by Holly Wilson
I came from a world of working in clay. I began using bronze when I had the need to make my figures stand on a single delicate toe and balance as if caught in mid air.
While many other bronze artist work in multiples’, I made a decision at the very beginning to never make a copy or edition. That is how I worked in clay and I feel that each piece is a spirit and a life of its own, I am telling a story with each work and feel I cannot repeat that story.
Here are some images of the process in the studio.
It is the simple moments in the day that spark my imagination: the way a certain stick looks like a bird in flight, or the amazement of my son when he saw the inside of a geode rock for the first time. These moments begin to intersect, and the work grows from the many elements seen, found, remembered, or felt. These are the moments I hold in my mind when I create the work.
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![Holly Wilson - wax girl HollyWilson-wax girl](https://i0.wp.com/hollywilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/HollyWilson-wax-girl.jpg?resize=453%2C604)
![Cylinder ready to pour investment - Holly Wilson Studio](https://i0.wp.com/hollywilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Cylinder-ready-to-pour-investment_Holly-Wilson-Studio_8059.jpg?resize=960%2C717&ssl=1)