Have you thought about maybe applying for a job maybe that does stone refurbishment, like of old buildings and stuff? If there was one around it would help bring in the dough so you could keep paying the bills till you get a good customer base.

Absolutely beautiful work!
John

This is wonderful work tecciztecatl. Please know that the right owner has not seen it yet.

you are absolutely amazing.

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this shit is fucking classy

Thanks John

Thankyou, that means a lot coming from an established sculptor Right now is probably the worst time to try to sell anything. My figure was priced at £7850 as the head of carving recommended but I think people have to really connect with a piece of sculpture for there to be any chance of them buying it. Out of all the possible characters I could have reconstructed the Belvedere torso a I had to go for the most lugubrious of the lot! I imagine there aren't that many people willing to have a statue of a man about to commit suicide in their house. I'm going to take pictures around galleries in London and see if anyone's interested.

Your work is truly beautiful, wonderful poise. I love Indian temple sculpture; in London we have Neasden temple ([link]) which I visited a couple of years ago. Although I love Gothic and Romanesque churches the architecture is so imposing - when I walked into the inner sanctum of the temple, all of it exquisitely carved marble columns, statuary and fractal ceilings my breathe caught in my chest. I know it's a cliche but I've never had such a powerful emotional response to a building before! Unlike most religious imagery, it's presented on the same level as the viewer where you can interact with it. Christian art always seems to be above you and unreachable.

Thanks for the faves and for watching.

Ah your description sounds wonderful...and yes I agree Christian art/architecture soars above. The artist's vision is so critical to the experience.
Please don't be too hurt by the comments re- 'wheatbix'. I think they were throw away words meant to reassure the people concerned about their own skills. It would be very daunting to be faced with the 'talented new apprentice's work' if ego gets in the way. I also suspect that there will be many people who are just watching your work to see if you have staying power. (but that doesn't pay the bills does it)

I really enjoy reading your thoughts and thank you again for your reflections.

Incredible, as always

I hope you're proud, is a beautiful piece

Yeah it's a possibility. I think there's a lot of work on cathedrals but I'm told it can be hard to get out of it and move into doing figures. At the moment I'm sitting on my arse trying to work out exactly where to go.