Nothing like a looong road trip (2700 miles) to give me the time to reflect on where my art has been, is and will be going next. You might call it the ten year itch.
For the first ten or fifteen years of my life as a sculptor, I'd placed about 1000 of my more traditional bronze pieces, mostly dancers, in a variety of settings throughout the world. And suddenly, I felt the itch to change what I was doing. Significantly change what I was doing...rapid and purposeful movement away from my then-current body of work.
Ten years ago, I started my current body of work which I called "Swoopies" to capture the elegance of the movement and the emotion in the moment. They've been very well received (thank you patrons!) and I have continued to improve my creation techniques and experimented with new materials as I added a bit more detail--faces, hands, and the like.
Sitting in my car, somewhere in those 2700 miles, I felt that familiar stirring of creativity...a yen to try something different...perhaps moving to a simpler style....fewer details...contemporary materials...larger pieces...creating sculpture ahead of the curve.
In the Muppet Movie, there's a delightful song featuring Kermit and Fozzie about their road trip--"Movin' Right Along" ...it captures where I am and I thought I'd share it with you. It goes like this:
"Movin' right along in search of good times and good news
With good friends you can't lose
This could become a habit
Opportunity knocks once let's reach out and grab it
Together we'll nab it
Movin' right along
Footloose and fancy-free
Getting there is half the fun
Come share it with me"
I hope you do come along...and share it with me. There's a lot more to come!
For the first ten or fifteen years of my life as a sculptor, I'd placed about 1000 of my more traditional bronze pieces, mostly dancers, in a variety of settings throughout the world. And suddenly, I felt the itch to change what I was doing. Significantly change what I was doing...rapid and purposeful movement away from my then-current body of work.
Ten years ago, I started my current body of work which I called "Swoopies" to capture the elegance of the movement and the emotion in the moment. They've been very well received (thank you patrons!) and I have continued to improve my creation techniques and experimented with new materials as I added a bit more detail--faces, hands, and the like.
Sitting in my car, somewhere in those 2700 miles, I felt that familiar stirring of creativity...a yen to try something different...perhaps moving to a simpler style....fewer details...contemporary materials...larger pieces...creating sculpture ahead of the curve.
In the Muppet Movie, there's a delightful song featuring Kermit and Fozzie about their road trip--"Movin' Right Along" ...it captures where I am and I thought I'd share it with you. It goes like this:
"Movin' right along in search of good times and good news
With good friends you can't lose
This could become a habit
Opportunity knocks once let's reach out and grab it
Together we'll nab it
Movin' right along
Footloose and fancy-free
Getting there is half the fun
Come share it with me"
I hope you do come along...and share it with me. There's a lot more to come!
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