Another day and another piece.
I am working on, exploring, both “Volcanic” and “Cedar and Granite,” presently, slowly physically turning over “Volcanic,” the sculpture with an out-stretched arm. My mind is flashing on how as we change our perspective we have to sometimes let go. This piece and the process appear to be presenting expressions about holding on, letting go, and the difficulty of taking on another perspective. Among other things this piece appears to be about letting go of old concepts so one can at least begin to see other concepts. This evolving piece is about removing even the small bits that are not useful parts and indicating that even large things can be fragile.
As I put together this portion of the chronology, I recognize that I did not finish this piece. I let it go. At one point I had paused and contemplated. The piece had been around for an exceptionally long time, never finished. I considered cutting it up. It was taking up a good deal of room in my shed and it didn’t look as though the finishing was not going to happen. Over time, various coinciding incidents intervened which convinced me to not cut it up. That is another story. Today I am attempting to keep focused, which I must say is not always easy, as sometimes neither is letting go. I cannot say that I have become adept at letting go of a lot of things that might just require “a letting go.” I’ll have to work on that one.
My thought today is that my reluctance to finish that piece may have something to do with a subconscious reluctance to deal with the meaning that had been evolving while working on the piece. I may have to revisit the piece.
I comment here that this “Shaping of Awareness” exploration is taking place at the edge of reason. If this commentary appears a little sketchy…well, it is. I suggest that paying attention to the feelings, the listening, may prove to be significant. The piece seemed to be indicating that it may be worthwhile to listen within, at least for a moment. Nothing drastic is going to happen. Your body will not fly off into space. That is, unless you do not feel strong enough, and instead you do believe you will fly off. It may be worthwhile to let go of previously held perspectives in order to see from another perspective. In this case, to consider that there may be something worth listening for, something worth listening to, and further something worth acting upon.
As sculpting proceeds and as your will to persevere as an experiencer endures, the unfolding of this story will provide further insights. I do understand and appreciate that this narrative may present challenges, particularly for the intuitively uninitiated.
Another day, days later
A little journal writing, a lot of carving of “Outstretched Arm Piece.” I have not yet come to terms with the lower extremities of the figure. I have ideas that I feel would be OK but have not yet found a visualization that feels right so I continue carving on more obvious aspects. I wonder. “What might be the more subtle nature of this piece? What might it be about?”