The Rhino sculpture is progressing well, it is beginning to have more form to it and with a little help from the resident welder at Port Lympne, I have steel foot plates that have been plasma cut into the shape of the Rhino's footprints. This gives the piece greater stability and spreads the weight of the sculpture evenly.
The public are showing more interest now and I have started displaying images within my sketchbook whilst I am working, and I have only quashed one child's dream of seeing a Real Rhino in the Rhino Shed this week ... the signs seem to be helping!... although I do smell like one by the end of the day, which is a small drawback of working in a Rhino's bedroom!
For the next stage of the build I need to go away and create some drawings of the head and neck to use as a stencil when bending the metal, as the Rhino's head is a very unique shape and will need a lot of thought put into it to get the anatomy correct and the character of the piece right before fabricating it into place.
Amanda x
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