Thank you, Hope!

I’m itching to try building a rough model with styrofoam and then building out from it with CLAY! If I leave the interior open I think I can cut away a lotof the styrofoam once the clay stiffens- before it breaks apart around the styrofoam….maybe not. Maybe the clay will shrink too fast. I have an old Jack Wolfe groggy body which might shrink less fast…..Wonderful too be provoked into fascinating imaginings – by your work and adventure.

I am sitting on Cliff Island off Portland Maine – our annual autumn retreat. Got a new sholder joint in April and now in late PT stages dealing with ‘downstream’ complications in my right hand. Brought 80# of my regular clay with me to begin using my hands again -little projects. One option is to work very small henceforth- and in ways that don’t require suspending my arms over the work with shoulder muscles. Another option is to reverse all tasks right/left so hands do different work- but still would require suspending arms over the wheel. Still have to have left sholder repaired but after this period of rehab I am resistant. This autumn I’ll try a work period and see how it all fares.
I’ve entered the age of ‘organ recitals’ and gratitud for the company of doctors who seem to stay about two years ahead of my needs!

Maybe in the coming months I’ll get up to your area seeking some visitng time. Of course, if I make such a trip I will call first. If you’re ever in the city and want to visit, please let me know. We returh the first week of October.
Ragnar