May 2nd Unveiling at Boise International Airport/inspirational visit

Lawrence Nowlan’s Wildland Firefighter Statue Dedication Planned at Boise Airport
The Wildland Firefighter Foundation will dedicate the first public venue wildland firefighter statue at 3:00 p.m., May 2, 2005, at the Boise Airport. This statue is a tribute to the brave men and women who fight wildland fires and protect private and public lands, and natural resources.

This heroic sculpture was created by Lawrence Nowlan as one of the three that make up the National Wildland Firefighter Monument which was unveiled at the National Inter-agency Fire Center in May of 1998.The public is invited to attend this special event and the no host reception in the River Room, third floor, at the airport. The bronze statue is made possible through the wonderful generosity of the National Wildfire Suppression Association.

On a related note, last Saturday I was visited at the studio by Dee Burke and Nancy and Chuck Cosgrove. Dee lost her son Danny while he was fighting wildfires out west http://danholmes.org/ and received one of my bronze maquettes from the Wildland Firefighters Foundation. I have been working with the foundation since it started in 1998. http://wffoundation.org/ please take a second to check it out it will be worth your time. Their visit was very moving and they seem to enjoy it as much as I did.
Best Regards, LJN

"Man does not live by a turkey in every oven or a color TV set inevery home. Man lives by faith and hope and love, by the star on thehorizon, by the trumpet that will not call retreat."-- E. Merrill Root (1895-1973) American Writer

In the studio 

LJN and SCORE

SCORE is a non-for-profit organization which helps small business with mentoring, seminars and with on-line help ( www.score.org ). I have been working with a brilliant Fellow named Fred Thomas for several years now and he has helped me out tremendously.
Recently the national score website did a profile on LJN Sculpture (at Fred's urging) which you can find here http://www.score.org/success_ljnsculpture.html

Three days after this was posted, Connecticut Public Television contacted me about doing a profile on me and my relationship with Fred and SCORE. We shot the piece at my studio on March 25 and it will air on May 19th on a show entitled "In our Prime". So please tune in if your in the area, or if you know anybody in CT, give them a call and have them take a look! Regards LJN

"What a man is contributes much more to his happiness than what he has, or how he is regarded by others."-- Arthur Schopenhauer

LJN Studio, Windsor, VT 

Welcome

Greetings to LJN's "The Sculptor's Studio". On this blog I will be not only posting updates on current projects, future projects, past projects but also news on any shows or PR events.

• For instance today I was on hand as Miller Construction Company placed more than a dozen granite bolders in Constitution Common (Windsor, VT) to complete phase two of the Windsor Veterans Memorial. These bolders were sliced in half and the names of Veterans who left Windsor for the different conlicts were engraved on them. The Park was designed by Architect Robert Haight of Windsor. The unveiling of the finalized project will be held on Memorial Day weekend. Channel 3 news out of Burlington, VT and also Channel 31 news out of White River Junction covered the event and interviewed many of us. You will also find information in todays Valley News, Eagle Times and Rutland Herald.

• In August I was asked by the Trust for Museum Exhibitions if I would lend them my relief entitled "A tribute to Maxfield Parrish" for thier current show which is touring the country entitled "Maxfield Parrish - Master of Make Believe". For more information go to: http://www.nevadaart.org/events/exhibitions/exhibition_display.php?id=22

• What I am spending the vast majority of my time on is a commission for The University of Iowa. I was commissioned in early February to create two pieces for the renovation of the historic Kinnick Stadium. Both pieces will feature the 1939 Hiesman trophy winner - Nile Kinnick. The first will be a standing figure of Nile dressed in student athlete garb which will stand 12' and sit on a 4' granite base. This monumental sculpture will stand in front of the main entrance to the stadium. The second piece will be a large high relief sculpture which is inspired by a famous photo of Nile breaking through the line of scrimmage on his way to scoring the winning touchdown against Notre dame during the '39 season. The final piece will measure 18'9" x 9'4" x 4' and contain 11 lifesize figures. The unveiling of both of these pieces will with God's help be during the 2006 Hawkeye season. For more info go to: http://hawkeyesports.collegesports.com/kinnick-renovation/iowa-kinnick-renovation.html

Your questions and comments are welcome and appreciated. LJN

"Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity growswith the ability to say no to oneself."-- Abraham Joshua Heschel 1907-1972