If T = ( D * p ) / ( 2 * S ), then gyrational rotation is . . . maybe chocolate mousse would be good for desert tonight . . .

The seated girl depicted in this wire form was actually based on a painting I did. The painting was originally done with no model and I couldn't for the longest time figure out why the proportions seemed off. I had a number of girls pose for sketches to see where I had gone wrong. After about six sketches I realized that in my painting one of the legs was longer than the other.

My feet are getting cold, I bet my socks are dry.

The model (let's name her Becky) I've used for a couple of poses seems to be a perpetual student. I've known her since she was a teenager and she has an amazingly diverse set of interests. She pursued photography for awhile and actually achieved some measure of acclaim in the area. She also wanted to expand on that skill set and become a photojournalist -- but not quite yet. She has an interest in archeology, only it doesn't seem to pay well enough, although she has said she would do it for free if she was independently wealthy.

It's summertime and the living is easy . . .

*nods to Gershwin

I wonder if yoga will do for my hair what it's done for my figure.

The young lady I used for this model (we'll call her Mandy) impresses me to no end. She has been on her own since she was fifteen and amazingly has enough drive and ambition for any two people. She completed her Industrial Design degree on her own dime with virtually no assistance from the government. Currently she works in a two person firm and is striving to become an architect. So to have her sitting and saying, "I wonder if yoga will do for my hair what it has done for my body" is actually quite out of character.

The female figure metal works start out as a sketch using a live girl as a model. The modeling sessions last approximately four hours each and it generally takes three working sketches to get a single production sketch that can be successfully translated into a finished wire frame piece.

Using live models assists in getting correct proportions and allows the model to be moved to get accurate angles and facial features. Also, being able to move her allows for a pose that will be a good fit for a wire frame and can compensate for not being able to use shading. Models also quickly become good at getting into poses that are comfortable which translates into a relaxed and natural finished work.