Thursday, February 23, 2012

Phase one: The beginning of the monument...designing the armature construction


It took about  8 hours to draw this sketch. It isn't just a simple drawing. It  is the fundamental beginning of the monument. It is a construction sketch of the armature which is the support for the clay sculpturing.

The armature is made of re bar and metal pipe. I will weld it together in the foundry studio in a little building outside of my house in Tetonia Idaho.






Watch for phase two....The welding! Beginning this project is a worthy project because the end result will be known world wide. Dave is coming to life! I am happy to be finally begin this project!

2 comments:

  1. Talk to me Shawn.....what do you think , should Davey have a snake river mermaid. what??? some of his comrads with him. Indians, other mtn men?.....

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