Setting up Sculpture for the 2014 Oklahoma Festival of the Arts

This is really the last shot, Anna Rutherford took the photos, had to get her in one of them.

Pulling up at 7:15am in a light drizzle. Wouldn't be an Arts Festival without at least a hint of inclement weather.

Unstrapping the artwork


Positioning Horny Toad Tome in the sculpture tent.

Desert Pastoral, Watership Down, and Horny Toad Tome

Making sure the hook doesn't hit us on the head.

David Phelps & Jose Rodriguez

Sculpture Garden was curated by Tony Morton. (on the left)

Off she goes.

How to make a brick facade…….

turn into a glass facade.

Going down.

Matt was a very skilled crane operator.


Legs next



Perfect!

New Sculpting Room Open for Business!

Today I'm sculpting in the new room. My office was flooded during the tornado in the spring of 2013. I decided to completely reconfigure the space into a sculpting room. It now has 10 foot ceilings, decent full spectrum lighting and a nice bathroom. Let the fun begin!




Anna Rutherford chasing waxes and also shot most of the photos in this post.

resuming work on the .6 X life-size American Beauty.

New Bathroom









Jose Rodriguez working on shelves for his new house

This is what the space looked like after the storm. Corbin Schroeder doing demolition.

Work for this year's OVAC 12X12 Exhibition

"Musings"      bronze edition of 39      23" x 29" x 15" 
"Musings"      bronze edition of 39      23" x 29" x 15"  
"Musings"      bronze edition of 39      23" x 29" x 15"  
"Musings"      bronze edition of 39      23" x 29" x 15"  
"Musings"      bronze edition of 39      23" x 29" x 15" 

"Pipe Dreams"    bronze, steel     12" x 12" x 12" 

"Pipe Dreams"    bronze, steel     12" x 12" x 12" 

"Pipe Dreams"    bronze, steel     12" x 12" x 12" 

"Watership Down"  2010  18 3/8” x 34”x 15” 
bronze, steel, granite, 23k gold leaf

"Watership Down"  2010  18 3/8” x 34”x 15” 
bronze, steel, granite, 23k gold leaf

"Watership Down"  2010  18 3/8” x 34”x 15” 
bronze, steel, granite, 23k gold leaf

Experiencing a weather related disturbance

Reinforcements arrive!!!!  Jose Rodriguez.
Demolition continues with Corbin Schroeder



New intern Corbin Schroeder arrived from Idaho just before the second Tornado Hit town. To his credit, he didn't pack up and go back to Idaho. Corbin has just finished his undergraduate degree from Idaho and will start his internship as a construction expert.

Corbin Schroeder removing the suspended ceiling frame.
We've experienced some weather events here in Oklahoma City.  I had some serious flooding in my office. I have to put artwork on hold while I respond to the damage from the last big storm that rolled through. I will attempt to document on this blog the reconfiguring of what was my office into a dedicated sculpting space.
Office: beginning demolition after the flood



Air handling ductwork, electrical, and plumbing all now out of the way of demolition.