"Tribute to the Roughnecks"

Building a Monument (a work in progress)

First I proposed to the city a maquette of what I had in mind. . .
Then I sculpted two more small maquettes with client input.
The small clay maquettes were then digitally scanned and enlarged in foam.
Many changes were made in the foam (including starting the heads over)
before I was happy enough with it to start laying on clay.
The sculpts are now completed in clay. They are about 7 ft. high. Now they are off to the foundry for molding and casting.

The pour went beautifully!
The next step will be welding the pieces back together.

The piece is now being welded back together.The base has extensive structural engineering underneath per the city's code. This was like fitting together a very heavy puzzle!
The final patina is on! It is still at the foundry awaiting delivery to the site.
The next step will be to install it on site.
So here we are on a dreary Sat morning with the townspeople around unveiling the "Tribute to the Roughnecks"

Thank you Signal Hill for allowing me to make you a monument!
You were a pleasure to work with!