Mutants Have Left Orlando

Our mutants project for the E3 tradeshow in LA, left Orlando after a very intense 3 weeks. 21 lifesized flexible creatures had to be created from the ground up along with a rock wall with a car structurally attached to it. At the very top was a very detailed hero statue all decked out down to a prop gun

. A team of artists and fabricators worked around the clock to make it all happen. (Normally a job of this scope should have had a minimum of 6 weeks to create everything.)

A mutant photo made it into the June 7th, 2011 Wall Street Journal I have heard and show goers and the client were very pleased.

Recycled Bottle Art

At Keep Seminole Beautiful's Earth Day Event with the City of Casselberry, the Florida Sculptors Guild helped teach kids to create sculptures with recycled water bottles. It was a huge hit with the kids. Before the event, I was amazed at how easily we collected tons of plastic bottles. It really gave me a perspective on how many plastic bottles Americans go through. Within 2 or 3 weeks we had garden trash bags full of them. Plenty of material for the kids (and the sculptors) to work with. On the weeks leading up to the Earth Day event, sculptors gathered at my house to paint, cut, and construct. We created bold beautiful flowers, intricate detailed flowers, cool jellyfish and octupus, palm trees, and twirly things. If you are interested in classes on this please contact me at the email on my profile.

Christmas in July followup

Here is the pix of it almost finished. Just a little fluffing of the hair and deciding between curly or wavy eyebrows and wallah.

Spirit Animal Sculptures have made their way to the YogaShala

Each spirit animal inspired sculpture is created individually by Amy Wieck who has been practicing yoga at the YogaShala since September. New animals are added to the collection as the artist is inspired by a feeling of connection to their characteristics. Often this connection occurs when she observes them during hiking adventures. Here is one of her recollections where she understands the Zuni characteristic study of the armadillo. The Zuni consider the armadillo the animal that celebrates the subtleties in a person's character thus giving our lives a colorful tapestry.

As we were hiking through Bullows Plantation State Park near Daytona with our folks, we appreciated the perfect hiking weather. The air was cool and crisp. The woods were very peaceful, yet a little too quiet. We commented on the lack of wildlife. After an hour into our trip, we came across an armadillo. He was so intent upon snuffling for grubs that he did not even notice our approach. We stayed still and the wind carried our scent away from him, so he continued his search completely unaware of us. Several photos later, he walked between family members not even a foot away. Surprised, they froze, while I snapped photos. As soon as we got back to the hotel I began sculpting the armadillo which is now on display and for sale at the YogaShala boutique. Other spirit animals and a selection of butterfly lifecasts are also there. Check their website for hours.

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