Telling the story

We love to tell stories visually. This little piece is a complete story in itself. Those who know a little Canadian history and are good at solving puzzles should be able to figure out the name of the ship. Clues abound for those who look closely.

The name of the boat is the BEAVER. This is given away by the beaver swimming down to the wreck.  The Beaver was the first steamship to operate in the Pacific Northwest of North America. She served off the coast from 1836 until 1888 when she was wrecked by an inebriated crew who ran her aground on rocks at Prospect Point. The gaping hole in the side of the shop and the rocks on which the ship leans give more clues. Adjacent to the bow of the ship, partially buried in the silty bottom are two empty bottles with the label XXX, telling that part of the sad tale. The model is based on a historical photo.

Layering on the detail

Sculpting a model is a lot of fun! Today was a busy one but I managed two sessions to work on the sunken ship model. Angie mixed epoxy for me as I did my best to use it as quickly as it came off the mixing table. She's fast! Angie also sculpted the small crab perched on the rock beside the ship. The study model is to be used to garner financial support for the project. Detail is important but more critical is the need to capture the feeling of the final project and the story we are telling. In my two, hour long sculpting sessions I managed more than half of the sculpt. Tomorrow's effort should have it ready for paint.

Workshop video

We sure enjoyed last week's Sculpture Magic Workshop and received back a great many favourable comments from our guests. During the workshop we had our friends from Inmist film the event so they could produce a short video to promote future workshops. Today that video was released. Thanks to everyone who attended the workshop and also the great crew at Inmist for capturing the magic of those days!

Uploaded by Imagination Corporation on 2015-10-10.