"ANTICIPATION"

"Anticipation"

Remember the anticipation of that first kiss? This assembled sculpture captures the moment as two porcelain cherubs close their eyes and pucker up for their first kiss.

Sometimes I buy pieces when I cruise the thrift shops and I don’t know what the heck I’m going to do with them, hoping inspiration will strike.  I found the cherubs and thought they were kinda cute.  But I’m not a person who accumulates “cute things.”  But there was something about the youthful anonymity of these cherubs that captured me.  Maybe their upturned faces were expecting the Heavenly Host, but I thought they were anticipating a kiss.  So much for my imagination.  

I also had the big vase which was turning out to be more difficult to use than I thought.  So I turned it upside down and it became the base for the totem.  I find a lot of pretty double candle holders, so I perched the cherubs on one of those.  Then it needed some transition pieces, and voila, I had a whimsical garden totem.  It makes me smile when I look at it.  I hope it does the same for you.

24" tall x 6 1/2" diameter
weighs 6 pounds 15 oz.

6 pieces of re-purposed glass and ceramic pieces

In private collection.