Welcome to my sculpting page!
You’ll find a wide range of my physical and digital sculptures here, including ceramic work.
I enjoy working with mixed media and often incorporate my engineering background to create structurally driven pieces.
I’ve also been developing skills in digital sculpting using ZBrush, designing animatronic shells for my senior project.
Front Side View
Octo-Mom
Octo-Mom
By Maddy Reedy
For Intermediate Sculpture
This piece was selected for the Juried Students' Show out of 161 other submissions.
It is available for viewing from April 9th through April 24th at the Cal Poly University Art Gallery.
Octo-Mom is a wearable sculpture inspired by the mechanical arm extensions of Doctor Octopus, reimagined as a domestic prosthetic system. The piece consists of a jacket fitted with six robotic arms, each performing a task that reflects the overwhelming expectations placed on mothers. One arm cradles a baby while another feeds a bottle; others hold a frying pan and a coffee cup, symbolizing constant caregiving and exhaustion. An additional arm holds a romance novel, referencing emotional and intimate deprivation and the longing for personal connection, often overshadowed by responsibility. By physically manifesting the pressure to “do it all,” the sculpture exaggerates multitasking into mechanical absurdity, highlighting the reality that motherhood is a full-time, often undervalued labor.
SIGNature
Close Up of Drawing
Finished Laser Engraving
SIGNature
By Maddy Reedy
For Beginner Sculpture
This piece received the Audience Favorite Award and Best Piece Award at the class gallery review.
SIGNature is a mixed media installation exploring life at the intersection of the Deaf and hearing worlds through the concept of a sign name. Two casts of the artist’s right hand, one open and one forming the American Sign Language letter “M”, were created and cast in plaster, representing the beginning and end of the artist’s sign name, “Beautiful-M.” A laser-engraved wood element featuring the artist’s handwritten “Love,” references the closing of a signed letter. A drawn childhood portrait on paper, treated with blue binder-style lines, was mounted to a wooden backing as the visual foundation of the piece. The plaster hands were installed around the portrait and connected with a wire to suggest the motion of signing. The installation is completed with a pencil, positioned as if the artist has just signed her name at the end of a letter. The finished work was wall-mounted, emphasizing installation as a narrative and spatial experience.
Weight of the Clouds
Outdoor View
Light Up View
Bottom View
Outdoor View
Weight of the Clouds
By Maddy Reedy
For Intermediate Sculpture
Weight of the Clouds is a mixed media sculpture that presents a cloud in two contrasting emotional states. One side is bright, soft, and illuminated, inspired by the calm clarity of morning light after rain. The opposing side shifts into a darker, storm-like atmosphere, composed of gray and black tones with subtle blue lighting. Within this darker interior, a small baby dragon is embedded into the cloud, crying aluminum-cast tears that fall like raindrops.
The form is constructed around a clear plastic bin and built up with polyfil, both white and dyed, to create volume and texture. The original object remains functional, housing the internal electrical components, while being transformed into an atmospheric and symbolic structure. The contrast between the two sides encourages viewers to move around the piece, revealing a shift from calm to heaviness. The work reflects the idea that something can appear light and beautiful externally while holding deeper emotional weight within.
Animatronic Muppet Face
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Bottom/Iso
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Front
Side
Front
Full Head
Top of head
Ear
Full Head
Animatronic Muppet Face
By Maddy Reedy
For Senior Project
The animatronic puppet shells were developed through a hybrid workflow beginning with hand-sculpted clay models to establish character form, proportion, and expression. These physical models were then digitized and refined in ZBrush, allowing for detailed surface development and stylization aligned with a puppetry-inspired aesthetic.
The finalized digital sculpts were imported into SolidWorks, where mechanical integration features were added, including mounting points, internal clearances, and interfaces for animatronic components. The shells were then fabricated using 3D printing and finished with foam and a fabric overlay to achieve a soft, character-appropriate exterior.
This process bridges traditional sculpture and engineering, transforming an expressive clay form into a functional, production-ready animatronic component.
