Participant Sheila Broser

Art meets art. It is difficult for me to destroy art. I will try my best to use your
beautiful soap!!!

participant Barbara Goldin

Wanted you to see my new piece of sculpture in its new home!!!

Participant Elizabeth Evans

First Pic of Elizabeth sculpture with contract of participation

Participant: Michael Gellatly

Participant Patricia from Rio de Janeiro

Phase III

Art Soap from Berlin

Dear Silvana,

It has been almost a year that I visited your studio space in the Bakehouse complex and received a beautiful little soap sculpture as part of a project. I realize that I am somewhat delayed in getting back to you, but I can report that the little sculpture has lived with me for almost a year in Berlin/Germany. I enclose two pictures (MiamiSoap1 and MiamiSoap2), which show where it started its Berlin life on my sink, all shiny and full of expectations. I have not had the courage to use it more than once or twice, because of fear of damaging its shape too much. Instead, I moved the sculpture to the side of my bathtub, from where it has been watching my daily procedures. I can confirm that the little soap fellow has been extremely discrete about what it saw. But the year has not gone unnoticed. It has grown a somewhat opaque whitish surface, probably the sign of older age with soaps (they do not know how to develop wrinkles). I enclose a picture recently taken, which shows the somewhat opaque surface.

The next plan is that it will be keeping me company in my shower and will actually be used, at least to the extent of making it shiny again. I will report on the progress and hope this first report still reaches you in time for your project.

Best regards, Ulrich

participant:Marina Font

Phase 2

participant:Eleanor Price

Soap Sculpture – 1

I just received a soap sculpture of a man reclining on a low chair.  He appears luminous and blue, a lonely figure reclining on the kitchen table in the morning sun. I call him Max.  With all that blue, he reminds me of winter snow and ice – a Russian or someone from northern climes.  With those long elegant legs, he could have been a dancer.   He seems old and at peace, enjoying tranquility in his final days.  I hesitate to touch him but aware his hours are numbered.  I move him to a fruit bowl.  He appears more comfortable now, protected from the kitchen clutter.  Maybe he’s dreaming or just counting the days.

participant : Mario Alegre ( Uruguay)

Hola Silvana!

Cuando lei tu mail, comenzamos a utilizar al “hombrecito blanco” intensamente, ya que lo teníamos de adorno, pero nada de lavarnos con el.

          

         

participant : Mario Alegre ( Uruguay)

Primera Etapa

participant:Marina Font

Phase 1 

participant:Shari Wing

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away

                                    Before use

participant: Amy Werba

I will try to get back to using and photographing my soap - it's been sitting up on a shelf for the past month or so.

It's so pretty (aqua blue) that I hate to finish it up!

Amy

participant: Carola Casusol (Peru)

Arte Efimero Hola Silvana,  Te envío las fotos del jabón-escultura que me diste hace unos meses, espero no sea muy tarde y aun te sirva el registro que he tomado. Las fotos están juntas en un solo archivo y tienen en la parte superior la fecha y hora de la toma de la foto. Por lo tanto, de los días de desintegración de la misma.

Participants: Mason and Rita

Good morning Silvana,
Rita's soap has just about vanished, the soap was good company and washed with consistency.
My soap sculpture as you can see has become of piece of art in the shower.
My shower experience has truly changed after this exercise.
Thank you

participant: Maria Estrada

I know it has been a while since my last picture bit it has been hard to use our beautiful piece of art.  This is where she is now.  Still beautiful from the front but much smaller.  The back section has taken a beating floating in water in her dish.  enjoy!!!

participant: Kathy Omeara

Here is an update on Elvis.  He is not doing well.  He is just a big blob now and mr jazzy frog is trying with little success to revive him. I fer he is not much longer in this world.

participant: Rita and Mason

Silvana, they are evolving, as you can see there is now a third member dressed in light green.
The project has allowed focus on such a simple everyday event. 
"Soap Use"
Thank you

participant: Kathy Omeara

Elvis After Sun
Silvana: here is another image of Elvis  He is showing his age.  too much time in the water and sun.  he didn't tan, he bleached out.  and is sadly slipping away from this earthly environs. 

participant: Rita and Mason

Dear Silvana,
Please note the project soaps that we are not able to use. They are works of art and remain untouchable in our shower