Mark Twain

We had to get Mark out to a gallery real fast and we weren’t able  to get pictures of him going through the patina process! Next one we cast we’ll show him  in the patina room.
Anyway, here he is, waiting now to be in your home or garden or even at a park or library! Again, it is so fascinating to see an idea progress from my thoughts, to taking pictures of poses, to making a maquette, then creating the armature, adding the foam, and then the clay. My work is done when I sign the clay but as you have witnessed, it has only just begun. Please scroll back through the blog and see all the steps that have taken place to bring Mark to completion. I hope you like the sculpture and am always excited to hear what you have to say.

Mark Twain

It is always such a great experience to finish a sculpture and see it’s completion in bronze. Commissions are a little different for me in that I am not just drawing on my own experiences and ideas but am collaborating with one or more individuals to share in a collective idea and vision. What a rewarding experience!
I started this sculpture for Cathy Hulce back in the late summer. She brought in a photograph of her grandfather from around 1895. I immediately was excited to sculpt him- look at those chaps!
From clay to bronze is a time consuming endeavor. Once the clay is finished and the mold is made, well, the anticipation begins. But how wonderful is the payoff! I am so happy with the way this sculpture turned out. There is a change that occurs when my pliable, soft clay creation is now a hard, bronze sculpture that will last for generations. It is humbling in a way to know that something I created will outlast me on this earth. Anyway, tell me how you like it and what you think.