They say 'The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.' But for me I'm quite happy with the meadow I've got even though I aspire for a Savannah. I'm not sitting on the fence here, it's just that if I choose a side I will only be be disappointed having to leave some grass behind. Anyway, In Ireland right now we have a heatwave for the last few weeks and there is no green grass anywhere so it's probably just good to stick with what I have got, with the added bonus that I don't have to mow the lawn.
Something fishy
Trying to find an intro for this sculpture was quite difficult as I don't remember too much about it. Just that the theme we were given was 'Mermaids'. Nothing else was too memorable about the project.
Fergus Mulvany and I were back in Duncannon, Ireland and this time we had one accomplice. @stijgerart. With a subject matter like mermaids we weren't too inspired and thought to do a piece about this idea of always looking for what you don't really need/ want.
I love the ocean and have dived many times over the years, I love the feeling of space and freedom it gives but I also like the opportunity to get my feet back on dry land.
Be careful what you wish for
The Mermaid in our sculpture looks with longing to the land and a figure of a woman on the shore. This woman holds a mirror and in the reflection we see what the mermaid wants. To have two legs and and be 'Normal'. What ever that means.
The figure on land looks to her reflection in the mirror the mermaid is holding and sees herself with a tail. (The corner of the mirror broke off while sculpting so the image got bit distorted.) The mirrors are reflecting the reflection of the reflection, so to speak.
As a bit of fun I carved an ammonite like shell. I thought it might give a bit of movement to an otherwise static piece.
Pretty much that's all she wrote. Fergus carved the mermaid and @stijgerart made the lady on the shore. I made the mirrors and other bits a piece.
Ps
Thanks for reading. I use Steemit to document my work as an ephemeral Sculptor of sand, snow and ice. This will hopefully give it a new life on the blockchain. I am doing them in chronological order so there are many more to come.
Dr. Snow and the attack of the greedy cibe - snow sculpture
Abu Simbel - sand sculpture
Casino - sand sculpture
I hope you'll join me again soon.
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