I sculpted this from a three-hundred-pound block of clay chiseling away until what I saw in abstract, was clarified and refined to what you see in these two images. The object on the head is tefillah - a leather box with Hebrew verses inside, held in place by a leather strap wrapped around the head. Not being familiar with what these actually looked like, my Rabbi helped by showing me his in person.
Art can reflect inner truths — at times more clearly than I may be aware and at other times more overtly than I may be ready to admit. In this case, it was a little bit of both.
Originally, I just wanted to see this sculpture as two people, two contrasting personalities. With time however, I’ve come to see it as two opposing personalities within one, each seeking to present its own face to the world; each seeking to gain the upper hand in realizing its respective vision for life.
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