...but perhaps you may falter along the way

Allow me to tell you a story about my first life-casting sculpture:

Chapter 1: Girl, learning how to love
I actually had a breakdown last night... it was the first time I've cried in a while. I was dealing with lots of things, but my struggles in painting set me off. luckily, I have lots of people to surround me and lift me up when I have a bad night.

Chapter 2: Friends, putting love into action
So I have a favor... I need some people to model for my sculpture project... could you come up to the studio early Sunday morning?

Chapter 3: Hands, love takes risks
I have learned that friends will put their hands out there for you, no matter the risk involved.



Chapter 4: Cry out, the hard part of love
When the plaster hardened and was getting very warm, we started excavating their hands from the cast. It hurt. Just a little. Never before did I realize the extent of my friends' love.



Chapter 5: Smile, love breaks through
After pouring resin and autobody filler into the plaster cast, it was finally time to break the plaster... I felt kind of like a kid eagerly ripping open gifts from Santa on Christmas morning


Chapter 6: Persevere, a labor of love
There were a few cracks along the LONG way, but with perseverance, the hands turned into a wonderful reminder that, indeed, love holds us up even when all we can see is down.