So, if you’re wondering where the heck I came up with the last post (in reference to Dashing Combover), it’s from my silly childhood.  My grandma had this lhasa apso that had really fluffy ears that I would push to one side and it looked just like a combover!  I’ve been looking for images of people doing this to other dogs, but no one did it.  Naturally I had to sculpt it…

I was also made fun of for having a part in my hair for years.  Some jerks in school said I had a combover. lol

I’m saddened today that my dad had to go to the hospital.  He got injured while he was serving at the local prison (he’s a chaplain), and so it’s been a bit stressful around here.  He seems to be doing well, but I really was drained after visiting him at the hospital.

The strange thing was that at the same time that he fell and hit his head, I developed a strong headache, and later on experienced dizziness.  A few of my friends say I’m really conscious of things around me, so I don’t know if that had something to do with it.  I hope he’s feeling better…he’s supposed to come home tomorrow.

In any sense, I’ll be taking a couple days off to re-coop my mind.  It takes a tole on your head.  The sculpture I was working on today…I don’t see myself finishing.  I’ll probably scrap it.

It’s always good for an artist to have fun, but it’s even more important for an artist to push the envelope.  For today I will be doing a really fun, fairly straight-forward sculpture that focuses more on details and balance.  

Tomorrow on the other hand will be about really testing myself.  I’m going to sculpt an upside-down character (it’s not a sloth, although I should do one of those!) and it’s going to involve a whole new method of sculpting!  It’s going to be a really difficult but really fun sculpt, I just know it.  It’s going to make you laugh as well.  

Practically speaking, I just love making people laugh and hearing them laugh right in front of me as I show them a picture is always priceless.  However, on occasions, I enjoy being serious.