Completed Soap Sculpture

So I did end up going with the Gnome idea, and I think it turned out pretty well. I worked on it for about three days, probably around 5 hours total. I used a pointed metal tool (I'm not exactly sure what it's originally for, but my boyfriend found it in his junk drawer) and it worked perfectly. I added some detail with an x-acto knife. You can't really see it in this picture, but he does have eyes and a mouth. And shoelaces!

You Don't Gnome Me
3/24/11

I didn't end up winning the contest, but it was a lot of fun learning about sculpting. For being the first thing I've ever sculpted, I think I did well. It could have been a little more refined, but for jumping right in, I'm pretty proud of myself. I wanted to make little mushrooms to go around him, but I could not figure out how to melt the soap shavings back together. I tried mircrowaving them, but they would just expand and resemble cauliflower. I also tried putting them in some foil and heating it slowly on the stove, but to no avail.