Thoughts

I have been thinking a lot about piercing the form lately. It is so important. I think it was something Sam Spiczka said

somewhere on his site http://www.sculptorsam.com/index.html or on his blog http://sculptorsam.blogspot.com/ but now that I look for it I can't find it. But holes really free up the form. With the sun I am starting to lose some of the holes I had because as I thin the flames they begin to separate and the hole turns into a deep contour.


As I said last night I am concerned about the wood integrity but am fascinated by the affect nature has played on the wood, Check out the worm holes.





The other thing that I need to get a handle on is where the base is going to attach. I still have not really defined the interior body (where all the flames originate from and the area that will be strong enough to mount the piece to the base is shrinking. Of course the weight of the piece is getting less and less all the time too. But still I need to work that out.