Bronzes come back to the studio

I picked up the two bronzes from the foundry. Next week they go home to their owners.

I am very happy with how both of these turned out.

Back to Dick Hathaway

The life size sculpture of Dick Hathaway has been brought back to the center of the studio. He will be getting my full attention, or as full as it can be with other things needing to be done in the office and studio. Unfortunately we have had a few very hot days here and with the stress of moving the piece a few things have broken off of Dick Hathaway. It could be a devistating thing;however, I know the pieces, elbow, leg, hand will go back on. The silly thing is that no sooner do we put them back on and finish Dick then they will have to come back off. I hesitated in cutting this piece up for mold, because the T.W. Woods Gallery in Vermont is still trying to get the balance to cast him. And once I cut the sculpture apart and create molds and wax, it will not go back together again until it is in bronze. I will miss having Dick Hathaway around, but it is time. time to get him ready to go back to his Green Mountain state and to make room for more life-size pieces.

Interviewing again for an apprentice

It seems like I just did this. Bryan has worked out very well, however his work load at his full time job seems to be getting a little hectic and he has notified me that he is not sure how dependable he can be. He will still be coming in, but it may be a good idea to begin the search again. If you are interested or you know of someone who might be interested in being an apprentice in an art studio, have them contact me. The complete description is listed below. I have a couple of interviews already, however I have a huge project that I bid on. If it comes through we may need a few people in here.

Houston Sculptor is seeking fall/winter apprentice.

This job consists of working in a real art studio with a master sculptor as well as in the foundry for bronze casting when necessary. Work is figurative. Your duties would include anything from smoothing clay, helping to make armatures for life size sculpture, assisting artist with working waxes for the bronze process and clean up. The work can get dirty. Desire for art and a summer commitment is the only prerequisite.

This is not a paying internship however there are sometimes bonuses involved and the learning experience and exposure are invaluable. The artist's studio is located just north of the 610 loop off of shepherd. Hours are flexible, we can work around your schedule if you can committed to at least 5-10 hours a week. Upon completion of the summer the artist would be happy to write a letter of recommendation for the student for college or job.

If you would like to see some of the artist work or look at how other apprentices have helped check out the blogs listed below.

http://www.creativesculpture.com/blog/
http://www.dickhathaway.blogspot.com/
Artist's web site is located at http://www.creativesculpture.com

Please contact Bridgette through her contact page on her website
And put Intern/Apprentice in the Subject headline. Be sure to let me know when you are available and your desire. If you are under 18 we will need to meet at my studio with your parents and they will be required to sign a consent form.

Lucas went home

The sculpture of the bronze little boy with a cape went home last week. I watched them package him up and send him home. It has been a while. I am sure the mom is anxious to see him. It was strange, the day the truck came for Lucas, my own child was moving away from home. More goodbyes!

Metal check

Today I went to the foundry to look at the metal - the bust and the mom and baby. At this point the foundry asks me to examine the sculpture and see if there is anything that needs to be fixed. Both of the pieces have a base coat on them already. This makes the metal easier to see. I have indicated some changes and next week the foundry will be putting a patina on the sculptures. I can not wait to see them complete!
The little seated child also is out of the studio. A mold is being made of him. He is green ware and extremely fragile, I will be glad when he is done.

A new article about my work- newsboy

There is a new article about the newsboy that can be found on this link

It is a pdf, scroll to page 4 North Carolina Press Association newsletter

Here is quote from the article written by Brian Rapp,

"A lot of times you never know what you'll get with a sculpture unless you buy it off the shelf, " said Rusty Carter, Horaces' son and president of the Tribune's parent company, Atlantic Corp. "But it turned out better than I ever expected. We've already gotten an extraordinary amount of comment about it from all over the region."

Going on

The mom and baby are at the foundry, along with the portrait bust. I should hear back any day now and am looking forward to seeing them. The sculpture of David is complete, but I do need to cast him in something. Onward or shall I say back to Dick Hathaway. This is a sculpture that I have been working on for a while. The TW Wood Gallery in Vermont has been trying to raise funds for the casting of the piece. It is of my former professor Richard Hathaway.
Bryan has been working on the clay satchel of books that sits at the feet of Dick. And yesterday we moved Dick to the center of the room again.

Onward

The mom and baby are at the foundry, along with the portrait bust. I should hear back any day now and am looking forward to seeing them. The sculpture of David is complete, but I do need to cast him in something. Onward or shall I say back to Dick Hathaway. This is a sculpture that I have been working on for a while. The TW Wood Gallery in Vermont has been trying to raise funds for the casting of the piece. It is of my former professor Richard Hathaway.
Bryan has been working on the clay satchel of books that sits at the feet of Dick. And yesterday we moved Dick to the center of the room again.