Founder's Day

We arrived at Shawnigan Lake School to present the maquette (1/3 life size scale model) on October 23rd. It was the schools Founder's Day & Alumni Reunion. There were Alum there who had graduated as recently as 2000 all the way back to the 1940s.

Mardie Rees with sculpture!

C.W. Lonsdale & Dog - was presented to the Gold Club (Alum for 50 years or more). The class of 1960 had an induction ceremony and all members listened to my presentation on the sculpture.

The maquette was presented on a base to better depict how it will be installed in bronze.

SUSA Fund (Shawnigan USA) members and also Gold Club Members. From Left: Sharon Elmaleh,  Stuart Milbrad, Francois Elmaleh, Mardie Rees (sculptor), Katharine Burr, John Burr. Missing: Mary Milbrad and my husband, Jeremy Broderick

Many alum had a good look at the sculpture at the Alumni Banquet on Saturday night!

Banquet and Reunion drawing to an end Saturday night in Marion Hall

The maquette was crated back up for the return trip home by ferry from Vancouver Island, Canada. It survived the trip there and back without any large cracks!

Count Down

We are getting prepared to present the sculpture at Shawnigan Lake School this weekend for Founder's Day (Oct 23rd).

I've got 3 more days to finish last minute details.

Here is my husband, Jeremy, making some measurements. Because of the height limitations the maquette and gray base he built will have to be assembled on site.

Portrait still has a lot of work...but look at the dog! = )

After a little more work on the portrait.

Recent developments of the Dog

The armature has been fixed a few too many times! (maybe 4 or 5 times?)

He is finally coming into focus! It has been challenging sculpting a German Shepherd from the 1930s with a squared off back but with the common German Shepherd head as we know it.  Breeding has made the look of the dogs seen in the picture below nonexistent.

My inspiration! I am sculpting Pete who was Lonsdale's male dog in the 1930s