art is not something you take it is something you give
I can only draw stick figures
fire begins with simple sticks
none of my sculptures look right
you’re in good company now-put all your wrongs together
and make art
The words are a riff from a piece I wrote back in 2014. The unfinished sculpture images shown above – my latest work His name is Abraham GS Bardo (name inspired after the prolific author George Saunders) When finished, Abraham will inhabit a cemetery with his dearest friend the raven.
Sculpt no. 11 – Casino Limbo The SPECTRE – The final character of Casino Limbo. Their hearts are beyond anything we understand. Their hearts are encompassing, embracing and waiting. They dance on casino tables and kick over chairs. The chains of the universe wrap around their necks. They fear endlessly for their existence and ours.
Sculpt no. 11 – Casino Limbo Lola Lupone (named after the tragic showgirl of Copacabana fame, & Patti LuPone, whom I adored from the very first time I saw her perform, Evita, in 1979) is the third of four characters living in my latest sculpt, Casino Limbo. Lola Lupone, though stuck in Casino Limbo, doesn’t seem to care where she is. Her mind remains in love with itself, and her heart remains infatuated with her head.
(I plan to post each character individually before posting the full tableau – as they’re not full-view once positioned ’round the table.)
Sculpt no. 11 – Casino Limbo Wallace Traveller Esq. (My Wallace was inspired by Nick Park’s fabulously whimsical claymation characters, Wallace and Gromit) is the second of four characters living in my latest sculpt, Casino Limbo. After having travelled the world, Wallace Traveller is none the wiser. He is, however, quite cheerful and full of cheese. His carpet bag is packed to the brim with molding dairy products.
(I plan to post each character individually before posting the full tableau – as they’re not full-view once positioned ’round the table.)
Well, I’m back on Instagram again. Not sure where it will take me or my new sculpts, but we’ll see 😊
Sculpt no. 11 – Casino Limbo Dollie Roller-Reaper is one of four characters living in my latest sculpt. She adores delicious hot pink. She also enjoys drinking and roller skating while accompanying souls to their final resting seats at the Casino Limbo poker table.
(I plan to post each character individually before posting the full tableau – as they’re not full-view once positioned ’round the table.)
I tried to post the video that I posted on Facebook, but I can’t do so without paying extra. Truth be told😁I’m attempting to save my ill-gotten gains for when it’s my turn to visit Casino Limbo. I’m exploring ‘free’ options if any such exist.
If you’re on Facebook, you can view there if interested (my FB is set “private” – so you’ll need to friend request first, just let me know you’re from WP, and we can be buddies😊)
I’m also planning to resurrect some sort of Instagram. Apparently, I’m a sculptor now and ‘they’ tell me that Instagram is a great space for showcasing one’s work…
Onward & upward am:) if you live in the US like me, I hope you’re managing the upside-down world we’ve flipped into
deformed putty pink robbed of warm breath contorted sweet necks tar bubble eyes bulging frail unfeathered waxy torn foiled unsung tiny raptors never will gush broad kite wings against the wind meander upon the thermals dead
before winter’s white bone chanced a kill stuffed down bright spring’s dark bosom stalks cradled strapped with dried fall grass gentle summer kisses will not carry overlapping notes sung in threes new harmonies in pubescent throats echoing from fresh limb to sailing cloud undeveloped triplets all delicate melodies small and quieted in the driveway
sad little chicks stilled baby birds in her songs of silences nature candidly reminds us she is both judge and jury I wish this piece wasn’t here or anywhere else – but I hope it serves as a eulogy
for those baby birds – may they fly in eternal peace
humble citizens eternally petrified warm mammoths ice entombed broken vessels anchored deep hard lessons in dying
peaceful silence go gently now
gently
the old pyramid trick…inverted word triangle pointing to nowhere, or is it nowhere?
my, my, my crazy WP day with media snafus, love technology when it works:) though I must say the WP gremlins were fabulously helpful
anntogether 