I sketched one of the clay vases from the British Museum that depicted Medusa on the front of it. This took roughly 10 minutes and I used black fine liners in the sizes 1mm and 0.1mm.

For this sketch, I used another Vase image but focused entirely on the figure in the centre rather than the vase itself and the other figures on it.  I used the same 0.1mm and 1mm fineliner. I found the  snakes unravelling from the face rather difficult to draw and get the dimensions correct, but used cross hatching to add shading and texture.

Then on some tanned paper, I sketched the clay figurine of the Siren using a simple HB pencil and my finger to smudge and shade. This style of artifact is very traditional of Greek sculptures. I really like how this sketch turned out and looks compared to the original artifact.

This is another sketch I did using a vase as the reference photograph. I used a graphite pencil which was darker and thicker. The vase depicts a Siren drawing on the front of it. I do not necessarily like how this sketch appears as the drawing on it is not my style, but I think it looks very similar to the reference photograph.

In this piece, I used pro create to create a more modern version of the reference. I used the photograph of the metal medusa head with visible snakes appearing as hair. I used cool tones such as blues and purples as well as clay coloured skin. This took roughly an hour, I really struggled with the snakes, especially their heads and the dimensions as well as the shading around them.

Using the artifacts, especially the clay vases and pots, I decided to try some pottery.
I have only ever done clay work once, in secondary school so this was a new technique and media for me.

I used red, air dry clay to give a more authentic appearance. The Medusa figure in the clay is extremely androgynous as that’s how the first sightings of medusa in history where seen.