"Lincoln reading to son" Bronze relief 3.3 x 4 feet- Sculpting progression tutorial.

This is the completed sculpture, next it goes to the foundry to have a mold made and get cast into bronze.
Detail of Lincoln's head
Detail of Lincoln's son Tad.
Southworth Library board visits to give their final approval on the work.

Mike Lane, Rita Harris, Les Cleland and board president Mary Ellen Rumsey.

and me waiting for the board to arrive!

Amy Dickinson visits "Lincoln reading to son" Bronze relief 3.3 x 4 feet- Sculpting progression tutorial.

Amy and her keen eye came by for a look

before Lincoln went to the foundry.

"Lincoln reading to son" Bronze relief 3.3 x 4 feet- Sculpting progression tutorial.

March 9, 2011

"Lincoln reading to son" Bronze relief 3.3 x 4 feet- Sculpting progression tutorial. Here I am pretending to work.

December 11, 2010
I seem to have adopted the dogs color scheme.

This is a work in progress. Scroll down to see earlier versions and check back to see updates.

I will be posting photos, showing the progress of this

sculpture over the coming months, through all the steps: sculpting, mold making , bronze casting and finally installation in its permanent home at the Dryden Southworth Library's Lincoln annex. In Dryden NY. USA

"Lincoln reading to son" Bronze relief 3.3 x 4 feet- Sculpting progression tutorial

Today is December 3, 2010.

This is a work in progress. Scroll down to see earlier versions and check back to see updates.

I will be posting photos, showing the progress of this

sculpture over the coming months, through all the steps: sculpting, mold making , bronze casting and finally installation in its permanent home at the Dryden Southworth Library's Lincoln annex. In Dryden NY. USA

October 19, 2010

Today is October 19, 2010.

Today is October 6, 2010.

Elephant- hand painted wrapping paper

This is a new design I just completed. You can see more of my work on my website.

www.maryhillclayworks.com