Monday, September 21, 2009

The Finished Piece

The Finished Piece "Eclipse". She loved it!



Another Background...

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Eclipse sculpture





Here's how the "Eclipse" sculpture is coming along...Click on the pics for a bigger size.





I have to clamp my grinder to the table to carve the granite and marble spheres. You can go through a lot of gloves this way...


My earlier sculptures played with round, flat shapes. I'm finding the spheres to be a nicer feel, more three-dimensional, especially in a piece like this



This is the general piece. Now to make a base...







This shape was a departure from the more symmetrical forms in my "Paths" series. In those pieces, I wanted to convey a feel of steady-ness, adverting obstacles with grace. This piece, to me anyway, shows a sliver of time, or perhaps a very long passage through ever moving surroundings. The piece is quite literal compared to my other work, but I have had so many wonderful analogies while working on it. The blue stone is quite captivating.


This was a little Jedi trick I learned...












All photos ©2009 Lara Sanchez/Dancing light Photography