James Cowley Lane

Age 11

Macdara, Macdara, 2022

Plaster powder, clay | 27 x 27 x 3.5 cm

‘This portrait is of my cousin Macdara. He was born during lockdown and I couldn’t see him often. Now, I spend as much time as I can with him. I created this artwork making impressions into clay using tools to carve out and build up sections. The objects that surround his portrait are all toys that he loves to play with such as Lego blocks or toy soldiers from his favourite animated movie Toy Story. His hair is very stylised to show his lovely curly locks.’

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