the inner part of the sculpture.





The trail continues

and continues....

This is a cypress trees bent by the ice.

I don't know if these are seed pods or buds, or what kind of plant, I just thought it was pretty...



If it isn't an ordeal, it isn't fun....
I have begun work on the second sculpture for the Home of the Innocents. The first sculpture will be located at Sister Emily Coopers' grave. This second sculpture will go to the area where most of the children are buried. The second sculpture shows Sister Emily Cooper shaking out a child's blanket, which has a pattern of butterflies upon it. At the top of the blanket, they are becoming real butterflies and are taking flight. This piece symbolizes the children's spiritual release from this world.
This is a maquette of the sculpture. In order to create the final sculpture, I have to determine where the armature will go. I take measurements from the maquette which will tell me where to place the main pipe. It will go through the center of her body, and determine the position for the armatures that support the arms and blanket. I attach a floor flange to a four foot wide piece of plywood that I have cut into a circle. The plywood circle is placed on a large turntable, so that I can spin the piece easily, to work on different areas.