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"Anticipation Study"
Bronze 7" unique
This is the first of the "Anticipation" figures. She is happily splashing through the water. She has a head with a flying ponytail, and outstreathed arms.

"Anticipation"
Bronze 12" Edition of 6
This bronze is about 12" tall. It is an enlargement of the smaller "Happy to be Here," done without the head and arms. I felt they detracted from the torso. The patina has three values of pink on the figure.

"Anticipation"
Bronze 25 1/2"
This figure is splashing through the surf, running towards someone she is glad to see, or just enjoying being there. The bronze is smooth. It gets texture from a three value patina. The rough base compliments the texture of the flesh .

Reclining figure
done from life water-based clay
One person remarked this figure looked like she could get up and walk. He asked how is this possible, when it is done by an artist, but a life casting pulled from an actual person looks so dead. This is a valid question, but I think he provided his own answer. An artist infuses their vatality into their work. I did a life casting of Nan (much to her dismay!), and it does not look like her, but my bust, does.

"Reclining Redhead"
Bronze about 36" long Edition of 15
This piece has lots of flowing lines. The folds of the drapery point to the figure. The flowing hair and angle of the pillows add movement. The light patina on the body shows the form and texture, and makes the sculpture appear lighter. The base is my design to repeat the forms of the sculpture, and is made of walnut. You can see my painting background from my patinas. The chemical patinas have a vitality that a painted piece would lack. The various colors help deliniate the forms.

Back
Pink Alabaster 13"
This is a direct carving (no model) made by starting at the backbone on the waist, then moving up, down and across the figure. The front is rough.

Sconce
Magic Sculpt 20" high
This project began as an enlargement of an existing 12" sconce. I redesigned it as I enlarged it to make a more elegant and dramatic piece. Magic Sculpt worked very well for this project, as I could model with it, and refine it afterwards.

"Wedding Day"
InstaCast & fabric 32"
This will be bronze shortly. The figure is currently in bronze, but I am still experimenting with the fabric. She is holding a piece of wedding dress fabric. The figure was done from life. I cast this in a resin to evaluate the idea.