Holding my place. Be back soon...
Held captive...
Aqua Vitae, Ardent Spirits
A figure in Japanese air-dry clays and copper mesh.
And, a poem just posted in a Comment -- Thank you, Lisa!
Caminante no hay camino
se hace caminos al andar!
Traveler there is no path
Paths are made by walking!
~A. Machado
Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 09:06 AM
East of the Sun detail...
This figure is in air-dry clays, while the smaller beings (many of whom take flight on eBay) are in polymer clay. More thoughts on these materials, when I've got my wits about me. Each material has distinct virtues, and for some projects, I find myself in Hamlet-like indecision... polymer, air-dry, air-dry, polymer... to bake or not to bake...
Bear...
Working to get better bear pictures... Meantime, this is from the tale "East of the Sun, West of the Moon," the Maiden and the Bear, in air-dry clays, Aves Apoxie Sculpt, kozo paper, mohair.
Sunday, December 24, 2006 at 01:33 PM
For those alone in the silent night, know you are in good company...
Orpheus at the Styx
I’ve loaded an eclectic bunch of images into a photo album at left, under “Study in Hope and Clay.” They’re part of a project that must remain mysterious for the moment. This one, Orpheus, touches one of my favorite themes-- the journey to the underworld and back. Such tales have always felt familiar; we brave the internal abyss, in hope of bringing back some mystery otherwise never manifested. Love this poem:
If each day falls
inside each night,
there exists a well
where clarity is imprisoned.
We need to sit on the edge
of the well of darkness
and fish for fallen light
with patience.
~ Pablo Neruda