Sculpture Assignment: I have decided to keep the "surreal" element in my sculpture, but also keep the "human with the expressive face" element.

The surreal element will not be achieved through combining different bodies of different animals. Instead it will be acheived through the modification of the human form itself. My modifications are not random as in some science fiction movies, but all have a purpose as I try to explain here:

The name of this character is "The Innovator." In this sketch I have incorporated several symbols: I chose a musical instrument because I believe in harmony; not conflict. I chose the saxaphone as the symbol of jazz and some of the most innovative music of the last century. The reaching stance speaks of "struggling for newness." The large head says that much of this this struggle for creativity occurs in our minds; not in software, etc. The clown-like feet are saying that we artists "take seriously not taking ourselves too seriously." The billowed cheeks and furrowed forehead speaks of the exertion required to be innovative. The wide eyes mean that the innovator tries to see farther ahead than most people with eyes of the mind and heart.