It took an entire month, working full time, to make this soft clay piece pictured here. I sent it off to the foundry in mid October, 2024. There they will make a mold of it, and produce a limited edition bronze castings. The clay original gets destroyed in the mold making process. Below you can see a photo of it crated to send to the foundry!
The bronze edition will start to be available from mid December onward. I am excited to see the piece with all the detailing and highlights when it’s cast! I’ll post more photos here when completed.
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Guiding Lights
A couple illuminate each other as two children look up to the light.
I have always delighted in how light and form are united. Over the years I’ve aimed to have light come from within my paintings. In moving into sculpture over the past decade I maintain the same delight playing with light and form. When fresh candles are lit the four figures will be illuminated from above, but as the candles melt the light morphs to a dramatic silhouette. The two adults are illuminating each other, as they twist around to look to the other. The faces of the innocent children look upward with curiosity and wonder.
As I sculpt I reminisce, savouring the comfort of my tight family unit, pondering preciousness, impermanence and the beauty of the fleeting light. This is a continuation of making pieces and finding meaning as I reflect on time, family, hope – life…
I learned that ‘candelabra’ is the plural of ‘candelabrum’. But most people use the word candelabra for the singular candelabrum.
I am calling this one ‘Guiding Lights’ – MA October 2024