Free Fall: Setting Sun on the Tipi Village

Tuesday, November 18

Setting Sun on the Tipi Village

This is the Tipi Village. It is set up in a field at Ian's house. That's Ian on the right. The tipi that i camp in in on the left. The tipi on the right is made of canvas and belongs to Jim Davies. The center tipi is the prototype tipi that Ian lives in. The outside tipi's measure 16 feet in diameter. Ian's tipi is 18' in diameter. The big pit of water being pumped out is used to roast bamboo poles and as a 'kiln' for primitive pottery firing. By the way, the primitive firing will be at Ian's house this weekend (Nov 21st-23rd). You should come check it out ;)

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An Artist Statement in Brief.. Kind of

Art is the reason Man was given eyes.

From the most mundane pattern added to the wall of a run-down, forgotten building in Urbantown, USA to the intricate, detailed mosaics covering the walls of ancient homes in the Middle East, to the shocking, thought provoking sculptures standing in museums around the world, art is everywhere. It permeates us and surrounds us and is involved in nearly every facet of our daily lives.

I see everyday in a new light, as a new source of inspiration. Every mark I create, every ridge I mold, and every cut I make is a result of everything that has happened to me up to that point. I feel that creating is a constantly changing, constantly evolving, and constantly learning process. I will never stop learning.

Currently, I am working on the human figure. Most of my work are studies with no underlying theme or idea to convey other than my understanding of proportions and light on the human figure. Eventually, I hope to translate this understanding of the shape and proportions of the human figure into sculptures.

- Desmond Florence