Winter in New England

With the stain glass windows in the studio I usually cannot tell what the weather is outside. In the winter time that can lead to a nice surprise when I am heading home.

More Sculpture Studio shots

I have been encourage to take more photos in the studio......this was taken this morning.
Regards,
LJN

Bas Relief completed

Here is a shot of the finished plaster sculpture before framing.

Bas relief sculpture...in progress

"In-Progress" sculpture

I noticed that someone voted for "in-progress" photos well here you are. This is an early shot of a sketch I am putting together for a full-size sculpture of Augustus Saint -Gaudens. Like an Author who would not post an unfinished manuscript for public consumption for fear of early and unfair criticism, it is sometimes difficult to find "in-progress" photos that are satisfying to the sculptor.

I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.
::: Vincent van Gogh :::

Warm regards, LJN

John Hammond - Master Ferrier

Happy Thanksgiving

It has been an incredible year here at LJN sculpture with many things to be grateful for including the fun I have posting on the blog and reading the comments. I can see there are visitors from around the globe which is pretty amazing. Keep the comments and questions coming.
Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving and you can bet this Turkey will be back to work soon.
Warm regards,
LJN

Catching up

Since returning home from Ireland I have been catching up on projects including finishing up the CIA reliefs. Here is a shot I took after removing a bas relief portrait(plaster cast) from a plaster waste mold. Look closely one is a positive image, one negative.
Regards,
LJN

More from Dublin

Mary Cunningham - Carrick, Ireland

A nice article about the dedication in Carrick and several nice photographs are on the "Carrick On-Line" website:

click here!

Check it out, LJN

More from Dublin

This is Enda Cunningham owner of Cathach Rare Books who along with Patrick "Paddy" Duffy spearheaded the Saint-Gaudens tribute.


Mr. Paddy Duffy- Managing Director of The Right Word Company Limited, along with Enda treated our party like royalty.


Here is a shot of myself, The Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr. Paddy Bourke and the American Ambassador to Ireland, Thomas Foley.


Dr. Henry Duffy - World reknown expert on Saint-Gaudens and major influence on this project, joins us in this photo.

The real star of the show!

Photo Credits: Evan Brook Welch

Dublin dedication

The Dublin dedication was fantastic. About 50 people attended and it was hosted by The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr. Paddy Bourke and the American Ambassador to Ireland, Thomas Foley. The reception that followed at the Hugh Lane Gallery was a very nice event. Speaking in a room full of Monets and other masterpieces is quite something. More pics to follow, LJN

Press release in Europe

The dedications were fantastic. Photos to follow. LJN

Augustus Saint-Gaudens to be honoured on O'Connell Street
Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2007 / October 25

The Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Paddy Bourke will unveil a commemorative plaque to Augustus Saint-Gaudens on Thursday 25th October 2007 at 11.00 a.m. in the presence of His Excellency Thomas C. Foley, United States Ambassador to Ireland. The plaque, by renowned US sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, is placed on the footpath on the central median of O�Connell Street opposite the Parnell Monument. Saint-Gaudens was a master sculptor who created some of America�s most famous monuments. He was the sculptor for the Parnell Monument in Dublin.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born in Dublin on the 1st March 1848 to Bernard Saint-Gaudens, a French shoemaker and Mary McGuinness, his Irish wife. Six months later, the family immigrated to New York City where Augustus grew up. In 1876 he received his first major commission; a monument to Civil War Admiral David Glasgow Farragut. Unveiled in New York's Madison Square in 1881, the monument was a tremendous success and was seen as a departure from previous American sculpture. Saint-Gaudens� fame grew and the popularity of his work established him as the leading American sculptor of the latter half of the nineteenth century.

He produced enduring and distinctive public sculpture such as the Adams Memorial, the Peter Cooper Monument, and the John A. Logan Monument. Perhaps his greatest achievement was the Shaw Memorial unveiled on Boston Common in 1897. Described as Saint-Gaudens� �symphony in bronze� this masterpiece took fourteen years to complete.

Saint-Gaudens died in Cornish, New Hampshire on August 3, 1907. His wife survived him for nineteen years, and with their son, Homer, established the Saint-Gaudens Memorial, an organization dedicated to preserve the his former residence as an historic site.

New website

Still have a couple tweeks but be sure to visit.
Cut and paste address into your browser:
http://web.mac.com/ljnowlan/LJN_Sculpture/HOME.html

Autumn in New England

There are many great benefits of living in New England but this time of year there is the obvious. Here are some shots I took today around the neighborhood. It does not matter if you are a sculptor, an accountant, a painter or a baker the scenery is incredibly inspirational.
Enjoy, LJN

Cool post, check it out

http://www.cstv.com/roadtripcentral/goingbig/2007/10/11/

Clean'in House...studio

After finishing up the Kinnick relief the creative side of the mind has taken a few days off and ive been cleaning the studio which has been in a state of disarray since 3 years ago when I started in on the project for the University of Iowa. I have created a few new "sketches" in the last few days. Funny, they are about the size of two fingers on the Kinnick relief...guess you have to start some where. More info on the dedications in Dublin and Carrick( Ireland) coming soon.
Here is another shot of the Kinnick relief.
Regards,
LJN

Few more Kinnick Shots

A Big Hit!

The relief is a big hit and the standing Kinnick remains a big hit! What a weekend! I-Club kick-off breakfast at 6am, received a warm welcome from Coach Ferentz followed by a lecture at the art school on the process involved in creating the Kinnick relief. After the lecture we attended the "Garden Club" kick-off luncheon which was hysterical. The dedication followed by the Homecoming Parade! Taigaiting befeore and after the game.....the game.....a great time was had by all.
The Sculptor, Coach and Super; a "big" fan; the piece.

Off to Iowa

We are off to Iowa for the dedication weekend and I will be giving a talk on Friday morning at the large auditorium ABW240 at 10 am all are welcome. I will be talking about the process of creating the Kinnick relief from sketch to finished bronze.
See you there,
LJN