In June of 2015 Shirley and David Griffin contacted me about creating a possible commission of John Turner. There are always many things to figure out at the beginning of a commission. What size sculpture does the client envision? What is the vision of the possible client and then, once these are decided, it is important to get prices from my foundry so all of the costs are known. Meanwhile, my client searches for the proper spot to place this tribute and, if I am not installing the sculpture then they will need to figure out who will install the sculpture. Needless to say, there are lots of details to figure out before things are settled, before I can think about sculpting.
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| A digital model of the Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter Tea Party |
While Shirley and David where working on these details, I
was signing one of the biggest commission of my career, a monumental sculpture
of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party for Evelyn’s Park in Bellaire Texas. ( You can follow along with this job on the Finding Alice Sculpture Facebook Page. ) Though this
sculpture is not as large as the Grambling Tiger sculpture at 15’ tall, it is
the largest in scope as it contains an 8’ mad hatter, Alice and March Still, Shirley said she knew I was the one to
create this sculpture. She felt we clicked, and when all of the other details
were confirmed, we signed a contract. It was a lovely Christmas gift to get the
contract the day before Christmas. I’m delighted that this contract holds a
place in our studio schedule and we are all excited about starting the project.
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| Grambling Tiger |
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| A lovely Christmas gift. A new Commission and new friends. |
