When I get to a certain point, it seems like a spark of life comes into the face and I become afraid to mess it up. Messing up the face seems like it would be rude to whatever spirit is in it. Silly and superstitious, but still a feeling that I get when I look at sculptures, as if some spirit is in...

This is meant to hang on the wall. It is a glazed sea clay mask with red silk cloth. I like the concept of this, though I am not completely happy with the sculpture. I will try again. I have it hanging over my writing desk.

This is the first in my Helen Series of sculptures. The head is made from modeling clay, wrapped in cloth and placed in a hand-made pine frame. In the old days, they used to bind up people's heads after they died, so the mouth wouldn't hang open. I hope you like my sculpture. More of Helen is to...