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Cultured Marble
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Angus Young (right side)
Medium: Cultured Marble
Dimensions: 2 feet high
Notes: A client commissioned this as a Christmas gift for his wife - a fan of AC/DC.
Dimensions: 2 feet high
Notes: A client commissioned this as a Christmas gift for his wife - a fan of AC/DC.
Angus Young (closeup)
Medium: Cultured Marble
Dimensions: 2 feet high
Notes: A client commissioned this as a Christmas gift for his wife - a fan of AC/DC.
Dimensions: 2 feet high
Notes: A client commissioned this as a Christmas gift for his wife - a fan of AC/DC.
Angus Young (front view)
Medium: Cultured Marble
Dimensions: 2 feet high
Notes: A client commissioned this as a Christmas gift for his wife - a fan of AC/DC.
Dimensions: 2 feet high
Notes: A client commissioned this as a Christmas gift for his wife - a fan of AC/DC.
Bust of John Abrams
Medium: Cultured Marble
Dimensions: Life-Size
Notes: A friend of many years gave me a substantial amount of firewood for which he did not request payment. My offering to sculpt his bust settled the debt. The bust was sculpted in clay. Using the waste mold process, I cast the bust in a product used for marble sinks and counter tops. This is marble dust mixed into a resin and catalyst. It cures into a marble-like product. This piece was completed in 2003.
Dimensions: Life-Size
Notes: A friend of many years gave me a substantial amount of firewood for which he did not request payment. My offering to sculpt his bust settled the debt. The bust was sculpted in clay. Using the waste mold process, I cast the bust in a product used for marble sinks and counter tops. This is marble dust mixed into a resin and catalyst. It cures into a marble-like product. This piece was completed in 2003.
Chief Keeshkemaquah (front view)
Medium: Cultured Marble
Dimensions: Height 98"
Notes: This is a 1.25 over life-size sculptrue that was commissioned in 2004 by Long Plain First Nation near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The sculpture is to commemorate Short Bear as a signatory to the treaty of the Ojibway with the Crown. This man, whose lifespan was approximately 1876-1916, was the last of the hereditary chiefs.
The single photograph of Short Bear was insufficient to sculpt a three-dimensional figure and achieve a likeness. For this reason, the sculpture was modelled after Vernon Meeches, a member of the Long Plain Band, who was deemed to bear a resemblance to Short Bear.
Since no one now living remembers the character and dual nature of Short Bear, my intent was to create a sculpture which expresses the spiritual qualities of a great leader. I wanted to show a man of spirit, a man of wisdom, compassion, intelligence, honesty, and vision. He carries a peace pipe, that great sacred symbol of integrity and goodwill.
The First Nations peoples have a deep spiritual tradition. It is a great gift that they have given to humanity, which I wish to honor.
The sculpture is made of a blend of dolomite, i.e. calcium carbonate, and red oxide in a resin matrix. Once a catalyst is added, the mixture cures into a material known as cultured marble. (2004)
Dimensions: Height 98"
Notes: This is a 1.25 over life-size sculptrue that was commissioned in 2004 by Long Plain First Nation near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The sculpture is to commemorate Short Bear as a signatory to the treaty of the Ojibway with the Crown. This man, whose lifespan was approximately 1876-1916, was the last of the hereditary chiefs.
The single photograph of Short Bear was insufficient to sculpt a three-dimensional figure and achieve a likeness. For this reason, the sculpture was modelled after Vernon Meeches, a member of the Long Plain Band, who was deemed to bear a resemblance to Short Bear.
Since no one now living remembers the character and dual nature of Short Bear, my intent was to create a sculpture which expresses the spiritual qualities of a great leader. I wanted to show a man of spirit, a man of wisdom, compassion, intelligence, honesty, and vision. He carries a peace pipe, that great sacred symbol of integrity and goodwill.
The First Nations peoples have a deep spiritual tradition. It is a great gift that they have given to humanity, which I wish to honor.
The sculpture is made of a blend of dolomite, i.e. calcium carbonate, and red oxide in a resin matrix. Once a catalyst is added, the mixture cures into a material known as cultured marble. (2004)
Chief Keeshkemaquah (side view)
Medium: Cultured Marble
Dimensions: Height 98"
Notes: This is a 1.25 over life-size sculpture that was commissioned in 2004 by Long Plain First Nation near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The sculpture is to commemorate Short Bear as a signatory to the treaty of the Ojibway with the Crown. This man, whose lifespan was approximately 1876-1916, was the last of the hereditary chiefs.
The single photograph of Short Bear was insufficient to sculpt a three-dimensional figure and achieve a likeness. For this reason, the sculpture was modelled after Vernon Meeches, a member of the Long Plain Band, who was deemed to bear a resemblance to Short Bear.
Since no one now living remembers the character and dual nature of Short Bear, my intent was to create a sculpture which expresses the spiritual qualities of a great leader. I wanted to show a man of spirit, a man of wisdom, compassion, intelligence, honesty, and vision. He carries a peace pipe, that great sacred symbol of integrity and goodwill.
The First Nations peoples have a deep spiritual tradition. It is a great gift that they have given to humanity, which I wish to honor.
The sculpture is made of a blend of dolomite, i.e. calcium carbonate, and red oxide in a resin matrix. Once a catalyst is added, the mixture cures into a material known as cultured marble. (2004)
Dimensions: Height 98"
Notes: This is a 1.25 over life-size sculpture that was commissioned in 2004 by Long Plain First Nation near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The sculpture is to commemorate Short Bear as a signatory to the treaty of the Ojibway with the Crown. This man, whose lifespan was approximately 1876-1916, was the last of the hereditary chiefs.
The single photograph of Short Bear was insufficient to sculpt a three-dimensional figure and achieve a likeness. For this reason, the sculpture was modelled after Vernon Meeches, a member of the Long Plain Band, who was deemed to bear a resemblance to Short Bear.
Since no one now living remembers the character and dual nature of Short Bear, my intent was to create a sculpture which expresses the spiritual qualities of a great leader. I wanted to show a man of spirit, a man of wisdom, compassion, intelligence, honesty, and vision. He carries a peace pipe, that great sacred symbol of integrity and goodwill.
The First Nations peoples have a deep spiritual tradition. It is a great gift that they have given to humanity, which I wish to honor.
The sculpture is made of a blend of dolomite, i.e. calcium carbonate, and red oxide in a resin matrix. Once a catalyst is added, the mixture cures into a material known as cultured marble. (2004)
Chief Keeshkemaquah (closeup)
Medium: Cultured Marble
Dimensions: Over life-size 1.25.
Notes: The sculpture stands 98" high, and is mounted on a boulder 3 feet high, and weighing 10 tons.
This leader of the Ojibway people of Long Plain was the last hereditary chief who was a signatory to Treaty One. A single extant photograph of him was not sufficient for me to sculpt a likeness. I requested that a man be selected from the band, who would be a surrogate chief for modelling purposes. This model, a man named Vernon Meeches, met with me in a number of sculpting sessions.
The idea of a sculpting the likeness of a man whom no one living today had known, was not as important to me as to create a sculpture which reflected the best characteristics of a leader. I wanted to show courage, compassion, intelligence, serenity, wisdom, and vision. Ojibway people value these qualities today as much as they did in Keeshkeemaqua's lifetime. In this way, a sense of pride in native history and leadership can be upheld. My experience in 2004 with Chief Dennis Meeches and the members of the Council of Long Plain, is that they are visionary leaders who should be respected and admired in the native community, as well as in Canadian society. The values and character that they are honouring in their former leader, they are embodying in their lives as well. (2004)
Dimensions: Over life-size 1.25.
Notes: The sculpture stands 98" high, and is mounted on a boulder 3 feet high, and weighing 10 tons.
This leader of the Ojibway people of Long Plain was the last hereditary chief who was a signatory to Treaty One. A single extant photograph of him was not sufficient for me to sculpt a likeness. I requested that a man be selected from the band, who would be a surrogate chief for modelling purposes. This model, a man named Vernon Meeches, met with me in a number of sculpting sessions.
The idea of a sculpting the likeness of a man whom no one living today had known, was not as important to me as to create a sculpture which reflected the best characteristics of a leader. I wanted to show courage, compassion, intelligence, serenity, wisdom, and vision. Ojibway people value these qualities today as much as they did in Keeshkeemaqua's lifetime. In this way, a sense of pride in native history and leadership can be upheld. My experience in 2004 with Chief Dennis Meeches and the members of the Council of Long Plain, is that they are visionary leaders who should be respected and admired in the native community, as well as in Canadian society. The values and character that they are honouring in their former leader, they are embodying in their lives as well. (2004)
Steel - Abstract: Selected Work
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