I carve soap. The largest bars of soap I can find are 12 oz, about 2 by 3 by 4 inches in size. So the objects, people and events I carve can be thought of as small, but they are very large to me...they express my sense of life.
The Burial Mask of King Tut...who reigned for 10 years in Egypt some 3,500 years ago. I wasn't quite sure why I had chosen to carve the mask unti I had almost completed it. It was not just its beauty, but the fact that that long ago, when people presumably knew so little, they were so advanced in creating works of art: simple exquisite expressive beauty.
A Fiddler on the Roof...projects the idea that one solitary individual, though precariously perched, can draw attention, can make a difference, can change the world for the better.
Michelangelo's Painting og God's Hand Reaching Out to Touch Adam's Hand...there is a force in the world, whatever form it is, that empowers man if he is in touch with it, and moves the world.
Moonlit Treed Glade...a soul's need for serenity, tranquility.
A Cow...to honor the bovine family, of which I have been a part for the past two years, a cow valve having been implanted to keep my heart beating properly.
Mark Twain...figure representing the blending of wisdom and humor, of iconoclastic rebellion and joy of living.
Caged Black Panther with Chimpanzee Standing Atop...fierce gnarling fanged-exposed beast and smiling, peaceful ancestor. Is this the ultimate choice: natural blessed freedom or enraged restraint?
Waterfall...the force providing to us what we need, in roaring abundance.
Ancient Water Pot...golden container, spout, handle...beauty to behold in everyday simpler things.
Treasure Chest...small and beautiful, to reflect the value of monetary wealth and fortune, and the true worth of those riches.
The Dead Sea Scrolls...the passing along of ancient wisdom.
The force speaks to us, and we respond, in art.
What do these say?
Samson Tearing down the Temple
The Mayflower
Space Shuttle Liftoff
Albert Einstein
Devil's Face, smiling
St. Basil's Cathedral
Female-figured Drinking Glass
Monk Candlestick Holder
Indian Chief/Buffalo Nickel
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