Mary

[Heidi Maiers]

Just for fun, thought I'd post the second casting with a completely different finish. I have such a hard time deciding - I actually changed the color of this 4 times (went from brown to white to yellow to rust)before settling with the rust, and now I am thinking it is a bit much.
It drives me nuts - color is so complicated. I don't know how you guys use it so successfully!

[Chris Saper]

Heidi,

What a beautiful, strong piece. Notwthstanding the excellence of the work itself, the fact that you have chosen to depict a religious image as a real, substantial, and believable individual makes your interpretation unique and powerful.

Interesting comment about the color you chose - I tend to think of sculpture as sort of achromatic, but that is so very wrong. Do you consider the color of the light that the sculpture will be viewed under? Especially since the relief would be mounted on the wall, rather than (I would think) on a stand?

[Heidi Maiers]

Chris,
Thank you for your kind and thoughtful comments.
You bet the direction, intensity, and type of light has a huge impact on the color. Some finishes look very nice in indoor light, but take them outside and they are ghastly, and vice-versa. This is an indoor wall hanging, but it will also be displayed outside for the Carefree show coming up, so I need to find finishes that look OK under both lightings. Not an easy task.