Oct. 26 , 2001
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The pictures below were
entered Oct . 26 2001 . The first picture shows the progress of Sam
& the Wind Clan ,at Bronze Services of Loveland. Picture #2
shows Bradley doing final details on the Bear Clan. He will probably
be done in about a week. Picture #3 shows an adjustment on the
Panther Clan's chest with the tin snips and a sledge hammer.We had to
make a lot of these adjustments because we were trying to save clay
by making a tight armature.We still used a ton and a half of clay at
$ 5.00 lb. is a lot of clay.
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These pictures entered Nov
3 2001 . On this rare occasion I was right when last week I said,
that the Bear Clan would be done next week.The first picture
shows Brad Jr. with the finished Bear Clan.The second picture shows a
close up of the bear's head,and the last picture showing Sr.putting
hair on the Panther Clan .I thought thousands of feathers on the
eagle was time consuming .There must be millions of hairs on these
two.
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Art for dummies ,I guess
that's what you'd call what we do . When our clients want a black
bear it can't be abstract , surealistic or stylized .It can't even
look like a polar bear or a grizzly .It has to look like a black bear
.The same is true with the Panther . Picture #1 shows the finished
Panther . Picture # 2 showing some of the close up details on the
panther . We have flown in Carla Night our mold making expert from
Loveland Co. again . That's her in picture # 3 putting on a coat of
molding rubber .
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These pictures entered
Nov. 17,2001 .Picture # 1 Bradley putting on plaster panels on the
bear .Picture #2 breaking the first panels off the bear . And picture
#3 showing Carla triming and cleaning the molds as we take them off.
If you have any molding needs you can contact Carla Knight through
us.
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This week of Nov.24 2001 we have finished the bear
and panther molds and they are ready to go to Bronze Services Of
Loveland .It was also confirmed by the Seminole Tribe Of Florida that
we are to add the Toad , Snake , Otter and Deer Clans to the Sam
Jones Monument making it one of the largest bronze in the
southeastern United States .Also pictured in #1 is the armature for
the Snake Clan being made .Picture #2 showing the wax wing tip of the
9 foot Eagle representing the Bird Clan .It is still in the mold .The
last picture is the wax feet of the bird Bronze.Services Of Loveland
is great in keeping the artist informed emailing images of the
progress of your projects .
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The pictures below were
entered Dec.1,2001 . The first and second is the progress on the
Snake Clan on the wax bark of the log that the panther is standing
on. The snake's rattles will be touching the wind spiral ,as will all
the clans and that will connect all the clans to the enter circle .
Picture number three is a up date of the larger than life Patriot at
Bronze Services Of Loveland .
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The pictures below entered
Dec. 8 ,2001 . Picture number one shows the detail scales on the
rattlesnakes tail. Another slow detailing process making about one
foot of detail this week . We had a tour of folks from the Jefferson
Co. Library and the Senior Center this week .Brad Jr. explaining the
many processes in creating the original and the molding .The last
picture is of the Patriot showing the detail on the back of the eagle
.
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Dec.14,2001 ,we have been
honored with the the commission of a life size sculpture of Otis
Redding sitting on the dock of the bay . The pictures below show the
beginnning progress of Otis's head .In pictures 1 ,2 and 3 we are
trying to get his bone structure and his facial features .It will
take several months to acomplish this .
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This enterd Dec 21 , 2001
.Does not look like we'll make much progress untill after the
holidays .If that's not bad enough it 's hunting season and the
mullet are running and the local crackers have gone fishing including
my son .Picture #1 show an abstract deer .Picture #2 shows a
suralistic deer .I have a hard time calling it modern .Looks more
like a hieroglyphic or cave drawing . It will be a few months before
we'll call it realistic .and the last picture shows an update on the
progress on the Sam Jones Monument at Bronze Services Of Loveland
foundry.
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These pictures entered Dec
, 30 , 2001 . Picture #1 shows the final snake after many weeks of
putting on scales. It and the log are now ready for molding. Picture
#2 shows the beginning of the rebar stick image of Otis Redding. The
last picture shows the mesh wire covered steel armature
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These pictures entered
Jan.6 2002 .The first picture showing the seven foot snake clan with
the rubber mold done , ready for the plaster mother mold .picture #2
showing Otis with his first coat of clay . And the last picture
showing Otis with his second coat of clay.You start off looking at it
15 minutes and working on it 45. Later you spend 45 minutes looking
at it and working on it 15 .
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Jan. 13, 2002 Otis Redding
III came to the studio to critique his Dad's statue ( Sitting on the
Dock of the Bay) It was great getting knowledge first hand .He gave
us some great information on how he held his hand on the guitar and
some facial features . Picture #2 showing Brad JR. putting on plaster
mother molds on the rubber . The last picture we're calling a
odderbuck and I've never seen an otterbuck .
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The pictures below were
entered Jan. 20, 2002 . The first picture shows the progress on the
Seminole Monument of Sam Jones at the Bronze Services Of Loveland .
The second is of Otis Redding (On The Dock Of The Bay) .While Otis
Redding III was here, he demonstrated how his father would have held
his fingers on the guitar strings .Otis's hand and fingers are like
that of his father's so we had the opportunity to use his hand to
model from .
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Picture # 1 showing the
progress on ( Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay ) . Picture #2 showing
the progress on Otis's face .And Picture #3 showing some welding on
the eagle at Bronze Services Of Loveland .
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The pictures below are
from Bronze Services Of Loveland .the first is the wax head of
the panther .Number 2 is the wax head of the bear .and the last #3 is
the eagle being placed on the wind clan .Becauses of it's size it
will be finished on the out side.
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Patriot
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This is a large life-size
of the U.S.A. Symbol taken from a War Of 1812 military coat button.
I cant"t belive
that after putting the Patriot and the Soaring Eagle that go'es on
top of the Seminole Monument in my front yard three
eagle have started
roosting whith in site of them . Or it could be the attraction of my
cat fish pond .They eat more catfish then me but
it's nice to have the
U.S.A. simble hanging around like a good omen.
Midnigh
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The picture above was taken
by Page with Love studio a Marquette of "Midnight Sun" , the most
famous Tennessee Walking Horse that ever lived. The Dixie Plantation
commissioned Bronze By Cooley to do this famous animal portrait which
is featured on page 186 Away down south in Dixie the legend of
Midnight Sun lives on!. Aug./ Sept. 2000 Voice of The Tennessee
Walking Horse magazine .
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