Bas Relief Portrait

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race”Calvin Coolidge

Ireland/Foundry

I was informed recently that I have been chosen as a finalist for another piece in Ireland. Our first experience in the fall going to Ireland to unveil two pieces was a great success and a trip I won't soon forget. To be selected as a finalist for an even larger monument is very exciting. I have created a wax model of my design which will be cast in bronze and then delivered to the Emerald Isle.
Keep your fingers crossed, even though I have been selected as a finalist I know the competition will be up to snuff and Irish to boot! I suspect the final decision will be announced sometime in September.
Meanwhile I stopped by Campbell Plaster & Iron (a bronze foundry go figure) to drop off some work and pick up some work and my buddy the owner Glenn Campbell and his first mate Keith MacIntyre were getting ready to pour some bronze.......

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.
::: Henri Matisse :::

The Upper Valley Homeschoolers

I had a nice visit at the studio the other day by the Upper Valley HomeSchoolers . They were a wonderful group of about 18 kids who were full of energy and lots of intriguing questions. They were very well behaved and that is a plus in a studio with plenty of fragile items lying around! Their manners were impeccable and I they gave me lots of suggestions for new pieces!" What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul" Joseph Addison