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"The Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes" 16"x 14"x 11", fired clay with stains and 24K gold
Private Collection: Kansas City, MO USA

"The Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes" 16"x 14"x 11", fired clay with stains and 24K gold
Created for a group show based on John Lennon's lyrics, the text on "The Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes" begins with words from the Beatles' song, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - "Picture yourself in a boat on a river...somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly - a girl with kaleidoscope eyes."  
I was inspired by the idea of 'a girl with kaleidoscope eyes' representing our inner muse - how we might metaphorically look into her eyes and be enticed into taking a creative journey with her.  I envisioned the kaleidoscope nature of her eyes not being about the color, but about the amazing experience of looking into another’s eyes and seeing entire new worlds there.  

The muse gazes skywards, representing the moment of inspiration, wherein the first golden spark of an idea fans to flame as we see in our mind’s eye what is to become through our hands - the experience much like a 'mind flight' through a sky filled with diamonds.  Then, like Alice’s Cheshire Cat, the muse herself begins to fade, disappearing into the shadows, leaving only the brilliance of the visions for us to bring to life. The remaining glow of her golden hands is enhanced and heightened by her blackened form, a reminder that the colors share a similar beginning - root words for 'black' include gleam, shine, bright, glittering and blaze.

The pattern of words flow leisurely around the figure as the path of a river, akin to the many twists and turns in life. The golden boat in her hands is the ethereal vessel in which we will embark on the journey.  Fans of this song will notice that the words of the song are incomplete - a quiet nod to Lennon's 'life song' being cut short and to our own transient existence. This sculpture was inspired by "Call of the Muse" in the EPIC Series.
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  • Home
  • Sculpture
    • Index of Selected Works
    • Word Sculptures >
      • Beauty Will Blossom Again
      • Overcome
      • They Said Abigael was a Witch
      • Telling Tales
      • Wordcage
      • In My Dreams I Can Fly
      • Daskala and Skyla:
      • Mythmaker
      • Reflection: Questions at a Crossroads
      • Words I Carry
      • Anthem: Birth of a Woman
      • The Execution of Lady Liberty
      • St. Palli Grrl
      • Commodity
      • Call of the Muse
      • Scarification of the Feminine
      • Mnemosyne at the EPIC Show
      • Raconteuse
      • The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes
    • Quiddity >
      • Meraki: Born of Clay
      • Awakening
      • Duende
    • Imaginative Realism >
      • Beyond Her Wildest Dreams
      • Leap Frog: Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
      • Spinner of Dreams
      • Awaken the Night
      • Birth of the Moon Hare
      • Tiger Man
      • Beach Bunnies
      • The Garden Party
      • Midnight Soirée
      • Muse Series >
        • Ki An: Muse of Curiosity
        • Oneira: Muse of Dreams
        • Despoena: Muse of Challenges
        • Ktisis: Muse of Creativity
        • Musique: Muse of Music
        • Koketa: Flirtation of the Muse
        • Psithyros: Whisper of the Muse
      • Chimaera Series >
        • Tiger Man
        • Fauna
        • Hot Diggety Dog and Pretty Little Pussy
        • Spirit Deer
        • Z's Tease
      • The Lady Valkyrie
      • The Flight of Saga
      • Amphitrite, Equiina and Satyr's Tale
      • The Nixie in the Pond
      • Poeisis: The New Muse
    • Figurative Mandalas >
      • Figurative Mandalas information
    • Installations Commissions >
      • The Zemp Legacy
      • Flora, Zephyros and The Blossoming of Creativity
      • Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards
      • Lifetime Achievement in Wildlife Conservation Awards
      • The Muse Award
      • Mnemosyne at the EPIC Show
      • Daskala and Skyla: Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Northern NM
      • Opening Band for The Sun
      • Aurora
    • Social Commentary Sculpture >
      • St. Palli Grrl
      • The Execution of Lady Liberty
      • Commodity
      • Crying Out Loud: Seeing Red, Feeling Blue
      • Scarification of the Feminine
      • Bling and The Gleipnir Ribbon
      • Indentured Servitude of the Soul 1
      • Indentured Servitude of the Soul 2
      • Eve Chooses Choice
    • Miniature Sculptures >
      • Bronze Talismans
      • Morning Conversation
    • Other Sculptures >
      • Androgyne Series
      • Chrysallis
      • Wildlife Bronzes
  • About
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    • The Scoop: Poole Arts News Reel
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