The Prayer Flag continued from page 3.   I continue sculpting. I work on one blossom, then the other as I work so that it is easier to keep the shapes similar. Not identical though of course! I am working slowly as I try to gain an understanding of how to translate the delicate form of the lotus into wood. In the back you can see the spun thread for the prayer flags. They're coming along rather well! Here they with the roughing  and much of the modelling completed; there is still much to go though! I've turned them around so you can see the opposite side. October 27 With firm commitment a Windhorse project quietly continues on. Here I'm sanding the blossoms. This creates a  smooth  surface for gilding. It also allows me to do fine modelling work as I shape forms that I'm unable to using the relatively few gouge curvatures that I have. Here are the lotus blossoms ready for gilding! This will be done a bit later. In the meantime I begin the studies for the sculpture of a land of Tibet which hopefully I'll be able to bring us soon! With the lotus blossoms prepared it is time to begin the creation of the loom! please continue here                                                               *If you click on the prayer flag  you can hear the Tibetan Anthem here too courtesy of the website of the Tibetan government in exile at: http://www.tibet.com.       (courtesy of our  A Luminous Diamond (Bright) Crystal Show productions!)