Petrified Santa Sculpture

Petrified Santa Sculpture

It is said that sometimes your creations take on a life of their own and I found that out for myself this winter. The universe always has a way of reminding us that we are not always in control of anything and that we are more co_creator than creator. 

The universe is a living thing that we are a part of and connected to, co_creating what we dream. 

So what will you create today that will make the world a better place?

If I made one person smile, it was worth it.

Butterfly statue

Butterfly

My latest art work. Yard art butterfly and flower. Hand carved cement.

3D Clover statue

 3D Clover

This is my latest sculpture, a 3-D clover sculpted in cement. The process is rather difficult as your working with a semisolid. Cement is poured into a general shaped mold where it cures for a period of time. The trick is not to let it cure too long, where it would be too hard to work with or too short a time and it would fall apart when it was taken out of mold. Once it is out of the mold it can be sculpted into various shapes. Although there are limitations in working with semi-cured cement as too thin and the sculpture would be too brittle or fall apart. Once the sculpture is finished it must be placed in a bath of water for several days. The myth that cement needs to dry is wrong. It is actually the opposite in that cement needs to absorb water and the more water it absorbs the harder and stronger the cement becomes.