In September, my love and I visited Italy, France and Spain for the first time. It was incredible, empowering, transforming. For the first time in my life, I did not feel intimidated by the weight of history. Instead, I felt a part of history, at the cutting edge of it, and most importantly, I felt relevant to my time. It was thrilling.
The trip helped me to solidify some feelings I have had about my life. As a result, I am making some changes. I have decided to get off the road for awhile, let my galleries to most of the selling, and create some time to do all the things I have been wanting to do but never have the time to explore. I am ready to experiment more in different media. I just finished two paintings that I love. I’ll post them as soon as I can get some decent photographs of them but I am anxious to do more. They combine acrylics on canvas with steel frame and I am so excited about their potential.
In addition, I am finally going to put some energy toward all the people out there who are looking for sculpting tips and advice. I just finished the redesign of my web site, http://www.destinyallison.com/, and have included a section called, “Sculpture How To.” In this section, sculptors will find my ebook, “The Language of Sculpture,” regular sculpture tips, and a sculpture critique opportunity for those of you who want a one-on-one critique of your work. In this way, I can offer the help people are looking for and keep my metal sculpture blog relevant to my creative process and intellectual pursuits. I hope you will take a look at the new site and new section and let me know what you think.