lost in wax

I have been trying to post work that was lost during a studio accident. Three pieces in progress were melted as a result of the unusually cold weather and the subsequent blast of heat from the studios heating ducts! I had taken these images before leaving for my residency at graduate school. This is the second time I have lost weeks of work in the wax stage, so I have decided to start a page of the torsos that were lost and compare them to the new pieces reconstructed from the pile of melted sections of wax. I approached the salvage work in a more direct way, not so concerned about perfect surfaces, and allowing the repairs to inform the new surfaces. Structurally, it is hard to say if I lost the directness and immediate response to the fresh sections of torn wax.. but that is not an issue. I am fine with having the pieces look as though 'something has happened to them"...