Works in progress…art is a life long commitment.

I have been looking back into my sketchbooks from last year, and I remember my post about how inspired I was by hot working, and cold working glass. I remember, while writing a post here at WMC, I was imagining a “big fat” crystal being held up by the energy of a soul gesture.After almost 11 months, I finally made time to give that a try. ( In all reality it cost $20.00 in child care, and 4 hours of time…) No, I still have not finished this piece. It is a good start. The crystal above needs to be ground down and polished. A HUGE bead was made in the flame and ground down on the flat lap. Then, I re-introduced the piece into the flame, and applied the Goddess like soul gesture, with the hand made schott crystal.

The figure is made with a super soft pale yellow. I have made a little over 1000 figures in glass, and very few of them are made with the softer opaque colors. They lose shape easier than the transparent stiffer colors. So, I am VERY proud to be able to pull off a relief style figure with that color.

In reality, I want this piece to be 30? tall, on a gigantic amethyst pedestal. Now, if I live long enough, that may happen.

Art is a life time commitment. I drew this piece a year ago, it is 3? tall, and it is still unfinished. Not because I didn’t I have the time, or the skill. The mood has got to be right. You can not sit down and make a work of art (for the sake of art; not function) if your mind is somewhere else. I guess my biggest excuse would be, I am interrupted all of the time. Interrupted by my children, my side jobs, my imagination, financial obligations, etc… I am sure all artist’s would relate. I am not so sure a non-artist would understand.

Artists say to me, “it is hard to find the tools, and the time”…Non-Artist types say. “Why don’t you just do it?”

I say, SOMEBODY BUY ME A FACILITY TO MAKE HUGE SCULPTURES AND PAY ALL MY BILLS FOR ME!!!!

Art really is a life time commitment.

Sheila Morley decided to major in Fine art, and have a career in it in 1991/1992. After many years of working as an Auto cad technician, and in project management, to pay the bills, and build a studio; she began selling her art work on the INTERNET at her website in 2006.