Working full time and being a father of two little girls (Eve (5) and Sophie (3)) who often play until they drop, it is a constant struggle to find both the time and creative energy to sculpt. However, I continue to go to the Alpine studio where we are working on a new pose:

We are about a month into this pose and there are many elements that I just love about it: the curve in the spine, the twist back to the right, the left shoulder dropped, the left hand lightly resting on the knee. I decided to drop the head to have her gazing down slightly. I created a tree stump for the base with a network of knotted roots which I've always wanted to incorporate into my art. This could easily be turned into a fairy but I'm leaning more towards Eve after the fall - there's a lot of room for symbolism here. If I ever get to cast this piece I want to have a patina that of a dark brown for the base which will come up into the bottom third of the figure and gradually turn to a pastel green/gray, to give the effect that she is part of Nature.

This will be my third piece - my portfolio is slowly but surely growing. Now I've just got to figure out how to sell one of them!