Cheshire Cat

Well this piece has evolved greatly for me over the past few months. This was the version I originally created for my senior thesis in the past semester, and was quite proud of it. After a while, I decided that I really wanted to change this piece. I had become unhappy with it because of how my other pieces were beginning to evolve. So that's when I began my plans of editing it.

I began to think of different ways I could portray my cheshire, and the ideas I had behind it. I thought more into the story of the Alice and began to reread through the chapters. I know i wanted to make it more noticeable as a cat like creature, or more of a cheshire in general. So I thought it was interesting the way that the Cheshire seemed to disappear at will. I began to relate the character more with a flame fickle yet dangerous, but easily snuffed. So i kept this in mind as I began to enhance the features of the cat.

This is the rough I began to work with as I continued to pace myself through my thesis. As I began to design the layout of the gallery space I was to be given, I then began to worry that my work was for naught. I realized that I would have 3 pieces with 3 accompanying sculptures, there would be no room for this lovely creature that I had begun to put so much work into. Then my inspiration struck. I would create a vector of my beloved Cheshire puss to apply to the wall as my logo. The hard work began, translating the work I was doing into the Graphic feel. I ended up with something to be proud of, Including my business cards to be completed.


I just sent the cards off for printing, and I am excited to see their return. I have gone through jpgprinting.com so that I can get a spot UV treatment on my cards. I can't wait to see their return!

Getting this party started

My name is Michelle Segal, and I am in my final year of studying in Illustration. This blog is to become my professional ramblings. For right now though, I really want to blog my progression through my senior thesis, and the ideas behind it, to really cement the world that I am creating. I will progress through each stage of my work, and my process in learning the things that I know. There will be many failures, but hopefully even more success. It is my first time being able to work in sculpture as a medium, something that I have not had the chance to work in before.

Right now I am on my winter break between semesters, and this will be the opportunity to start testing different sculpture techniques and mediums, so that I can advance into the upcoming semester prepared for the final stretch of assignments. I want to work in everything from ceramics, to masks, and sculpture and resins. Now is the challenge to see how I can do this. Some of my personal pieces may find its way up here too, just as a fair warning