Julia is in-progress. Her portrait will be the ninth sculpture to join the Rutland Sculpture Trail (VT). Design Revealed for Julia Dorr Sculpture Julia Dorr Sculpture Trail Press Release Rutland Sculpture Trail Rutland Herald Rutland Free Library Quotes below are by Julia C. R. Dorr (public domain). OBVERSE Fern, Harebell, Hemlock, Honeybee, Lichen, Monarch Butterfly, […]
There is a delay in the annual ornament production. Thank you for your understanding. To Greek vases, to the Shakers, to the childhood zither with its broken strings (which, when touched, seemed to echo through another’s soul): nothing. Approximately nine minutes into clay brainstorming (pictured), a musician walked by and said, “What about a bell?”
Thinking about changing the pattern now that I have learned more (thank you)… Divine nudges are leading to new work created within a group of female sculptors. After days of brainstorming, we gathered online in meetings to share our experiences and to begin a discussion of like themes running through our individual projects. A bozzetto […]
CLAY PORTRAITUREThe Carving Studio & Sculpture CenterOctober 10-11 For studio consultations or to schedule a workshop, please write for availability (info@ateliersisk.com).
This image of a beloved saint and a personal hero might never have been undertaken but for a winter respite with my students, who have long modeled for me the loving-kindness of Francis. Exhibited at FACE 2020 Why hummingbirds? Some years ago, I was working in a Vermont greenhouse and nursery wherein a sweet colleague […]
The simplified plaster bust of Harris (on the left) was used to ‘point’ the marble carving by Evan Morse. Image courtesy of Evan Morse. Paul Harris Unveiling: 6th October 2020 Paul P. Harris founded Rotary International, a humanitarian organization that continues to help millions of people to thrive. Colleague Evan Morse will be using the […]
At Aylesford Priory (January 2020), I shook hands on the goal of producing a book by the end of the year. The artist’s book underway may not be the work we had in mind and it may never reach its completion, but one hopes that some of the creatures volunteering for its pages and shared […]
About the Bozzetti You may be familiar with maquette, the French term for a small version of an intended sculptural or architectural endeavour. A bozzetto is the Italian equivalent. Just as a sketch for a master painting may retain a spark unique unto itself, one that may not translate into the larger, more finished work, […]
Historic New England and the New England Sculptors Association Collaborate to Create a New Artist-in-Residence Program Sculptor Amanda Sisk is first Artist-in-Residence Portsmouth, N.H., July 2016 – Historic New England and the New England Sculptors Association have announced an Artist-in-Residence program for NESA members that will be located at Historic New England’s Governor John Langdon House in […]
