I am hooked on this form and all of its possibilities. Dreamlike feel no matter what material. They capture a moment in time. They beg to be with something more, though.

More plaster pillows. . . I am fascinated by the way this material captures the wrinkles, almost better than the real thing. These are quite a bit bigger than the ones that I was working with before. I would like to incorporate them into some designs produced from automatic drawing.

I made these in a pretty automatic way, using what I had in front of me and not planning. I find it difficult though, while I am in the process, to not think about what the end result will be.

Baby piece: Below is the beginning of the fabric attachment. To the left are two finished images. I will probably be adding more of the black silhouettes, not in copper, but rather paper or fabric. This became quite a large piece but is still light enough to hold. . . like a baby. The fabric was laser cut and has brown burnt edges which seems antique to me and makes me like the light pink fabric a lot more. The rows of fabric make me think of baby fat, and follow the under structure. I am trying to decide if there needs to be a more obvious way for this to be held, or if that even matters. It won't be held by the viewer, it will be viewed. . .

These are the gestures from before, but I have added curious tails to them, curling and uncurling. They have been soldered in a fan arrangement (not shown) and are attached as a brooch. I am still deciding on a finish.

Sean hanging from the ropes: This necklace needs something more. I thought about adding a small ladder to the back string, the silhouette climbing to get to another climbing tool. . .

Couple's Necklace: I would like to add even more of the suspended ball bearings and possibly change the red string to something more soothing. If I did this again I would have included rings that the hands were attached to in order to attach the string so that it doesn't come across as binding or restraint.