My first completed sculpture, Jack Russell Terrier head study, is at the foundry! After getting some great comments from fellow artist's. I refined the fur more around the mouth and added some fur texture to the neck area below the collar. I felt very happy with the results and decided it was time to take it in to our local foundry "Adobe Forge & Foundry" in Albuq. I should have my first bronze next month!  Hopefully folks will like the personality I captured in the JRT head study and purchase him! I am having 3 cast to begin with. My husband and I will keep one (of course!) and I will have two to sell. I can always have more cast (up to 20, which is my edition size) should I be lucky enough to sell my first 2! I'll post pictures of my bronze when I have him back!

This is my first blog! I have always wanted to learn how to produce bronze sculptures. Several years ago I took my first workshop with Sandy Scott on "Sculpting Birds in Flight". It was a very challenging workshop, but I learned so much. Unfortunately, I never really followed through with completeing anything. I have a nice Owl which was started in the workshop, and everyday that I walk into my studio, it begs for my attention. This past June, I took my second sculpture workshop with Louise Peterson on "Sculpting the Dog". Once again inspired to sculpt, I absorbed so much from Louise and really wanted to get going once I returned home. This is a head study of our Jack Russell Terrier, "Gromit," which I have been working on at a snails pace to finish. I really have struggled with rendering the fur, although I think I am making strides to get to the completion of this piece and venture on to my next.  The image included here only shows one side view. I have worked on adding more "mass" to the back of the neck since it had an hour-glass shape. I think now if I smooth out some of the areas of the fur, this piece will be ready. I welcome ALL comments, suggestions, etc.