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Published: 2009-05-05 02:19:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 10248; Favourites: 223; Downloads: 0
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About 2 ft tall 22 inch base. Explores the inherent yet dichotomous qualities of joy and suffering. Stoneware and Mixed Media finishes.Related content
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COOL, this is awesome it looks like a human hive 
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Hey !!! You have been featured in brand new, Surreal News article >> [link]
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Thank you so much... it's an honor, there was some great work there!
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congratulations on the dd! this piece is so deserving of it. 
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Aw man! I didn't know that you got a DD on this piece. Congratulations, you deserve it so much!
Are we going to see some new work anytime soon?
Oh, and I couldn't find your gallery box on your userpage here. Just fyi.
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I'm not so sure I interpret this piece the same way ^2dazed did. Even after looking at the other photos it feels more destructive to me. I understand where the idea comes from, but it still feels to me like motherhood, or some part of being a woman is eating at her.
It could be just my mood, or from my fear of bees. I'm not even a mother, so I guess in some ways, it's a concept I really can not completely understand. But while this piece is amazingly well crafted, and beautiful, it gives me a bit of the chills.
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Thank you for the compliments, and really, that is what I love about this piece, that each viewer sees it in a different way, the the reactions I've gotten from this piece have really reflected the dichotomous qualities of joy and suffering. I have not been a mother either but I find that every time that I try to talk about it I find myself giving a different version of the truth that is dependent on my current state of mind, but each is true, so perhaps it is your mood, or the quality of these pictures, or maybe that is just what you see, and there is nothing false about it.
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it is work like this..that makes me feel like a crappy artist...good job!
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Oh no! i mean, thank you... but I hope you don't really feel like a crappy artist! or I just hope that you can let work that you admire make you want to push yourself forward not hold you down... trust me the work that I was doing a couple years ago is shit compared to this, and I hope that in a few more years I will think the same way about this piece, I mean it will always be significant to me, and I might still like it but I hope that I can say that I've grown as an artist. So keep at it, and your work is great by the way.
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I'm very happy for you to have been given a DD.
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as i have said before and will probably say many times again, thank you! 
ohhh what a random rant!
:blow kiss:
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You gonna take process shots of the repair/reworking?
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perhaps i should...
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Wow.
Well, first, the art is amazing. I like the almost minimalist quality to the woman's skin- the fine, simple lines of the nude and the glossy black color. Then, the contrast to the beehive and dripping honey and such is amazing, artistically- the color of the honeycomb is really intense, in a non-garish way, compared to the black, and the complex geometric designs look amazing next to the organic smoothness of the nude. Also, after viewing some other views, the twisting of that one arm's black smoothness with the honeycomb is excellent, and the work and detail you put into covering the inside with the cells is also amazingly done, especially considering how time consuming and tedious it must have been.
That said, the overall piece is unsettling to me. I can definitely see your meaning from your statement in the work. The pose itself is so calming, except for that hand, reaching inside. The stuff dripping could be honey or intestines, bountiful, sweet food or bodily pain. The torn edges and dripping honey are reminiscent of some terrible wound. Maybe this reflects my lack of desire to ever be pregnant, but it seems sinister to me, haunting. It makes me want to look, but be uncomfortable while doing so.
Very good piece.
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When I first saw this I don't think i could really comprehend what I was seeing. As I looked at it more I was like "Oh wow.". This is powerful and really awesome!
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Such a powerful piece O: I wish I could walk around and see it more.
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Thank you! ... and well I took enough pictures that you almost can. Did you take a look at the others in my gallery?
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Ah, no I didn't think of that
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Brilliant, gorgeous piece of work. You have a true mastery of the media.
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is that a real honeycomb? lol, that would be cool
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youΒ΄re the best, hun
hold on the good work and see you soon @ #thumbsshare
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I fon't get it why people say it's "creepy" but I do enjoy it!
Very cool!
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This is really wild.
Excellent concept and execution.
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oh wow! it turned out so wonderful!!!!
I was wondering when you'd post some finished shots!!
very very very impressive!
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This is the most amazing sculpture I've ever seen, even among many other galleries from other sculpture artists, I believe this one tops them all in design and meaning. I love how unique it is and how detailed. The fact that I actually commented shows how much I enjoyed this piece because I typically just favorite and move on to the next thing.
I'm assuming the '
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Stupid smiley... ' Price on Request'*
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Wow, making the "hive" must have taken you absolute ages! I have the sudden craving to feel clay between my fingers again - this is a very inspiring piece. Congrats on your DD!
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That creeps me out in so many ways. It's like a nightmare I had.
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kinda scary oO
it's like she's tearing herself
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Quite a unique and interesting piece and even the bees have some entertainment with this one!
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