I often begin a new work from a sketched design. The lower design in this image from my sketch book was the inspiration for a new sculpture. Beginning with a circular wire support, I created a 3 dimensional version of this sketched image. The problem was that, to me, the actual sculpture didn't please me as much as the sketched image. So it sat in the back of my studio waiting for a creative revelation. Then one day, as I studied this piece, I envisioned it "exploding" open, so I took an knife to it and, leaving the circular wire armature intact, turned the single form into one that had five connecting sections. This alteration added interest and movement. Hmmm, this certainly was a dramatic departure from the original sketch but it was a move in the right direction. Knowing that this piece was not finished, I returned it to it's spot in the back of my studio. I lived with this new form, manipul...