HAND IN HAND
Storms outside
and differences between us
always tear you and I apart.
Only hand in hand
we can keep our love
strong and stable like the mountains.
- Liv Vu -
This love poem that I wrote was the inspiration for my concept that led to my sculpture, “Hand in Hand”. I made a quick sketch by pencil to visualise the structure and the composition of the couple, the wind and storm as well as the mountains.
I made the sculpture using red clay. It took the fundamentals of the sketch but was more developed. In the sculpture, the wind and storm are blowing the couple in opposite directions.
Here is the clip of clay sculpture.
Once the clay sculpture was formed, I glazed it in deep yellow and purple and baked it in a woodfire oven. Here is final sculpture showing the different angles.
With Valentine's day only short time a way, I would love to wish you all lot’s of love and happiness. Let’s make Steem a warmer and happier place in the coming days.
If you like sculpture, you can see more of my work here:
The Persistence of Dalí
FLY WITH ME
MOTHER SEA
Thank you all for taking time to read this post, I hope you enjoyed it. It gives me great joy to be able to share my experiences with you all, exclusively here on the Steem blockchain. ❤
Thank you for your upvotes, comments, and resteeming this post ❤❤
Wow darling, is a beautiful sculpture and forms a nice heart, I like how you have placed the couple, no matter how much storm, they keep clinging to be together. The wind can be strong but love is even more!
I loved seeing you again captivating us with this beautiful work and a beautiful poem. <3 <3 <3
[nTopaz Curator]
This comment from the curator is for information and encouragement. The upvotes from nTopaz and rankings are based on the popularity of your art work when posted to the nTopaz platform.Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @yanes94, I've always loved the heart shape. Love conquers all right?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Your post was upvoted by the @art-venture account after manual review and included in Art-Venture magazine. The upvote and support of Art-venture magazine would greatly appreciated!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @art-venture, it's a great honour for me
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Hi @livvu, I love your artwork as usual. It’s always creative, full of freedom and nature-driven feeling. Just by few short words, your “Hand in hand” can say more. I wish you a very happy and cozy Valentine’s Day with your special one. :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @lenancie for your kind words. Wishing you lots of love and happiness
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
well received with thanks :D I will try to have all the things you wished :) sorry for late reply
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Wow, smashing comeback @livvu:):) I really enjoyed this post, it had everything. Amazing artwork, a very meaningful poem, a helpful drawing to understand better the idea, a clip to see it from all angles, detailed photos and a great and much needed idea behind it:) I loved the sculpture, the glazing is very beautiful and the shapes have a combination of archaic and contemporary look.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @georgeboya for your kind words and encouragement. Your words are a great source of motivation and I hope I can share more of my artworks in the future
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
This post was shared in the Curation Collective Discord community for curators, and upvoted and resteemed by the @c-squared community account after manual review.
@c-squared runs a community witness. Please consider using one of your witness votes on us here
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @c-squared
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
That's beautiful, @livvu :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @arrr
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Spectacular sculpture @Livvu and you have complemented with a beautiful poem. You are great, a sweet artist. Congratulations!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @smeralda for your support and kind words. I am happy that my art and poem was able to connect with your heart ♥️♥️♥️
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Hi @livvu!
Your post was upvoted by @steem-ua, new Steem dApp, using UserAuthority for algorithmic post curation!
Your UA account score is currently 3.522 which ranks you at #6381 across all Steem accounts.
Your rank has not changed in the last three days.
In our last Algorithmic Curation Round, consisting of 232 contributions, your post is ranked at #46.
Evaluation of your UA score:
Feel free to join our @steem-ua Discord server
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @steem-ua
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
How can I tell you that your work is not amazing? You're so sweet and it's a pleasure to work with you, we also enjoy your art a lot, which transmits the same warmth and elegance as you. Greetings from this side of the world, dear @livvu ❤
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @cafeconleche, I love working with you too and your group does great work in supporting nTopaz and curators. I am so pleased to hear this post was able to bring you some joy ♥️
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Congratulations @livvu, you have received a 25% upvote. I'm the Vietnamese Community bot developed by witness @quochuy and powered by community SP delegations
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @teamvn
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Another beautiful creation. You are very talented indeed - artist, sculptor, poet.... I light the poem, very much.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @quotes-haven, I am happy to hear you enjoyed the poem. Wishing you lots of love and happiness ♥️
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you, and the same to you! Have a successful year in whatever you do - especially in your creations.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
This is beautiful @livvu and your poem is brilliantly simple!
It reminds me of the Cretan "mantinades", couplets sung in the rhythm of accompanying music that usually talk about love as well as "Erotokritos" a 17th century epic romance that has the same type of rhyming :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @fotostef, your comment is a great window into a whole new world I wasn't aware of. The song sounds full of emotion and passion even though I cannot understand the words. I guess love speaks all languages ♥️
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I thought of the word Tempest when I saw the sculpture. Never read the first parts or seen the entire post to get that word right out my mind. Even nature won't stop love. :D
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @adamada. At my first attempt it looked like fire more than a storm, but luckily the final version was more true to the original concept
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Wonderful pencil sketch and final sculpture! :) I love the energy and passion flowing out of it.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @itchyfeetdonica, I really appreciate your positive comment. Wishing you lots of love ♥️♥️
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
You are very welcome! Great to get inspired by your art! :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
An amazing finished piece @livvu and wonderful to see inspiration and the process.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @donnadavisart, I am really pleased you liked it and appreciate you comment ♥️
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Impressive! You can really see them struggling to hold on to each other’s hand against the wind. Beautiful poem to go with it. You are a multitalented artist! Befitting for this Valentines Day. I made a dog bowl and coffee mug once out of clay. Still use them. I would like to try my hand at sculpture again someday. For now I will enjoy yours. 😊
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @bdmillergallery.
I would definitely recommend trying clay again. It has a great sense of fun and play, I always feel like a child with playdough when creating with clay!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Always liked clay sculptures, but as I find it very difficult to work with, I never could produce any decent results. Maybe, that is why I became a painter and not a sculptor.
I like how you captured your idea with a quick sketch. I find that an essential step with my work as well. Nice to see, how they both hold on to each other, despite the storm. Really nice interpretation of the theme!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @reinhard-schmid for you kind words and encouragement. It means a lot coming from a great artist like yourself.
The sketch is definitely an important step as sometimes I get lost while sculpting and the the sketch helps me get back on the right direction.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Congratulations @livvu! You have completed the following achievement on the Steem blockchain and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :
Click here to view your Board
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word
STOPDo not miss the last post from @steemitboard:
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Wow, smashing comeback @livvuو I really enjoyed this post.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @marya77 ❤
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Wow really cool sculpture, it's cool seeing the initial sketch through to finished work!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @jeremyrfk, I am pleased you enjoyed seeing the process. I hope to take more pictures of the steps in the future as when I did that sculpture, I never expected to write about it.
I look forward to seeing your next post.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
wow beautiful sculpture my friend.. nice theme HAND IN HAND..
Thanks for share with us..
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you very much @tussar11
Posted using Partiko Android
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Congratulations @livvu! You received a personal award!
Click here to view your Board
Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:
Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness and get one more award and increased upvotes!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
ivvu님 작품 멋지네요. 남녀가 힘을 합친다면 더 좋은 세상으로 갈 수 있을 거에요. 사랑의 힘으로...
전 조각을 보는 것은 좋아하지만 만드는 것은 힘들어 합니다. ^^ 그래서 대단해보여요. ^^
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you @wnrwjd for your lovely words and great encouragement!
Posted using Partiko Android
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I like your poem and the sculpture. Great work!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit