Lemon Slice Sunrise

Early mornings are spent finishing up a large functional sculpture called "Fruition", which is in the shade outside the west wall of the studio.  In the heat of the afternoons, I work inside the studio (with a fan on me) on a sculpture called "Lemon Slice Sunrise".

 This picture was taken last fall after I cut a large piece of scrap from "Fruition" using the diamond chain saw.  In the background is the raw quarry block that later became "Resonate Journey" (makes me tired to think of all the work that I went through on that piece!)

 Meg used her crane truck to move that 1,000 lb. piece of scrap into the studio.

 I came up with this design to fit that stone.  It is a metaphor for making the best of a bad situation; when life gives you lemons, make lemonade - that kind of thing...

 I opted to go with the shapes found inside a lemon slice rather than the background sunrays in the drawing.  The sections of the lemon slice have a bush texture that contrasts with the fork chisel texture on the sunrays and the polish of the sun and rind of the lemon.

 As you walk around the piece...

 ...and the other side.  This piece measures 30"H x 37" x 15" and will sell for $2,800.00

Then, ending this post with a wildlife picture.  Some of the fawns are now coming up to the studio with their moms.  This little girl just got done checking her look in the chrome bumper of Meg's truck.  She's walking over to go nose-to-nose with a button buck (undoubtedly her first meeting with a boy) - who promptly kicked her in the head with his front hoof.