The Chess People (undergrad work)

A long long time ago, in a country far far away (California)….there lived the Chess People.

The clay figures are hollow (made with slabs formed into cylinders), lifesize, with the tallest at 6ft (Lizard King) and 7ft (Bunny Queen). The chess board measures 16ft x 16ft. The whole thing took about 5 months to make, during my senior year at U.C. Santa Barbara.

I will add more photos as I have time. But here’s the first ones.

And my favorite guys from the whole set—The Lizard King: