Rosslyn, Angela and I all went to see her at Leigh Conkie’s place. We felt honoured and intimate with her as we oiled her.
Our first Visit
This day I, my husband David and Angela went to see her for the first time. (Rosslyn would see her a few days later). I shared with Angela my nervous agitation. She was calm and her awareness was that all was well. We walked towards her, Leigh and Hikaru were not outside yet. As Angela …
The Black Madonna was commissioned
We commissioned the work to Leigh Conkie. I, Rosslyn and Angela has prepared a brief including photos of images we was drawn to include to form inspiration for the carving. I translated it into Japanese for Hikaru who was carving her. She was created over the Easter period. After handing over the specifications I began …