Sculpture: New Work

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." ~ Aristotle ....This is a new sculpture in the works: from my "Fragment" series. This piece, a male torso, is kiln fired terra-cotta, milk paint and rusted found objects mounted on steel rod and spalted maple pedestal. I took a hammer to him then put pieces back together with Bondo, an automotive filler. Such is life: we reinvent ourselves along the way: wired, fragmented, and yet knit together in new ways. For me, painting and sculpture are metaphors for life itself, and I symbolically knit myself back together time and time again, as the art is knit back together. Add, take away, add, change, evolve. I've since added a distressed plaster wash over the existing finish: this photo shows the latest variation. It's fun to experiment, learn, and enjoy the ride. If I don't like the results, hammer time again.

New Sculpture: The Goddess Fragment Series

This is my latest sculpture: it's almost completed, with the exception of applying English wax on the wood--that'll give a soft sheen and velvety texture to the finish. Today, I put the pedestals together, after drilling my finger just 'a little', but it's all in the name of ART! Luckily, I still have ALL ten fingers. At some point, I must get more handy with the tools. The figure is fired clay, with acrylic washes. Using spalted-maple base, I drilled through as far as I could, then configured another hole on the bottom...therefore meeting in the middle...the rod could then be inserted into the bottom piece as well. No engineer around here: only artistic brain, means this is always a big puzzle to me. However, it worked, and so far, I like the new piece. The base is finished with genuine milk paint, wiped down carefully to show the grain of the maple. Thank you, Packard Woodworks, for your generous support of my art, for wood supplies and more! In this world, there are good people who believe in us struggling artists, and make sure we have materials to work with. Bless 'em. Bless 'em.