NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short. I am participating this year and will be devoting all …
Category Archives: Studio
Installing the Blessed Virgin Mary
This day, six years ago, in conjunction with New York City Sculpture (formerly Canal Street Studios), we moved the Blessed …
The Story of Kemp Hall and my friend, Johan, a Flemish Surrealist
Several years back, a group of artists were working in a wonderful building named Kemp Hall in Frederick, Maryland. Kemp …
The Team at New York City Sculpture
With the exception of actually designing and making sculptures, working with a dynamic team of creative people is my favorite …
Newest Work: St. Vincent de Paul
St. Vincent de Paul
Sculpture by Sarah Hempel Irani ©2012
http://www.HempelStudios.com
Discussion with the Artist: “A Voice in Ramah”
Well, I thought I would try out doing a video on my blog. In this video, I talk about the piece, …
You Cannot Succeed Without Failure
It is a mistake to suppose that men [or women] succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, …
The Things I Love
Back in 2003, I made a list of things I love. Periodically, I make a new list. I seems that …
Making Molds, Part I
I have a troublesome relationship to making molds. I’ve made a few, but I really, really, really don’t like doing …
Finishing Work: Young, Old, Broken, Whole
I’ve been working with Alyson Stanfield’s Artist Conspiracy group for the past few months. June’s theme was Completion. It also just so happened that …
The PIECE 