Found Dreaming

Hands are still on the mend. Temperatures are still too cold in the garage to mold this critter. Can’t work flashing with gloves on. In the interim I’ve been soliciting this bear to several entities such as bear sanctuaries; zoos; National Parks; Sportsman’s Warehouse; Cabela’s Sporting Goods; Grizz...

My left hand’s fingers have almost completely recovered. They still tingle from the middle knuckles out to the finger tips and make it hard to “feel” anything in their grip. My right hand finger tips from the middle knuckles out to their tips still feel like I’ve got ahold of a live wire non-stop. N...

I must say, with that bear “finally” done in the clay it sure eases my mind. I had a LOT of anger and anxiety pent up in my soul that ultimately got transferred into that bear. My hands ache terribly from kneading clay, rubbing out (smoothing out) knife cuts into the clay to form hair detailing, etc...

That other bear sculpture posted, for sure, IS NOT anatomically correct. I’ve spent a full year working for a bear guide and outfitter on Kodiak Island where bears like mine are the norm for size. Seen a lot of them fleshed out and their anatomy is still vivid in my memory. Even the sculpted bear I ...

No wonder foundries charge $60k on an average to mold, cast, weld & detail (plus patina) artists works!

Sculpture is done!! Now the process of determining how to mold it in multiple pieces. Then make wax copies of each piece to invest in plaster, burn out, and cast in metal. Then weld it all together.

Bear Sculpting is DONE!

Still can’t figure out how to post pictures! Just got done writing a long winded narrative, tried posting pics, and neither the narrative nor photos appear! WTF?

Labor of Love!!

Just got done assessing this bear for making a piece mold off it and must say it’s a bit overwhelming. Still has to be done!! Can’t afford the $60k the foundries charge to do it on something this size. So spent the past hour researching online for molding rubbers to brush on it. Poly-Tech is who I’v...

Maybe all that anger and primal spirit was flowing through my hands and fingers into that sculpture! If that was in me to begin with it damn sure needed to get out!! Maybe this bear was/is an exorcism of sorts?!?!!! LOL!