Created two sculptures of Jackson and Landon, realizing that as a gift to the boys (and their parents), I should have one sculpture for each. The first work was in a more traditional style based on the boys at two months swaddled and ready for bed. Their peaceful expressions impressed me. I decided to have one child gazing at his sleeping brother, with eyes open and head turned in the direction of his partner.
For the second piece, I chose to build on the inspiration I got from the first, seeing the swaddled boys as cocoons. Metamorphosis has always intrigued me. Having the boys take on this form, emerging from their nest to begin their existence, impressed me as another display of new life taking hold.
These two works were unveiled in a show hosted by La Polveriera on December 8, 2019 and later shipped to California, where we will hold them until the boys are older and Guy and Lauren get settled.
Jim - December 2018
