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Post by simnettpratt on Jun 15, 2018 14:09:35 GMT -5
When my sister said she was dating a new guy, the first question I asked was, does he have a job? Oh yes, he's a sculptor!
Ok, great; no job, but then I saw some and found out he was in museums. His specialty is life-sized 50s and 60s famous people in period dress. He's the only one licensed by the James Dean family to make James Deans. Well, I was going through my imgur pics and found some of his sculptures. He can do pretty much anything. Couple of his bronzes:
Then a couple of his life-size people, Mary something and not sure who the guy on the right is (kidding). The Einstein head is on a REAL HUMAN SKULL! and isn't creepy at all. He has another head cutaway in the Peabody museum. The dog bust was a commission. So yeah, not a guy without a job after all...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2018 14:21:12 GMT -5
Outstanding.......he’s extremely talented. Stunning pieces of Art, you can see all the detail work. My ex- brother-in- law lives in Albuquerque and is a fairly well known Sculptor. His name is Frank Morbillo Jr. Maybe your brother-in- law heard of him.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2018 14:22:28 GMT -5
Those are really wonderful, David.
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Post by simnettpratt on Jun 15, 2018 14:37:09 GMT -5
He can work in pretty much any medium, and is the guy you call if you have a hole in your roof, or want new cabinets installed. When I helped them move to their current house, we spent some time carrying in life-sized headless bodies and severed limbs and such, and I was really hoping his neighbors were peeking out the window.
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Post by Darin on Jun 15, 2018 14:40:44 GMT -5
Definitely talented!
Sounds like a good guy to know ... will they live close by?
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Post by simnettpratt on Jun 15, 2018 14:56:40 GMT -5
Not really. They moved up to the Oklahoma border, I'm SW of Dallas. It's a loong, boring, straight road with construction zones and places you have to navigate like this picture, called the Mixmaster by locals, which is your clue to avoid it anytime around closing. If you need to orient yourself, notice Dealey Plaza just north of center. Now everyone will know where this is
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Post by puffy on Jun 15, 2018 15:05:23 GMT -5
Awesome
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Post by Darin on Jun 15, 2018 15:17:29 GMT -5
Not really. They moved up to the Oklahoma border, I'm SW of Dallas. It's a loong, boring, straight road with construction zones and places you have to navigate like this picture, called the Mixmaster by locals, which is your clue to avoid it anytime around closing. If you need to orient yourself, notice Dealey Plaza just north of center. Now everyone will know where this is
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Post by Darin on Jun 15, 2018 15:37:32 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2018 15:48:38 GMT -5
Your brother-in-law is a talented guy, David, and your friend is really talented too, Darin. Love the buffaloes.
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Post by william on Jun 15, 2018 15:54:09 GMT -5
Your brother-in-law is a talented guy, David, and your friend is really talented too, Darin. Love the buffaloes. Apparently great minds think alike. When I saw the buffalo I thought that would look great in my living room. |
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Post by simnettpratt on Jun 15, 2018 16:08:10 GMT -5
Doug does some quality work too. My bro only does a few bronzes, most of his stuff is the creepy life size people, but he makes his living making custom handgun grips.
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Post by haebar on Jun 15, 2018 17:21:43 GMT -5
Those are some really fine work! I like the Buffalo in particular and the Elvis is outstanding.
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Post by Lady Margaret on Jun 15, 2018 17:26:27 GMT -5
very cool!
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Post by simnettpratt on Jun 15, 2018 19:08:03 GMT -5
Maybe I'll post the pic of a snake I made out of Play Doh.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 15, 2018 19:41:52 GMT -5
That's an art. I'm impressed. I wish I could do something like that, but nope. I haven't got the Genes.
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Post by simnettpratt on Jun 15, 2018 21:05:57 GMT -5
Here's James Dean's hands from an early figure he made when he was nineteen. These are carved from scratch and painted. No lessons of course.
Here's what I was doing at nineteen:
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Post by trailboss on Jun 15, 2018 21:25:40 GMT -5
Your brother in law has quite a gift, I am lacking in that are, but i have the ability to appreciate it at least. I deliver freight next to these guys, stainless steel pretty cool.    |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 16, 2018 3:36:28 GMT -5
Those hands... And that tree... Like trailboss, I can appreciate it. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Jun 16, 2018 10:34:05 GMT -5
 Charlie this morning I got up early , habit from farming, later, wife got up, and we were watching PAllen Garden show on PBS and lo and behold a garden with your Stainless tree. How about that!
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Post by trailboss on Jun 16, 2018 10:41:09 GMT -5
Charlie this morning I got up early , habit from farming, later, wife got up, and we were watching PAllen Garden show on PBS and lo and behold a garden with your Stainless tree. How about that! I talked to the guy working on it, he told me the name of the gallery, but I cannot recall. The other day a guy was working with a torch on what appeared to be a life size WWII soldier wearing an overseas cap, it was green in color, with a ready to go patina on it. |
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Charlie this morning I got up early , habit from farming, later, wife got up, and we were watching PAllen Garden show on PBS and lo and behold a garden with your Stainless tree. How about that!