![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkUDtwcvZNNn5yCzEbphNeKy7JqbZsvM_0g6f9VYPLPGHxUa48b7RRrvng-oyzEgqtxZJpxNcm-byLxAh3-Awns1REi9fGMXTSragPhNF5ytXSz455k5F-NFrI_YrrOOl3m13egdwHZs/s200/_O0H4530.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8oMaR5mBS2LdDTvLaacdDQRPvBVvMYZVoFAFCJ2IAmtX_PiR-oENB2zh2zSlG4kxiLcKm2zKJ5Hq6qJFDg93ApRuFzHtrh_j-XV59jlnzrxPSsdBfz-pxGqMcTi3pMCQvOjPKH83L9w/s200/thekisscrop.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fEWUoWeliNeMB4UogZZyaVB1V4VX69ty5hPwMRG4RVNYxV5872l2GSCr4GHvrSnJNV-jKu9S4UtC7a3ybkRDSSxVunDrfOQK6JecRqhWehhTpuEfX2mqf7k16gLgJEfg0w9KSGvm2eg/s200/_O0H4527.jpg)
It is not very often after 17 years of sculpting that I feel challenged. After so many years, pieces come very easily, as if my thoughts are transformed through my hands.
Then, I started "The Kiss."
The process of creation was totally amazing. I was so excited to be working on this sculpture that I couldn't concentrate on anything else. Every journey, every step to completion was challenging.
It began with a structural frame. Then, I added piece after piece of steel until the sculpture was formed. After she was complete, I had to grind and weld in layers to create the vision in my mind. For me it is the same process as putting a jigsaw puzzle together. There are almost 300 pieces of hair. Then, to finish the piece, I colored it with heat and clear-coated it.