For my layers concept, I was really inspired by the works shown in class that showed layered versions of animal faces or layers showing skeletal versions of animals. I wanted to work with this concept to create a see-through face that shows the skull underneath. I picked a wolf because they have an easily recognisable skull and silhouette.

The red line represents the full base of the skull as well as the placement of details. The pink lines represent raised areas. In total there will be 4 layers of light wood making up the skull. The light blue outline is a clear acrylic piece that will be placed on top of the skull and vector engraved with outlines of fur. The darker blue line represents the darker wood baseboard I want to place the piece on in order to allow it to sit or hang. In order to cheapen the cost of materials, this piece will be no larger than a 4×6 inch square to ensure two can be cut from each piece of plywood/acrylic. I have not designed the raster engraves in this version of the drawing, but since it is prohibitively expensive to source 4 colours of wood for the skull, I intend to raster engrave the lowest points to create depth. Please note that neither this drawing nor the sculpture are intended to be hyper-realistic.

These three pieces from the slideshow were what inspired this piece, especially the one in the middle that uses a similar theme as mine. However, I am interested in working with acrylic, and think it would be interesting to show the skeleton underneath the fur rather than on-top. I also love the way the other two pieces use colour and depth to create the simple forms of animal faces. While all three of these sculptures are more complex than the one I have planned, I intend to borrow the use of colour (albeit mostly through raster engraves) to create depth in the face. The subtle layering of small pieces in the faces also serve to create depth. In both of these pieces the eyes are left as the deepest part, which I am also borrowing by leaving the holes for the eyes on my piece blank to show through to the baseboard (I may even raster engrave the baseboard underneath the eyes). The mirroring of the piece across a centerline also helps create harmony.