Studio Improvements and New Sargon of Akkad Print

I have been making some major improvements to the studio of late. Most recently, I built a large storage unit and installed new light fixtures with daylight bulbs. Before these new fixtures went up, the lighting situation was cave-like at best. Still to come are more electrical improvements, insulation and drywall, paint and track lighting.

Here is the drawing for the next Mesopotamian print. I really love this sculpture because it speaks of the desire for immortality and the futility of that desire. I guess, on one hand, the image survives. But having been defaced, does it not make the subject seem a bit arrogant and foolish? I imagine a grimy thief or foot soldier prying the gem from and smashing the eye socket of the calm, proud face as the chaos of an ancient city falling rages.