I have had some interesting inquires lately. First I was contacted by
the set designers for the TV show "Scandal" asking if they could rent my
bronze sculpture "Fierce" (Harriet Tubman) for one of their set of
"Scandal". Very interesting but after they reviewed the various options
for their set design they ended up not going in that direction. Shame,
it would have been very cool to see my bronze sculpture of Harriet
Tubman on TV.
Then I was contacted by 21 Century Fox's FX TV
Studio. They were interested in purchasing a casting of my original
ceramic sculpture bust of Frederick Douglass "The Orator". I had a
client already committed to purchasing a casting and I agreed to do an
edition of 10 cast in Forton with this client reserving #1/10. The
studio agreed to buy #2/10 of "The Orator" for the set of their upcoming
10-episode "The Assassination of Gianni Versace" for their show
American Crime Story. They began filming the series on location at the
Versace mansion in Miami in April and have pushed the release date up to
Season 2 instead of Season 3.
It ended up being a rush to get
the mold made and cast the bust in Forton, duplicate the patina and
overnight air-ship the sculpture to Miami but it was very interesting to
work with Fox/FX to get this done in time for filming. Below are
photos showing the process of making the casting. I was very pleased
with how the casting came out. It's always nerve-wracking to work on a
tight deadline - but this was exceedingly tight with a movie set
counting on the work being there on time. The mold and casting came out
great and once the patina added it was identical to the original. In the
photos below I show the process and the final outcome. There wasn't
time to set up my photography equipment so I just snapped some shots
with my phone in the studio. The patina was damaged on the original
sculpture during the mold-making but is something that I can repair
later. The Frederick Douglass casting is available to purchase $1500.
Call me at (970)310-8233 or email me at Lori@KiplingerPandy.com for more information.
"Sunday Comics" 16" bronze edition of 10 - Release Date 7/23/2017
This
was such an enjoyable commission to do. I love historical things and my
mother has told me stories of how she and her family gathered around
the all-important radio to hear their special shows. She grew up on a
dairy farm in Ohio during the Great Depression and World War II and the
radio, especially in remote farm areas was a life-line to the world, the
news and was often a source of comfort and company. The woman who
commissioned this bronze is honoring her husband and his passion for
reading and their local library. He actually learned to read by
listening to the radio announcer reading the Sunday Funny papers. This
is the clay original - the 'paper' is sculpted in wax and has cartoons
etched into the surface.
The sculpture measures 16" long and is
currently at the foundry being cast in a bronze edition of 10. It will
be mounted onto a shaped hardwood base with a turntable on the bottom
for rotation of the finished sculpture. The first of this bronze edition
of "Sunday Comics" is going to the Walker Branch Library in Walker,
Michigan.
I am working on a new commissioned sculpture for a library. A woman wanted to make a donation in memory of her husband, a life-long lover of libraries. Apparently this man learned to read in the 1930's by following along and listening to the radio announcer reading the Sunday comics. The sculpture will be about 16" long and feature a young boy reading newspaper comics to the radio laying on a braided rug. I will be taking a bit of artistic license, making the radio and newspaper a tad smaller than actual size for the sake of composition and story-telling.
am working on a new commissioned sculpture for a library. A woman
wanted to make a donation in memory of her husband, a life-long lover of
libraries. Apparently this man learned to read in the 1930's by
following along and listening to the radio announcer reading the Sunday
comics. The sculpture will be about 16" long and feature a young boy
reading newspaper comics to the radio laying on a braided rug. I will be
taking a bit of artistic license, making the radio and newspaper a tad
smaller than actual size for the sake of composition and story-telling. -
See more at:
http://kiplingerpandy.com/blog/new-commission-sculpture.html#sthash.qJsEr8oG.dpuf
am working on a new commissioned sculpture for a library. A woman
wanted to make a donation in memory of her husband, a life-long lover of
libraries. Apparently this man learned to read in the 1930's by
following along and listening to the radio announcer reading the Sunday
comics. The sculpture will be about 16" long and feature a young boy
reading newspaper comics to the radio laying on a braided rug. I will be
taking a bit of artistic license, making the radio and newspaper a tad
smaller than actual size for the sake of composition and story-telling. -
See more at:
http://kiplingerpandy.com/blog/new-commission-sculpture.html#sthash.qJsEr8oG.dpuf
am working on a new commissioned sculpture for a library. A woman
wanted to make a donation in memory of her husband, a life-long lover of
libraries. Apparently this man learned to read in the 1930's by
following along and listening to the radio announcer reading the Sunday
comics. The sculpture will be about 16" long and feature a young boy
reading newspaper comics to the radio laying on a braided rug. I will be
taking a bit of artistic license, making the radio and newspaper a tad
smaller than actual size for the sake of composition and story-telling. -
See more at:
http://kiplingerpandy.com/blog/new-commission-sculpture.html#sthash.qJsEr8oG.dpuf
I'm behind in my blog so I had to combine posts for this sculpture work in progress. I started the project with this sketch and when approved I cut up my clay (Jmac Classic) and placed it on the warming mat to soften. Next I built the wire armature to scale.
After that I began cutting small strips of flattened clay and braiding the clay to make the oval rug.
Once the rug was completed I set it aside - I will go back and soften and refine later. For now I will sculpt the boy, newspaper and radio separately so I don't damage the clay rug.
First I add clay for the boy and block in all the forms. Once the basic anatomy, form and proportions are in place I will go back in and start refining the boy.
Next I will begin working on the newspaper and the radio.
