Conversations with Buddha and the Praying Mantis..

This photograph was the combined effort of David and my Mom. David started taking a bunch of pictures of this praying mantis that has loads of personality! A while later, my parents came over for a BBQ. My Mom saw David snapping pictures of something, when she realized it was the little Buddha statue and the praying mantis that was actually POSING for pictures, she thought what a great painting that could be! She's a watercolor artist. Anyways, she took a few pictures to possibly turn into a painting someday and here's the shot!

BUDDHAful!

I thought I would make my very first blog post about David's BUDDHAful Tea light Candle Holder. I love the picture of him sculpting it. When I see pictures of artists doing there work, I feel more connected to the piece and to the artist. This piece was originally going to be a garden piece called the "Buddha Brick", but then David had the idea of making it into a candle holder. When I first saw it as a candle holder, I grabbed it..lit it and started putting it in different spots around the house and in our garden. This is one of my favorite pieces of his. I love the uniqueness of it and the soft look on the Buddha's face.