I have been given the honour to sculpt a memorial for a dear friend named David Orcutt. He was born in 1923 and moved in the Slocan Valley in the early 70’s. He owned over 150 acres that have sheltered many of us over the years. It took me a while to get a sense of how to commemorate and remember him through an art piece. I decided to choose a stone from his property; it is granite, about 36″ tall by 30″wide. I have in mind a curtain opening the mountain scape, representing his love of puppetry, theatre and connection to the land. I will sandblast the lettering and the sun rays. I have this idea to incorporate a kaleidoscope where the sun sits on the memorial, representing a bit the way David saw the world. It is still in progress- I have to find or make a base and should get the sandblasting done at a master sculptor friend John McKinnon’s in Nelson.

I was a bit impulsive when I started and wasn’t wearing a dust mask…..bad idea, that gave me a sore throat for a couple of weeks. I will post some more when I place the memorial at his grave.
Here is the memorial finished

I finally did the kaleidoscope that will fit in the 1 1/2″ hole.. I took appart an old lense and was happy with the results until I noticed that I haven’t scealed the eye hole with clear glass.