Wow, so much for tending to artwork! 
Other work like making homemade pumpkin bread, pepper jelly and cookies has taken presidence to   "Mary" time. 
Thoughts of all the things I would like to do leaves me  looking forward to 2012 and the slow down of the new year.
I have started the clay application to the rough form and hope to find a day in the near future when I can finish the first phase of the sculpture. 
My hope this year is to be able to use my talents to help others connect with their own personal struggles and to bring my artwork  to new level.
The only way we grow is to do to try new things...