In
the palm of My hand.In
the palm of My hand.
Height - 34” (87cms.)
Finish - Linseed oil.
Price - Sold
This sculpture was made in response to a chance conversation with a neighbour who had received a postcard bearing a Biblical quotation "I will not forget you - I have held you in the palm of My hand" (Isaiah 49, 15-16) which she thought would make an ideal subject for a wood sculpture.
I agreed - the result you can see for yourself.
The wood from which it is made bears its own story. Having worked
for several years with colleagues in Grenoble, France, I found that the
symbol of the town is a walnut, because this is one of their major regional
specialities. During dinner the next day I was told that walnut wood was
so plentiful that it was often burnt as firewood, to which I replied with
horror that such a beautiful wood should NEVER have such an undignified
end. On my next visit to Grenoble, I was duly presented with a large,
heavy but very beautiful walnut log which was the genesis of this sculpture.
This holds the record as my heaviest-ever hand luggage during my trip
back to Scotland. Many thanks to Gerard and my other Grenoble
friends (and to British Airways)!
A movie (~350Kb) is
available for this sculpture which gives a better three-dimensional impression.