Persephone is Home

 To those of you who have been checking this page every so often since November of '09 to see if she has finally materialized, thank you for your patience and diligence. She actually made it to DeEtta's this past summer, but we have been too busy to put the photos up. For anyone who hasn't realized it and wants a closer look, you can click on the image and get a good clear full screen view.

Here she is

Below are some in progress photos to give you an idea 

how this all unfolded. First we needed to get an idea 

of her posture...

So Margot obliged

Beginning to make the shape out of rigid foam.

Bella is interested in this new creature

Bits of Persephone body parts began to pile up in the 

corner as the subtraction process proceeded

The armature and the beginning phase of the

pomegranate base

 

Here she is on the base, beginning to get 

a layer of colored concrete

Now she has the base coat on her upper half, 

awaiting the color coat

 Everything is done but her hair, her dress, 

and the pomegranate for her to hold

Here her hair is finished, and the armature 

for the dress is taking shape

 

The base coat for the dress being applied

Beginning the tile work on the dress

 continuing...

At DeEtta's birthady party, where 

Persephone was unveiled, Margot 

talks to guests about the project

DeEtta seems pretty happy

Here she is in all her glory, complete with little pomegranate 

and colorful snaky arm tattoo. Thank you DeEtta for the 

commission, for the opportunity to learn, and most 

of all for your patience, in allowing us four 

years to complete her!