Almost done!
A few last visits from the outside world before we go into our marathon sculpting week!
Above is granddaughter Emi being allowed the rare privilege of sitting on the clay sculpture. I usually indulge in this guilty pleasure myself. . .but I was just too tired out when my opportunity arrived!
Here is our dear friend Dr. Deb Logerquist DVM. She may very well be the biggest fan of all things Secretariat that anyone has ever seen! She offered her veterinary expertise on several anatomical issues. She also brought her amazing collection of Secretariat photos, many of which we had never seen.
This gent is my husband Jim Ferrell being assisted by my parents in posing as Eddie Sweat for reference photos of clothing. Capturing the subtle drape and fold of fabric can be very difficult in clay.
Speaking of Eddie Sweat. . . here are a couple of close-ups of his finished face. Isn't he wonderful?
Even though the clock was ticking on getting things finished, there were MANY big changes being made. Here Ron Turcotte gets some rather drastic plastic surgery. Ouch!
In carpentry. . .measure twice, cut once.
In enlarging sculpture. . .measure a hundred times, sculpt for hours, measure a hundred times more, change what you just spent the last several hours sculpting.
Properly shod in Secretariat's size racing plate.
My sister Sheri gets in on the action. She has a clothing and textile degree so she got roped into sculpting some on the clothes. Apparently, she explained, it isn't the same as sewing clothes. She was game for anything though. Ha!
Sculpting bridles, various straps, buckles, and keepers is REALLY tedious. *sigh*
Sheri gives Turcotte the finger. hehe Actually, a fair portion of the final smoothing was done with our well worn finger tips.
I didn't bother retouching my glowing red eye in this photo because it probably actually looked that way. Many 20, 30, and 40 hour stretches were spent frantically sculpting away trying to finish before the mold makers arrived from the Arizona foundry.
Ed Bogucki is my hero. Not just because he is my Father but because he has a passion and dedication to his work that is truly astonishing. In those last 7 days he slept for less than 20 hours. I don't know how he did it. I don't know what kept him going and in good spirits. If I could find even a portion of that for myself in my own work, I would be truly blessed. I am honored to have been included in this odyssey.
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