1. The Giant Tap (Tecnopark Wintertur, Switzerland)
It may look, to you, like a bronze tap is just hovering in midair as a torrent of water pours from it down into the ground. However, upon closer inspection, one can see that the shaft of water is, in fact, solid and suspending the tap in the air creating a marvelous illusion.

2. Vomiting Fountain Sculpture (London, UK)
This odd construction features a stone vaguely shaped like a man with a sculpted human head attached. The mouth on the head is open and water issues forth creating the illusion that the sculpture is constantly vomiting water endlessly.

3. Skeletons In Love (Nong Khai, N.E. Thailand)
Perhaps the most shocking of the three sculptures on this list; it features two skeletons sitting together on a bench, enjoying an embrace. One can’t help but think back to the remains of those discovered at Pompeii – a sculpture embodying both love and a tragic sense of finality.

New York City: If you haven’t been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art yet you’re missing out. It’s got a sculpture garden running its length and with the natural light from the skylights you’ll get to appreciate the depth of these remastered beauties.

Florence: If you’ve got the budget to splurge on, Italy’s a great bet for the classics. You’ll find Michaelangelo’s David on display as well as hundreds of other classical examples in Italy’s best kept secret!

Greece: All of Greece is like one big sculpture exhibit but if you want the real deal you’ve got to go to Athens. The Parthenon is a neo-classical wonder and there are ruins as well as dedicated museums all over the city. It’s one of the most affordable Europe trips available right now, too.

Then there are the artists that use their creative ability to hand mold and design ceramic sculptures.Check out this link here. Beginning with the initial ingredients, these artists take care to mix them together to form a clay like substance. This clay like substance can then begin to be hand molded into an artistic ceramic sculpture. This clay is the most natural and oldest medium for ceramic sculpting. Depending on the artist and their creative ability these ceramic sculptures can be small or large. Artists use molding, shaping, slabbed, titled, pinched and coiled sculpting methods and allows the artists to create some of this world’s best sculpting marvels.

The inspirational ideas that artists use to create these ceramic sculptures come from their imagination, their intimate life experiences and sometimes these artists produce ceramic sculpture monuments to honor those individuals that inspire us, for instance a historical person such as Abraham Lincoln.

Introduce things simply at first. There’s no need for a potter’s wheel, and you should obviously keep them far away from the oven or kiln that will be used to cure the pottery. An easy first project for a child is a bowl. Bowls are simple shapes that children are already familiar with. You can further encourage them by telling them that when the bowl is all done, they can eat a snack out of it. This will give them a real sense of ownership when they proudly hold their new bowl, and their faces will light up when they tell you that they made it all by themselves.

If sculpting isn’t something you feel comfortable taking the lead of, there are several businesses and public groups that hold sculpting sessions, and some that cater to children exclusively. Take a look at your local library or community center for information, and prepare yourself to see your child’s next pottery unveiling.