MARBLE AND GRANITE
—YES—

STEEL —YES—

GLASS
—YES

COPPER —NO

BRASS —NO

GOLD
—YES—

PLATE GLASS —YES—

SHEETROCK —NO
TOTAL PLASTER —YES—

CONCRETE —YES

GRAVEL —YES

PLASTIC? NO—

TIN —NO

STONE —NO

LIMESTONE? —NO

ALABASTER
—YES—

SULFUR
—YES—

WOOD

WOOD?
—NO

CEDAR WOOD
—YES—

PINE—YES

MAHOGANY —NO

FIBERGLASS —YES—

WITH THESE AND OTHER MATERIALS
I MADE A CAREFUL SELECTION.

BY USING MY CHECKLIST,
(CREATING MY LIST AND THINKING ABOUT IT CAREFULLY)
I CIRCUMSCRIBE THE TENETS OF MY
SCULPTURE MATERIALS-STATEMENT.

BECAUSE EVERY FACTOR INVOLVED
MATERIALS-STATEMENT.

BECAUSE EVERY FACTOR INVOLVED
—EVEN MINUTE ONES— BECOMES PART OF THE LANGUAGE
OF THE ART AS SOON AS IT'S GRANTED ITS PLACE WITHIN THE CONTEXT, THROUGH THE ACT
OF INCLUSION

...THE USE OF THE WORD OF
IS INSTRUCTIVE HERE.
...ITS O-NESS
   AND F-NESS
HAS TO DO WITH ITS VARIABLE USES
AS AN AESTHETIC AND PRACTICAL MODIFYER

ANYWAY—
AS I AM CAREFULLY CHIPPING AWAY
AT A NICE BIG BLOCK OF MARBLE,
I'M WORKING AT HOLLOWING IT OUT.
AND IT REALLY SEEMS LIKE IT'S TAKING FOREVER.
IS IT SUPPOSED TO BE ABSTRACT?
OR IS THERE SUPPOSED TO BE A REPRESENTATION HERE,
OF SOMETHING,
IN THE MARBLE?
IF SO,
WHAT.