A 3 1/2 ft tall India soapstone sculpture that I just had to light on fire.

A few anecdotes about this sculpture (sans flames). . .


I created this sculpture for a thematic art show called "IMPURE". I was asked to make and submit sexually suggestive works. This is what I came up with. It is obvious for those who have one, and for those who admire and worship. After the show, I became known as the "vagina guy" of Edmonton... I still get called this, years after.

I was doing the finishing sanding with wet sandpaper and water at an Arts Festival. A news crew came up and filmed me sanding. The female announcer was ohhing and awwing and sensually rubbing the piece, not gettting the suggestive nature of it. I was told by those who saw the news program the camera was bouncing up and down as the cameraman was laughing so hard.

My city hosted the "Worlds Track and Field competition", sadly. We were dubbed "DEADMONTON" by a few world media sources. No suprise. But just before the event was to be held, this sculpture was on prominent display at a downtown restaurant in their front window. The "Edmonton Downtown Betterment Society" or somesuch wrote the restaraunt and demanded the removal of this "bawdy" piece as it lessens the image of Edmonton. Sadly the owners made me take it out. Censorship I say!

My brother bumped into a sculpture at our house and knocked it over onto this one, breaking this one in twain. I created 2 different pieces out of the remains. One is Aspire -----> [link] the other is Innuendo, here -----> [link]

here is a digital Manip of this photo ----> [link]