A Land of Tibet                                                                                                                                                  * December 2005  Back to work on the sculpture of Tara Drolma!  I'm bringing us this view so we can see the arms and the development of the torso. A closeup of the torso. We can see how the twist of the torso influences the form of the rib cage and the movement of the arms. Here we can see both arms which look wonderful I think!  I began by emphasizing the structure and planes of the arms then added more clay and softened the curvatures to make them more graceful.  The legs need more work but the hips now blend smoothly into the torso. Tara Drolma's face a bit farther along. I like this  diffuse lighting as it softens the face and  gives it a more lifelike quality. Here we can see the structure of the face.  Along with softness and natural beauty I'm trying to show the resolve and strength of will that are that natural consequence of a being who has trained steadfastly in the development of the compassionate mind.   The Dalai Lama gave a talk recently that is on the ICT website and spoke of a fascinating thing that has been discovered. It seems that those who train the mind in this way actually enhance the activity of portions of the brain involved in movement. Compassion is an active thing; when you feel compassion for the suffering of another being  you have enhanced ability to do something about it! 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.