I can say work in progress and mean it.
So I guess, this will be the before picture, and I'll post the after picture when it's fired.
I'm about to share something that will make me embarrassed, but I'm trying to get over it. I am a beginner after all.
And the shoebox sculpture homework/project:
It's called "An Arm and a Leg" and saying more at this hour without being asked to venture into an explanation would come out as sounding pretentious.