Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.
PtolemyThere are three classes of friendship and enmity, since men are so disposed to one another either by preference or by need or by pleasure and pain.
PtolemyAs material fortune is associated with the properties of the body, so honor belongs to those of the soul.
PtolemyI often prefer the shapes within the raw materials to ‘do their thing’, as this makes it movre interesting for me. Sometimes a piece of hubcap fits in such a way that the shark becomes almost alive in my hands, climbing, twisting or just hanging motionless and predatory, and this gives me a buzz. It makes me feel like a vehicle for the creation process rather than a controller, and not knowing the exact outcome is exciting.
Ptolemy