How do I know if sculpture is the right creative medium for my artistic voice?
I think this question comes down to observation and honesty about what your hands want to do. Sculpture demands something different than other forms—it asks you to think in three dimensions, to understand material in your body, not just your mind. When I was developing my practice, I noticed I was always drawn to the spatial relationships between things, how light moved around objects, how a viewer's perspective changed the meaning. That's when I knew. Try this: spend time making small studies in whatever material calls to you—clay, wood, found objects. Don't aim for finished work. Notice what happens when you step around something you've made, when you have to physically move to see it differently. Does that excite you or frustrate you? Are you thinking about form in your hands, or are you thinking about form in your head? There's a real difference. The interior life of a sculptor is particular. You're not just imagining—you're building a conversation between material, space, and the person moving through that space. If you find yourself returning to that conversation again and again, that's your answer.