Sculpture and Visitors and White Gloves

This week brought visitors to the studio, invited and also unexpected.

You think you know how an elbow looks until you have to carve one. It's impossible to use your own because you can't see them! So Wendy volunteered hers for the cause.

 One of the best things about this long project has been working outdoors throughout the seasons.
This lovely green katydid stopped by to smell the cedar.

 It gets really confusing when the wood is many different colors, graphite from my drawn corrections and darkened from the oils off my hands. Time for white cotton gloves!
It's a nice touch of formality in the heat.