Ms. Rosalie and Ms. Teresa from Stonewall Headstart School brought Ashley, Blake Carlos, Hunter, Jessie,Tommy, Kaylie, Madison, Olivia, Hollianna, Nathan and Evelynn on May 14th.
Cycladics: Then and Now, the major installation by Patrick Lysaght was installed Apr 17, 2007. Tad Perry Cranes from Kerrville hoisted each head to be lowered on the 30' steel pipes. The heads were five tons each when delivered to Lysaght's studio in Austin. The carving job was immense, including coring a center hole for the heads to slide onto the pipes. Coring required chipping the center stone by hand. Upon completion of carving the male head weighed 8700 pounds and the female 7800 pounds.
In November, 2006, Daniel Ashe of Plano, Texas visited the Sculpture Ranch. The Gathering by Marshall Cunningham, The Sky is Falling by Nic Noblique were still installed on the Sculpture Ranch at that time. Both were since sold and relocated. Ashe will be featured at ARTS Encounters in July, 2008 with some of the Sculpture Ranch photos and other images.
The Constant Battle by Marshall Cunningham is nearing completion. Installed by a crane, so Cunningham could view it upright for the first time, he will be finalizing the piece in November, 2007,
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Crews worked to install Galahad, the third longhorn sculpture by Bettye Hamblen Turner to its temporary installation at The Benini Sculpture Ranch. Its permanent site is under construction, so until the owners are ready in place him on their corporate site, he will be viewable at the ranch.