SUNDAY SCULPTURE (2)

ALIVE

I found it hard to get a good photograph of this sculpture as the mesh I used on the leaves doesn't show up very well. The steel mesh was fun to work with as it could be easily shaped and manipulated to get the leaf shape I was after. The shape and form of this sculpture was inspired by seeing my garden come alive as the  weather warms and spring leaves its mark.

The things that matter

"The Things That Matter"

This is a wall hanging commissioned for a friend to give to his friend on his 40th birthday. I have tried to capture the feeling of a nurtured garden and a nurtured family. I like the protective feeiling generated by the bigger flowers towards the smaller figures. It was one of those rare projects that seemed to flow from start to finish without a hitch.

On another note, I came across a quote from impressionist artist Henri Matisse in an old sculpture book I found at a jumble sale.

"...The model must not be made to agree with a preconceived theory or effect. It must impress you, awaken in you an emotion, which in turn you seek to express. You must forget all your theories,all your ideas before the subject. What part of these is really your own will be expressed in your expression of the emotion awakened in you by the subject..."

I liked this as it rings true with the feeling I get when working with scrap. Especially the idea of the model awakening an emotion. Perhaps he knew a thing or two.

Sunday Sculpture

"two flowers"

may the breeze

carry your seeds

to fall upon this soil

to grow and find a life beside

and be my friend and foil