Loveland sculptor Ellen Woodbury has created a new masterful piece, Master of Disguise.
You can meet Ellen and see her work at the Sculpture in the Park event every summer here in Loveland. A talented artist in many media, Ellen is a former animator with Disney. She has applied the powers of observation and detail required to create film characters successfully to stone creating a myriad of wonderful creatures.
This latest piece work is a depiction of a Cuttlefish, created as a commission. It is a lovely work in Rosso Verona Marble. By changing the degree of polish in various parts of the work she is able to achieve a wonderful contrast and variation in hue that emulate the Cuttlefish's chameleon like abilities.
Ellen turned to stone just a few years ago and her success is a testament to her dedication and talent. I met Ellen while taking a workshop with Collen Nyanhongo, a stone sculptor from Zimbabwe. Since then Ellen has been to the Marble Marble symposium numerous times and has been a participant at the prestigious show in Benson Sculpture Park since she first applied--which is a rare feat!
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Friday, February 25, 2011
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Sculptor Fritz White Dies After Long Illness
Loveland lost one of her great sculptors this week when Fritz White died after a long illness.
Like many artists who now live in Loveland, White moved here to be close to the art foundry that was essential to his creations.
Fritz White was one of the founding 5 members of the Sculpture in the Park event that happens each August in Benson Sculpture Park. This annual event started in 1985 with just 50 artists and is now the largest juried outdoor sculpture exhibition in the country and has sales of over $1 million.
I never had the honor of meeting the sculptor in person, but have seen works by this gifted artist around our city...one in particular cannot be missed as you drive north or south on US 287, "Winning the Iron Shirt" which depicts one Native American claiming the war shield from his defeated opponent.
One year when I exhibited at the rival/sister show (depending on who you talk to) Sculpture Invitational I was seated next to a fine sculptor who had studied with White. Greg Todd told me that Fritz made all the difference to him when he said (and I roughly paraphrase!) that art is all about the creating...selling anything is a bonus.
Fritz White left behind a wonderful legacy of art, a fabulous show, many friends and admirers. We can honor him best by creating our work and living our lives to the fullest as he did. As his wife, Ina, said, "Show your work and be proud...Just do it. That's his legacy. He just wanted everyone to just do it."
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Body Parts Driving Up the Highway
WOW! It is that time of year already!
I saw a trailer hauling sculpture up the highway the other day...an odd image of body parts tethered into a trailer. Hmmm...I think they were for the sculpture shows...but then again???
Anyway, I am excited to see so many great artists and fantastic creations. While I had intended to exhibit this year, it was not meant to be. The good news is that means I will be able to really see the show!
If you have never been, you MUST get to Loveland, Colorado this weekend!
For more information on Sculpture in the Park:
For more details about the Sculpture Invitational
Both happen this weekend, so if you are coming from out of town, grab a room for the night and plan on two full days.
You can also have a free tour of the Chapungu Sculpture Park on Friday night or Saturday morning!
I saw a trailer hauling sculpture up the highway the other day...an odd image of body parts tethered into a trailer. Hmmm...I think they were for the sculpture shows...but then again???
Anyway, I am excited to see so many great artists and fantastic creations. While I had intended to exhibit this year, it was not meant to be. The good news is that means I will be able to really see the show!
If you have never been, you MUST get to Loveland, Colorado this weekend!
For more information on Sculpture in the Park:
For more details about the Sculpture Invitational
Both happen this weekend, so if you are coming from out of town, grab a room for the night and plan on two full days.
You can also have a free tour of the Chapungu Sculpture Park on Friday night or Saturday morning!
Enjoy all the opportunities for meeting artists and seeing their work!ROY GUTHRIE will conduct special FREE tours in the Chapungu Sculpture Park on the following days:Chapungu Sculpture Park Address:The Promenade Shops at CenterraSky Pond DriveLoveland, Colorado 80538Tel: 970 461 8020FRIDAY 7th AUGUSTat 5:30 pm MEET IN NORTH END OF PARK at 5:15pmSATURDAY 8th AUGUST at 11:00am: MEET OUTSIDE PF CHANG AND BIAGGI RESTAURANTS at 10:45am.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Sculpture Goes Missing: Loveland Sculptor May Recreate Historic Work
Kirsten Kokkin is one of 5 artists selected as finalists in the Angel of Music competition. This competition is to be the artist selected to recreate a sculpture that was on the gravestie of American composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869). The sculpture went missing in the 1950s.
How does a sculpture go missing? I guess someone must have really liked it. The marble angel was almost 5 feet tall. Also taken was the 6-1/2 foot tall marble pedestal. This is no small feat! I mean, it is not like you can just put that in your pocket!
In preparation for the new work, the pedestal has already been restored and an anitque wrought iron fence has been installed, along with greenery.
The sculpture competition is being put forth by a 501c(3) organizaion the Green-Wood Historic Fund. This organization conserves and restores the Brooklyn NY, Green-Wood Cemetery's endangered monuments. The cemetery is listed as a National Historic Landmark, is 171 years old and is the final resting place of many historical figures including Leonard Bernstein, Horace Greeley, FAO Schowartz, Samuel Morse and Boss Tweed.
Kirsten Kokkin is one of our talented local sculptors...who like most us moved here from somewhere else.
One of the things I really appreciate (dare I say "love"?) about living in Loveland, Colorado is our art community. Not just the artists, but how the community as a group embraces the arts.
We have beautiful sculptures all around the city, wonderful galleries and a fantastic museum. Kokkin's work has created quite a local controversy in the past when she created an exquisite piece, The Triangle, that was in the classical tradition, including the figures being nude. The piece ended up being relocated and can be seen in the Benson Sculpture Park.
How does a sculpture go missing? I guess someone must have really liked it. The marble angel was almost 5 feet tall. Also taken was the 6-1/2 foot tall marble pedestal. This is no small feat! I mean, it is not like you can just put that in your pocket!
In preparation for the new work, the pedestal has already been restored and an anitque wrought iron fence has been installed, along with greenery.
The sculpture competition is being put forth by a 501c(3) organizaion the Green-Wood Historic Fund. This organization conserves and restores the Brooklyn NY, Green-Wood Cemetery's endangered monuments. The cemetery is listed as a National Historic Landmark, is 171 years old and is the final resting place of many historical figures including Leonard Bernstein, Horace Greeley, FAO Schowartz, Samuel Morse and Boss Tweed.
Kirsten Kokkin is one of our talented local sculptors...who like most us moved here from somewhere else.
One of the things I really appreciate (dare I say "love"?) about living in Loveland, Colorado is our art community. Not just the artists, but how the community as a group embraces the arts.
We have beautiful sculptures all around the city, wonderful galleries and a fantastic museum. Kokkin's work has created quite a local controversy in the past when she created an exquisite piece, The Triangle, that was in the classical tradition, including the figures being nude. The piece ended up being relocated and can be seen in the Benson Sculpture Park.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Benson Park Sculpture Garden Grows
Seven new sculptures have been donated to Loveland, Colorado's Benson Park Sculpture Garden.
Installation of the new works is scheduled to occure in June with a dedication planned at 10am on Saturday July 11.
With these 7 pieces, the Garden grows to 130 pieces.
The new works are "Big Wish" by Linda Prokop, "In the Wind" by Jay Eighmy, "For on Alert II" by David Turner, "Cirque II" by Jack Kreutzer, "Cardiac Relief" by Nicholas Moffett, "Requiem for a Fallen Tree" by Don Rambadt and "Duet" by Jeff Laing.
The first six sculptures are bronze. "Duet" is stainless steel.
The sculptures are paid for from proceeds from the Sculpture in the Park show which happens each August. This year the show is August 8-9th.
For more information about the sculpture show, the dedication ceremony, contact the High Plains Art Council. Their phone number is 970-663-2940. Or visit their website which has a great map of the park, the history of the show and lots, lots more!
Installation of the new works is scheduled to occure in June with a dedication planned at 10am on Saturday July 11.
With these 7 pieces, the Garden grows to 130 pieces.
The new works are "Big Wish" by Linda Prokop, "In the Wind" by Jay Eighmy, "For on Alert II" by David Turner, "Cirque II" by Jack Kreutzer, "Cardiac Relief" by Nicholas Moffett, "Requiem for a Fallen Tree" by Don Rambadt and "Duet" by Jeff Laing.
The first six sculptures are bronze. "Duet" is stainless steel.
The sculptures are paid for from proceeds from the Sculpture in the Park show which happens each August. This year the show is August 8-9th.
For more information about the sculpture show, the dedication ceremony, contact the High Plains Art Council. Their phone number is 970-663-2940. Or visit their website which has a great map of the park, the history of the show and lots, lots more!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
At Phipps Garden Center, a sculptor teaches working with marble ...
At Phipps Garden Center, a sculptor teaches working with marble ...
There are other places to learn to work with marble, but it is always good to learn of places that teach and encourage working with this beautiful stone.
One beautiful place to learn about carving Marble is in the town of Marble, here in Colorado. The Marble Marble Symposium takes place every summer in this small town not far from Aspen.
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There are other places to learn to work with marble, but it is always good to learn of places that teach and encourage working with this beautiful stone.
One beautiful place to learn about carving Marble is in the town of Marble, here in Colorado. The Marble Marble Symposium takes place every summer in this small town not far from Aspen.
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Sunday, September 7, 2008
Sculpture Tours to Put on Your Calendar
Here are two tours you will want to have on your calendar if you live in the Loveland, Colorado area:
1. Benson Sculpture Park Tour, Saturday, Sept. 20, 11am. The park is at the corner of Aspen Drive and Taft Ave, across from the high school. The tour will be conducted by George Walbye--one of the founding members of the Sculpture in the Park show. The group will meet at the Pavilion. There is now a bathroom at the park, which is a nice benefit.
2. Chapungu Sculpture Park Tour, Saturday, Sept. 20, 1:45pm. This park is near I-25 and Hwy 34 in the Promenade Shops at Centerra, the address is 5871 Sky Pond Dr. The tour will be led by Roy Guthrie who is the curator of the exhibition and also of the parent sculpture park in Zimbabwe. The tour will start in front of PF Chang restaurant. This is a beautiful park right at the edge of a big shopping center, with bathroom facilities as well as restaurants for after the tour.
For both tours be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes!
1. Benson Sculpture Park Tour, Saturday, Sept. 20, 11am. The park is at the corner of Aspen Drive and Taft Ave, across from the high school. The tour will be conducted by George Walbye--one of the founding members of the Sculpture in the Park show. The group will meet at the Pavilion. There is now a bathroom at the park, which is a nice benefit.
2. Chapungu Sculpture Park Tour, Saturday, Sept. 20, 1:45pm. This park is near I-25 and Hwy 34 in the Promenade Shops at Centerra, the address is 5871 Sky Pond Dr. The tour will be led by Roy Guthrie who is the curator of the exhibition and also of the parent sculpture park in Zimbabwe. The tour will start in front of PF Chang restaurant. This is a beautiful park right at the edge of a big shopping center, with bathroom facilities as well as restaurants for after the tour.
For both tours be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Sculpture In the Park Continues Through Today
Celebrating it's 25th year, The Loveland Sculpture in the Park show opened Friday night with the Patron's Party and to the public yesterday. Another fantastic show, this year blessed by cooler temperatures and some gentle breezes, the show continues today.
Sculpture in the Park started in 1984 and hosts almost 200 artists. Last year more than $1 million dollars in sculpture was sold at this show alone. A percentage of the sales is taken by the Loveland High Plains Arts Council which runs this show with the help of 500 (give or take) volunteers. The funds raised buy sculptures and make improvements to Benson Park Sculpture Garden.
Loveland is indeed fortunate to have enough caring volunteers to put on this show and the show across the way, the Sculpture Invitational. While the majority of the volunteers are put to work during and right before the show, volunteers are needed all year long to pull these shows off!
For more information about the show, click on the title and you will be taken to the Loveland High Plains Arts Council's website.
Sculpture in the Park started in 1984 and hosts almost 200 artists. Last year more than $1 million dollars in sculpture was sold at this show alone. A percentage of the sales is taken by the Loveland High Plains Arts Council which runs this show with the help of 500 (give or take) volunteers. The funds raised buy sculptures and make improvements to Benson Park Sculpture Garden.
Loveland is indeed fortunate to have enough caring volunteers to put on this show and the show across the way, the Sculpture Invitational. While the majority of the volunteers are put to work during and right before the show, volunteers are needed all year long to pull these shows off!
For more information about the show, click on the title and you will be taken to the Loveland High Plains Arts Council's website.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
25th Annual Sculpture in the Park
Sculpture in the Park is only a week away! I drove by the venue today and the workers are busily getting things prepared.
You don't want to miss this show!
Location: Benson Sculpture Garden
Dates & Times: Sat, Aug 9, 9:30am-6pm, $5
Sun, Aug 10, 9:30am-4pm, $5
Advice from a seasoned visitor: where plenty of sunscreen, drink lots of water, carry a fan! And talk to the sculptors and enjoy!
You don't want to miss this show!
Location: Benson Sculpture Garden
Dates & Times: Sat, Aug 9, 9:30am-6pm, $5
Sun, Aug 10, 9:30am-4pm, $5
Advice from a seasoned visitor: where plenty of sunscreen, drink lots of water, carry a fan! And talk to the sculptors and enjoy!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
A Walk in the Park
If you live in Loveland, Colorado or are planning a visit here, be sure to stop by Benson Sculpture Park--even if you've been there before! July 12 brought the dedication of seven new pieces to this fantastic park. Now the park has 123 sculptures on site.
The park is a beautiful place to take a walk. The sculptures are of a variety of media, styles and subject matter. There are pieces to appeal to everyone, regardless of age or taste. There are big turtles and other cool animals at easy reach to little hands. There is a sculpture designed to be sat in. There are modern pieces along side very traditional ones.
This is no stuffy museum. There are ponds and grasslands that frame and embrace the sculptures. A great place to take a stroll even if you are with someone who isn't an art lover! Kids can run around and do cartwheels while you chat and enjoy the art.
I found a cool interactive map so you can actually see the sculptures in the park:
http://www.sculptureinthepark.org/benson_park.html
Sorry I haven't figured out how make this a link, so you'll have to put it into your own URL, but it is pretty cool!
The park is a beautiful place to take a walk. The sculptures are of a variety of media, styles and subject matter. There are pieces to appeal to everyone, regardless of age or taste. There are big turtles and other cool animals at easy reach to little hands. There is a sculpture designed to be sat in. There are modern pieces along side very traditional ones.
This is no stuffy museum. There are ponds and grasslands that frame and embrace the sculptures. A great place to take a stroll even if you are with someone who isn't an art lover! Kids can run around and do cartwheels while you chat and enjoy the art.
I found a cool interactive map so you can actually see the sculptures in the park:
http://www.sculptureinthepark.org/benson_park.html
Sorry I haven't figured out how make this a link, so you'll have to put it into your own URL, but it is pretty cool!
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