Minoo Emami - Layla

Medium: Paper Mache, accessories, semi-precious stone medalions, used prosthesis, hardware

Dimensions (height, width, depth): 18x16x10 in

Sculpture Description: The sculpture looks like a bird with a single bigfoot. The bird has a painted female face, and a Turquoise/silver bracelet is hanging from her head on the sides. The sculpture’s body is covered with Persian calligraphy. There are two oil paintings on the back and front of the sculpture. Small vintage medallions are attached to the sculpture. The bird has one prosthesis foot.

Techniques: For this paper Mache sculpture, I have used a traditional book cover technique for Its body, and the calligraphy is transformed.