Oh Herb,
I have a pic, well the pic you posted, hanging on my bulletin board. 'Jinman' is Just waiting for the right day and feeling to do it. I would approach it much like the stone figure that I made called Peace.
You are right it may not appeal to everyone, that is part of what makes us each so unique.

Happy casting,
Dena

Here is a link that might be useful: Peace

Does that lil' guy have a body behind him? Looks like he has his head resting on his hand? I think he's adorable.

Dena, when I saw that you had replied I just knew you were going to link to your mermaid because that's what I thought of when I saw Herb's question. I tried looking for that post yesterday to show Herb but couldn't find it for some reason.

I found it! Here she is...

Here is a link that might be useful: Terra May Firma

Now that I've see Terra May Firma, I think I like her better than the 'Jinman'!

Herb,
I want to thank you for posting this. It was just what I needed to get going. Here is my version, called Happiness.

Happy casting,
Dena

Here is a link that might be useful: Happiness behind the fence