Welding Again?

Welding Class to start (again) on January 28th

for 5 weeks. I am so fucking excited to sign up for another class that will probably get cancelled!

Welding Postponed til January

Welding Class postponed until January due to insufficient number of Students!

But...the Westport Whale will contine to Live is Spirit until then!

Wisconsin Concrete Park

The Art of Fred Smith who inspired me to make my deer sculptures in a similar way.

Wisconsin Concrete Park
Phillips, WI

I drove with my best friend Kate Jordan to Wisconsin to gain valuable information on cement sculpture.

This outdoor museum is comprised of 237 embellished concrete sculptures and other objects built by the retired lumberjack, Fred Smith.

These owls were among my most favorite sculptures!

Although Fred's art was not always understood or accepted, he believed his work would endure as something larger than his life, and continued to work in spite of harsh criticism.

Although a few local people were genuinely positive about his endeavor, the general consensus in the area was that 'Mr Smith was crazy'. Many considered the site an eyesore and hoped it would be destroyed. These opinions did nothing to deter Smith.

More photos on flicker
link coming soon!

Another Roadside Attraction

A book filled with inspiration...

Researching other Roadside Attractions...

I'm reading...

Another Roadside Attraction

by

Tom Robbins

Welding Class

I signed up for welding class to make the whales structure

Class begins Oct 28th

The Westport Whale

It's true, the early bird gets the worm.

So does the late bird and the bird in-between. Because by design, there are always more than enough worms.

In fact, the only bird that doesn't get a worm, is the bird that doesn't go out to get one.

Oh, to be alive!

Today is the day I begin my adventure with Cement Sculpture.

It has been my dream to create a Roadside Attraction

and put the town I love on the map.

Here is the 1st picture.

This is the location for the Westport Whale

soon to never look like this again.

My goal is to complete the Westport Whale before the summer of 2010!