Soap Carving

This was the project that tested my patience and perseverance. I have very limited experience using subtractive methods of sculpting, so I chose to carve a hippo, an animal that has stocky features.  I named her Jessica, after a story I had read about a family in South Africa that has a hippo as a pet. I began by carving the main body, opting to add the legs later, which I thought would be easier than it actually was.