Testing out another pose by making a quick and simple clay sketch. Viewing from all angles is imperative when designing sculpture.

Blocking in the major muscle groups on clay skeleton sketch Fannie Mae Duncan maquette #1 by Lori Kiplinger Pandy

Building an armature for the first small maquette for the Fannie Mae Duncan Sculpture by Lori Kiplinger Pandy

Finalizing the mini portrait of Fannie Mae Duncan in clay by sculptor Lori Kiplinger Pandy

Video of sculpting maquette portrait of Fannie Mae Duncan by Lori Kiplinger Pandy

Time lapse of Lori Kiplinger Pandy sculpting a small maquette portrait of Fannie Mae Duncan in Jmac Classic Firm.

Variations of posing for the Fannie Mae Duncan Sculpture. A series of sketches showing a progression of ideas by Lori Kiplinger Pandy

Costuming preparation for the Fannie Mae Duncan Sculpture. A lot of research goes into finding the right clothes for historical sculpture.

In this third sketch of Fannie Mae Duncan sculptor Lori Kiplinger Pandy nuances a pose to make it more relaxed and welcoming.

Scuptor Lori Kiplinger Pandy creates sketches and ideas prior to beginning work on the life-sized sculpture of Fannie Mae Duncan for Colorado Springs.

Time lapse of sculptor Lori Kiplinger Pandy working on a small maquette clay bust of Fannie Mae Duncan.

Sculptor Lori Kiplinger Pandy begins a miniature portrait bust maquette of Fannie Mae Duncan. A tutorial on armature building for portraits.

Taking photos of your subject to prepare for sculpting. As my model lives in another city I make the most f the model session by taking a lot of photos from many angles.

Sculptor Lori Kiplinger Pandy shares her creative process of making mind maps when working on historical sculpture.

Sculptor Lori Kiplinger Pandy builds a diy rotating model stand for use in 360º photos of models for use in sculpting life -size works in bronze.

The first step in a public art commission is reasearch. Sculptor Lori Kiplinger Pandy gathers information for the Fannie Mae Duncan bronze sculpture.

Sculptor Lori Kiplinger Pandy signs contract for public art sculpture of African American Woman Fannie Mae Duncan for Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Introducing Fannie Mae Duncan Blog: the creation of a life size bronze sculpture for Colordado Springs, CO