This is a series of figurative sculptures made from Papier-mâché over wire, wood and old shoes. The Papier-mâché is in two forms: a paste that is much like clay, and a mixture of large pieces of colored paper. I make it from newspapers and carpenter's glue. The title of the series refers to an idiomatic expression in English. "You don't have a leg to stand on." Meaning: to be in a situation where you cannot prove something. If you don't have a witness, you don't have a leg to stand on.
My mother used the expression a little differently. She would say: "I'm a tired old worn out widow with only one leg to stand on." Meaning she was down to her last option, or she was just hobbling along as best she could. Incidentally, she said this with serious tones of irony. It always made us laugh.
Another source of inspiration for this series came from the San Miguel de Allende artist Nicholas Cuellar. When I visited his studio about 15 years ago he practically forced me to buy a drawing. I bought two. In one of them there is a man standing on one leg. It is a strange and haunting figure.
I am nearing completion and afterward I plan to return to smaller figures. The ones in this series are 2 to 3 feet tall.
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