other sculptural parts including the stars (and the green critter). Extended update here if you'd like to see how it's made: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
   
   

[Searcher]

Your icon is great!

[-JKP-]

Cary, these are awesome. I am greatly enjoying them.

[CaryR]

Thanks, JKP!

Searcher, my icon is a photo of the first pieces I made in my series of VM-inspired sculptures. I originally called them Mystery Pods.