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Sculpture

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       No words can express

the grace into bronze caressed

        by a master's hand

 

The photo is of a piece by Stephen Broadbent  http://sbal.co.uk/

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Francine

Fri 26th Mar 2010 13:38

I love this!
So true too... Reminds me of my father who was an artist, mainly a sculptor : )

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Fri 26th Mar 2010 12:29

A beautiful haiku, Dave, capturing the idea of the beauty foreseen in any material by the artist, who must see it before working it into art.
BTW: 'caressed'has only one 'r'.

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Cate Greenlees

Fri 26th Mar 2010 10:50

Lovely in its simplicity Dave.
Cate xx

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Dave Bradley

Fri 26th Mar 2010 00:07

You're observant Win. It must be the encounter recorded at John 4.14. Jesus talking to a Samaritan woman, who as a Jewish man he would have been expected to ignore. And she was on her sixth partner, too. It's an intriguing incident, but not why I used the picture. Like so many of Stephen's works it has beautiful lines and 'speaks'

Thanks for comment #2 - appreciated and mutual, even when I don't get round to commenting

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winston plowes

Thu 25th Mar 2010 23:56

More seriously, a thoughtful. brief contribution, You often wield a gentle pen dave. Appreciated. Win

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winston plowes

Thu 25th Mar 2010 23:54

In your picture, Dave
Jesus said "The water that...
droped off the bottom

Rachel Bond

Thu 25th Mar 2010 23:13

hey...i master crafted single handedly the greatest sculpture know to man today....

I will soon be posting poem about it and pic (its that good) so watch out!

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Thu 25th Mar 2010 21:28

i believe you expressed it very well which you shouldn't have really..which just goes to show what power a super little one like this has

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Ann Foxglove

Thu 25th Mar 2010 17:28

Really good Dave! Simple and true, and a nice picture to enjoy as well. xx

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