Thursday, March 5, 2009

Hey, this comes to the middle of my sojourn to China to sculpt the remarkable commission. Its been a challenge so far and I have learned a lot about engineering and dealing with large weights. The People of China has been gracious and supportive. The Stonemasons have opened their Factory to me and its great working with these salt of the earth.

I come away with much respect. There is more to the project still to come. The trial mounting of the fish to the base with the steel rod in the center. The there is the long trip by boat to Long Beach, California. From there on to New York for it final Installation. All of you have been very supportive Thanks,

One Love,
Bernard

Last celebration of the Chinese New Year

Toasting with the Province manager

My China Studio

View of the work shop

The Fish get turned to its other side

The Fish gets Polished

Working on the Base

Practice for the Eyes of the Fish
The First Eye is done
Factory Manager Zou inspects

Stonemason's pose before hammer point of the 3nd tier
The Artist tackles the Orb atop the base
The base gets a smoothing over for the polisher




 

The Base is ready for the Fish