Singing Angels

Singing Angels (marble), Luca Della Robbia, 1435... 

As can be seen from the list above, relief subject matter can be almost anything. We have faces, musical instruments, singing angels, a dying lioness, and mythical themes. Now we will try something new. For our purposes, it is appropriate that we use a chemistry theme for our relief construction. The varied and sometimes unique shapes of molecules will provide unusual and interesting material for the subject matter of a relief sculpture. 

Dr. Jane M. Cram, on April 1, 1995, in their home in Desert Palm, California, which is about a two and a half hour drive from Los Angeles. Their home is beautiful and spacious in a well-guarded and walled community of about a thousand homes. We were sitting on a terrace between the house and the swimming pool, and my Dictaphone recorded not only our conversation but a lot of birds singing in the background. 

Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold There s not the smallest orb which thou behold st But in his motion like an angel sings. 

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