I was supposed to have the sculpture completed by Friday, September 14, but when I heard that one of the other sculptors wasn’t going to be done till the early part of this week, I told them I would take a few extra days myself. Even then, I only just got done in time. I worked pretty steadily through the weekend. Monday I put in over 6 hours and Tuesday, the day I had to deliver it, I worked almost 10 hours, right up to the delivery deadline of 5:00. Then I had a few more hours of driving up to Dubuque and installing it.
Here I am in the frantic rush to finish.
By the time we finally got it installed it was too dark to take a good picture. I will take one when they have the opening reception and post it then. It is scheduled for October 4th.
I want to thank Tom Newport who volunteered the use of his crane and trailer to help me take the piece up to Dubuque and install it. Also, Steve Piper who helped with the transport and installation. Karen did a great job documenting the process.
After the installation we went to an art show that Tom was participating in and then out for dinner and a couple of drinks. Great time.
nice work!
Wow, well worth the effort. This was quite a project.
Love it!!!
Great work.
The sculpture is in a premium place situated between the Great River Museum and the River Boat Casino. Both are big tourist stops. The woman in charge of the event was very excited about how it turned out. We all were pumped about how good it looked in place.
Having just seen the sculputure on Sunday when you were nowhere near completion, I know you must have been working overtime to get it all done. The end product looks great!
Bravo! The sculpture looks great!
I watched while Butch put the finishing touches on Tuesday afternoon. It was fun to watch him work.
But also, the piece is so cool. I really loved the combination of rusty metal and polished brass.
To say it has “presence” is to understate its impact.
Awesome!!
It is gorgeous! I love the brass with the rust too.
Love and luck