Through My Eyes                                                                                                                                                                                          * Continuing work on the sculpture of Tara Drolma!  Here I've built up the water level a bit and modelled in some of the waves and fabric. Some more views ...  I've done more modelling on the gesture of the hand .  It actually looks like she is assuming the mudra or hand position associated with her although generally the middle finger is touched to the thumb for this.  I'm trying to depict her firmly grasping the cloth to pull it up from the current.   I've modelled the cloth and built it up a bit... I'm trying to depict Tara Drolma  grasping the cloth to pull it up from the current with both gentleness and tenacity. Though the current surges about her she is careful with the sacred shamanic cloth for it is the steady patient effort that brings about the benefit to Tibeans in a land in turmoil! please click here  to continue...                                                                                                                                                           * courtesy of A Luminous Diamond (Bright) Crystal Show productions. The information for                                                                           the sketches is  courtesy of the Footprint Tibet handbook by Gyurme Dorje.