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Friendship
with God
Brie
Dodson, Curator presented
June 16, 2006 |
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Dance
Series of Seven
by Dorothy Ralph Gager
(Sculpture, 2005, 8" x 8" each)
St. James Episcopal Cathedral –
Fresno, CA
dorothy@dgagerart.com
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Psalms 30:11 “You have turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with joy, that
my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my
God, I will give you thanks forever.”
Stephen Covey once said, “We are not human beings
on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human
journey.” For me, this series illustrates both the
Psalm and the Covey quote.
I said it once, (Mourning to Morning which is currently
on the ECVA website) but 18 years later, was impressed
to try and say this amazing redemptive song again. Perhaps
the idea of process of spiritual development and in the
creative act of sculpting is what grabs me.
About the process: I sculpted the pieces using water based
clay. Then I made the molds painting 8-10 layers of latex.
I made castings using hydrostone, and finished the works
with paint and gold leaf patina. The molds can also be
used for wax models to make bronzes in the “lost
wax” process.
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