a portrait of the artist, Lucas Michael, as he appeared in 2000, with lips pursed so as to prevent labial sag, at 65% scale, with miniscule vertical / radial fluting throughout (except for the smooth, highly-polished eyes and neck recess viscera), in an aggregate of lapis lazuli and other indeterminate stone types (commonly-called 'Sodalite') which the artist procured in Carrara, Italy, in June, 2003

2000 - 2005

lapis lazuli aggregate

8-7/8 x 4-11/16 x 5-11/16 in (22.5 x 11.9 x 14.4 cm)