The placement and look of the 100 dollar bills is important to the narration of the sculpture so I wanted to be sure that I had it right. I wanted the figures left hand to hide the fist of cash behind the back while also showing as much of the cash as possible. So I photographed myself holding the stack of cash in various ways until I came up with the final position which I liked the best with the thumb in the crease of the cash. Different

handshaking stances were looked at as well. The finish of the cash surface was done with underglaze color added to the clay before firing. Then after the bisque I prepared and applied a fireable decal to the surface which gave a cepia toned finish to the 100 dollar bill. Then after the final firing I applied a full color surface decal to the cash which gave it a multilayered look to the stack of bills.