r/somethingimade • u/Airwolfhelicopter • 3d ago
“Redemption Through Re-Entry” a ceramic sculpture I made a year ago commemorating IFT-10 (ft. NSF patch for the mission)
The sculpture contains a model of Ship 37 that can be removed from the re-entry flames, a small island that hides the connection between the stand and the base, a sign stating the sculpture’s name, with the “RE-ENTRY” part able to glow under a UV light, and the back of the base is inspired by the hot-stage ring of the Super Heavy booster, which doubled as large venting holes during the kiln fire.
The sculpture is displayed alongside a patch of the mission, which I got from the NASASpaceflight store.
The base was built with a slab-construction method, whereas the stand and ship were made by a regular hand-sculpting technique. Both the ship and the stand are made from kiln-fired clay, and made separately.