Mary

[Marvin Mattelson]

Heidi,

I'm glad you took my suggestion because this is my favorite finish by far. It is much more elegant than the others.

I would equate the finish on a sculpture with the frame on a canvas. Sometimes a painting needs a complex frame to help "dress" it up and complete it in order to give it a certain presence. However at other times, the simplest of frames is all that's needed to set a painting off and let it shine on it's own merit.

The ivory finish is your simple frame. It allows the viewer the opportunity to be one with a beautiful and emotional piece of art. Less, in my experience, very often turns out to be much more.

[Heidi Maiers]

Thanks Beth - and you're probably right. I would bet that this is the expression I wear on my face when I think about my kids. Since they no longer live with me, I can't help but worry and wonder about them all the time.

Glad you like the ivory Marvin and that's true what you say. Sometimes I complicate things more than is neccessary. On the other hand, what appeals to one person may or may not appeal to another, so it's good that I am offering a variety of finishes on this piece.