Alyce Wilson (
alycewilson) wrote2018-10-14 11:38 am
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LJI Week 2: My Mount Rushmore
Images of myself from April 2017, April, July and October 2018, becoming gradually more fit
Fourteen years, sculptors blasted and chipped,
suspended by rope. Four faces
emerged, blocky. Imperfect. Then, finally,
sculpted complete. At first, envisioned
as waist-deep portraits, their final form
became faces only. Faces hewn
into granite, formed by slow
crystallization of magma
beneath the earth's surface.
For fourteen months -- or more -- I've chipped
away my own granite body. My magma-formed
slow crystallization of eating emotion.
Imperfect. Blocky at first, but
gradually more sculpted. Chiseled forms
emerging from face to waist. Forming
a final portrait, suspended between
my vision and hope.
- October 14, 2018
This is my entry for LJ Idol, with the prompt "My Mount Rushmore."
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Well Done ... Keep going till you achiever your target !!!
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As someone who constantly chips away then finds new rocks and chips away again and again I feel the sculpting is never finished. A constant process of building and rebuilding. Not seeking perfection, but still an imperfection I can always been happy with. Hey Mount Rushmore has had remodeling or clean up itself a few times.
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Now, that aside, I LOVVVE LOOOOVEEE LOOOVVEEE what you've done here! "Chipped away at my granite body," she says! It's pretty brilliant! =D What a great take!
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a final portrait, suspended between
my vision and hope.
I liked this finally line-- and image-- very much.
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Thanks, too, for the kudos on the progress.
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I love this take on the prompt. This is wonderful. *hugs*
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FYI, I actually weigh 20 pounds more in the fourth picture than in the first one! Muscle really does weigh more.
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Honestly, I wouldn't have known you weigh more in that fourth picture. But you are so right about muscle. I'm really happy for you. I think you look radiant, and I KNOW you are putting in so much effort!
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Also I love the poem, especially "I've chipped away my own granite body." Great use of the prompt!
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Hope you are feeling better physically!
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It sums up how I feel about my weight gain over the years. I too am trying to chip away. I wish you luck and acceptance of the beauty you are as well as the beauty you are working to become.
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And well done with the prompt!
Fantastic!