Wisdom
August 24th, 2009
An old man told me yesterday, “I am not proud of what I can do, I am just grateful.” He kept chattering about how if we don’t try anything we will never know what we are capable of. To not be afraid to fail. He makes portraits of people out of clay. He does it for fun and doesn’t sell them, though apparently he could for a pretty penny. He said old Italian men are the easiest to sculpt because they have long chiseled faces. Young people like myself are difficult, our cheeks and faces are very full. You touch and push the clay once and that fullness is gone.
One Response to “Wisdom”
1David
August 31st, 2009 @ 1:23 am
Lisa loves old men. She thinks they are funny and have good stories to tell. How can’t you love a guy who wantonly reveals whats beneath the hospital gown. I think that will be me someday
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