It's been a long time since I posted a message on this blog. But that's not because I've been idle; I have carved several statues for third parties, and because it is not my own work I can not write about it.
I also started with a plaster model for a statue of Pan, about which more later. And finally, I have carved a lingam for a customer in Rotterdam.
Right now I'm working on a sculpture of Shirdi Sai Baba out of white Carrara marble, for in a temple. It is 1 meters up. It is still far from finished; the whole face, the folds, nails and various other details remain to be worked, but the main parts are there now. The next time there will be more about detailing.
I received the photo below today the panipitha via email, and was surprised how the garden around it has grown by now , since at the time of installing it was all still a mud bath and only this spring the first plants were planted. Very good manure they used, one might think.
To the right of the panipitha you can see a stainless steel pipe coming out of the ground. It is intended that water will flow out of it, by means of a bent tube, over the black lingam. The water will later flow back to the canal through a gutter.
It's very nice to see how a sculpture gradually takes over its space, and how an atmosphere is created in the garden where it is part of. That's why I wanted to dedicate a short message to it.
