Rumination; Bildingsroman

"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free."

Michaelangelo

I have just been looking at the trajectory of my life, thinking of my past; the "formative years"; as the "carving*" portion of my life. I am just in the latter stages of this process, defining and accentuating, cleaning up any rough edges, adding detail.

Since my life story is distinctly a mixed media project, I will incorporate other sculpting techniques, now that I've uncovered the basic shape!

Carving: Carving involves cutting or chipping away a shape from a mass of stone, wood, or other hard material. Carving is a subtractive process whereby material is systematically eliminated from the outside in.
Casting: Sculptures that are cast are made from a material that is melted down—usually a metal—that is then poured into a mold. The mold is allowed to cool, thereby hardening the metal, usually bronze. Casting is an additive process.

Modeling: Modeled sculptures are created when a soft or malleable material (such as clay) is built up (sometimes over an armature) and shaped to create a form. Modeling is an additive process.

Assembling: Sculptors gather and join different materials to create an assembled sculpture. Assembling is an additive process. 

"The best artist has that thought alone Which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor's hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone". Michelangelo

"My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness". Michelangelo

*Carving involves cutting or chipping away a shape from a mass of stone, wood, or other hard material.