I haven't posted the last few days. Exhaustion at the end of the day and having to catch up with life outside of sculpture in the mornings. I get so completely immersed in the stone when I am at this point that my life absolutely goes to hell outside of the work. Laundry piled high, mail and bills stacked, carpet unvacuumed, bathrooms in desperate need of cleaning...Neil Young's song, 'A man needs a maid' rolls through my mind continuously throughout the day.
Anyway, the piece is in its final polish. I have had an incredible painter friend of mine, Jerry (check out his website jerryfrost.com) help me to bring it upstairs so that I can look at it for a week or so to see what needs tweaking. I can't see her anymore though, I must step away or take her away from my work station to see her clearly again. I think she is beautiful but I'll tell you how i feel in a few weeks.
I am already chomping at the bit to get to the next piece. I, unfortunately already drilled a hole in her nose, thinking originally that she was going to be the torso of a woman...but i see now that she is another horse. I will have to take off at least 5 inches from what would have been the tip of her muzzle. I must believe though that this is how it was suppose to be. We'll see tomorrow
