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Chapter 2: Wonderful Things
I am fascinated by the moment of discovery. Whether it is an archaeologist discovering a new site or an infant discovering their toes, there is that moment of realization. You can see the wheels turning in their heads, trying to process what they just discovered. When archaeologist, Howard Carter, was asked if he could see anything when he first peered into King Tutankhamen’s tomb he answered, “Yes, wonderful things.” This piece is about that moment, she is pulling herself from one reality into the next and from one dimension into another.
 This piece brought together my sculpture background with my ink work creating a new style |  Dots and Dashes on Wood |  |
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 Photoshoot with Brianna |  Sculpting the arms out of clay |  |
 Taking a plaster cast of the clay arms |  Painting the wax into the plaster casts |  The arms in wax |
 A shell mold was taken from the wax arms at the In Bronze Foundry |  Bronze is poured into the mold |  My son, Colin, helping out taking pictures at the foundry |
 Breaking open my mold! This is as exciting as opening Christmas presents. |  The casting came out great |  Bronze arms cleaned up with patina |
 |  It took 3 long days of sanding and trimming to clean these branches up. |  Sanding for days |
 |  In Process |  Being an artist and a mom is all about time management |
 Sanding the ink background to give it more depth |  |  |
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