| Work had been busy. Finally Friday came along and I really wanted some beach time. Just a walk would be fine, on this breezy, sun-warmed afternoon. |
| Build number: | 98P-1 |
| Date: | 1998 February 20 |
| Location: | Venice Breakwater, south side |
| Start: | afternoon, building time perhaps 1 hour |
| Height: | 2 feet |
| Base: | 2 feet wide, 1 foot deep |
| Photography: | none, no camera |
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I ambled south. Sun glinted off the moving water. At the Breakwater, Bruce was on duty watching the beach's few swimmers. We talked for a time. He's classic southern California, one day at a time, but takes his job quite seriously.
Ostensibly the trip was to scout sand for the following day's sculpture. Bruce was getting ready to close up, so I continued exploring. The good sand moves around. The tide was low. Plenty of daylight was left. The combination finally got through to my work-wearied mind. Hands are the original tools. The year's first free-pile sculpture took shape, but had some technical problems. Part of it fell off when the poorly compacted base slumped, but the arch remained. It sported a jaunty cap wrapped partway around one leg. This felt good. Much more relaxed, I started for home. A little way up the beach I found Veronica, one of the regulars, headed the same way. We continued, talking of art and criticism. She's an art dealer. The sun set as we walked north.
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