now on to the next project, an abstract/non-objective stone sculpture. i'm using an alabaster stone called "angel fire", the shape i've come up with is i diamond with opposing concave circles.
my stone (i wet it to give an idea of how the color will look once polished)

a rough clay mock-up of the shape i'm going for

we'll see how things go, i'm a bit nervous, i know the stone wont be as forgiving as the clay.
as promised, a better picture of my bag...

and some updated pictures of my sculpture, slowly but surely it's coming together. i'm feeling very inspired by the work of marilyn levine.


for contrast, this is what marilyn levine's bags look like. yes, that is clay.

hmmm, something to aspire to?
this weekend i completed my apron (the one i want to use during my sculpture class), so i wanted to share photos both of my apron and of my project in class.

this was my piece at the beginning of class last night. during class, i hollowed it out and did a lot of carving. the difficulty with sculpting this purse is that the lines on the purse change a little bit every time i move it around. otherwise, i'm very happy so far and other students keep joking that i'm already done (i wish!). 

i'll take pictures again tomorrow, my piece has already changed quite a bit. i have to say that with weekend sewing, sculpture, going to the gym and doing yoga all of them have contributed to my feelings of calm and peace these days. i hope everyone has hobbies or activities that make them as happy.
go me!!!

