Contemplating Charlie

 

Hand sculpted of a quality air-dry clay, this 10” high figure is painted with acrylic paints. Clothing is cotton textiles and hair is crafted of 100% cotton crochet thread

Some find her title thought provoking. It came about just as I was deciding who she would be, how she would pose, finalizing her facial expression … it was the days immediately following Charlie Kirk’s assassination when coverage of that event was dominating broadcast media. My hands were in the clay while my heart was contemplating Charlie. I had to call her that.