Here is a new piece which makes use of scale and tension to achieve its purpose.  I have included a detail of the figure for the purposes of clarity.

And here is the single slide that I use in portfolios:

This piece was a little challenge to myself- I was told not to sculpt snakes, because there are far too many people who roll a piece of clay into a tube and call it a snake. So, I set out to fashion an asp that would live up to standards.

For these next two pieces, I have included (at least for one of them) a second photograph to illustrate the concern for working "in the round." I do understand David Smith's contention that a sculpture has a single intended viewpoint, and indeed I do have an ideal view in mind when I work, but I also understand that the piece needs to, from any angle, support the idea conveyed by the main face.