A clay psyche asteroid inside a clay psyche asteroid.
Three sculptures in a row on a black background. The sculpture on the far left is a sphere-like in shape and is painted various shades of brown, it is a planet. It has a seam through the middle. The middle sculpture is more irregular in shape and has craters. It is painted more silver with hints of yellow, it also has a seam through the middle. The sculpture on the far right is of a butterfly. Its wings are up and the outside of the wing is painted various shades of brown with black spots at the top. You can see a little bit of the inside of the wing which is bright blue.
Three sculptures in a row on a black background. The sculpture on the far left is a sphere-like in shape and is painted various shades of brown, it is a planet. It has a seam through the middle. The middle sculpture is more irregular in shape and has craters. It is painted more silver with hints of yellow, it also has a seam through the middle. The sculpture on the far right is of a butterfly. Its wings are up and the outside of the wing is painted various shades of brown with black spots at the top. You can see a little bit of the inside of the wing which is bright blue.

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Psyche Stacking Dolls

Jessika Raisor

Date: May 1, 2019

Major: animation

Genre/Medium: clay and acrylic

About the work: The concept of this project seems so obvious to me now that I can’t believe I hadn’t thought of it sooner. (16) Psyche is thought to be the core of a planet, and we are visiting it to learn more about it, so what better way to show that than through stacking dolls! The first layer is my imagining of what the planet exterior could have been, the second layer is the asteroid as it is today, and the third layer, a bit more abstract, is a butterfly or the “soul” of Psyche. This symbolism comes from the goddess Psyche herself. Since we don’t know for sure what we will find when we get to Psyche, this seemed like the perfect fit. I hope the project can be a fun and approachable outreach tool so people can literally uncover and learn more about Psyche!

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Date Added: 05-01-2019
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Jessika Raisor - Psyche Inspired

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