Sofia - Bronze miniature

Lisa Ober · 08-31-2005, 01:19 AM

It's like Heaven. It's just perfect. Perfect I tell you. I adore this.

Heidi Maiers · 08-31-2005, 07:32 PM

Thanks so much Claudmir and Molly, and I'm glad you found the demo enlightening.

Elizabeth - I am always just glad to be able to ship one off and not have to find room to store it in my studio.

Alexandra - I know what you mean. I feel the same way about painting and am really in awe of how all of you can breathe such life and beauty into spots of flat color.

Terri and Lisa, I appreciate your comments. If you want to see real perfection, just take a look at what's on your own canvases!

Claudemir Bonfim · 08-31-2005, 08:11 PM

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I'm glad you found the demo enlightening.

That's great, you should consider making your own video. You're so talented that it would sell like hot cakes.

Jimmie Arroyo · 09-06-2005, 10:31 PM

This is my first time seeing the finish, it's beautiful!!! The parents are going to enjoy this! Thanks for posting the progress.

Heidi Maiers · 09-08-2005, 11:25 AM

Thanks for the vote of confidence Claudemir. I've had a lot of requests for a video and may consider that avenue some day. For now, my instruction book has been selling pretty well from my website and other online outlets.

Thanks Jimmie. The bronze patina is always scary since it is being done by the foundry and I don't have much control over how it turns out. I am taking a Ron Young patina workshop here in Phoenix next month to learn how to professionally patina my own bronzes.
Sofia's father got the statue the other day and voluntarily included this testimonial in his letter:

"The sculpture arrived yesterday, and we are so pleased. It turned out beautifully, and is an amazing likeness of my daughter. Thank you so much for creating such beautiful artwork that I know we'll treasure for years. You're an amazing artist. Thanks again, Heidi for a job well done. The sculpture way exceeded my expectations, and I couldn't be happier."

It's responses like that that make all those tedious hours worth while.

I need to spend some time later catching up on the forum but things are getting pretty busy I'm happy to report. The father wants two more sculptures - one of his other daughter and the other of himself. Got confirmation and a large deposit last week to begin 5 hyper-realistic life size busts for a private collection. The man is so happy with the first one so far, he recommended me to a studio he has ties with and they may have me make 15 more life size sculpture busts that they will make into latex super realistic figures and placed around a public auditorium. That would certainly be good practice and keep me out of trouble for the next couple of years at least.

Molly Sherrick Phifer · 09-08-2005, 02:44 PM

Wow, Heidi!

All that work coming in is fantastic news. You are so deserving of it, too.

I certainly hope you'll continue to post your work here. I so admire it. It is truly inspiring!

Heidi Maiers · 09-15-2005, 04:41 PM

Thanks so much Molly!
These busts aren't exactly the type I envisioned making, but they are pretty fun.
I don't think I will be posting any of them on the forum because they are not traditional, but are FX portraits. I will post this example here of the first one I am working on - in progress is "Bela" as Dracula. I will mold it bald with no eyebrows and the FX studio will cast it in silicone, then add hair, paint, glass eyes, costume, etc. The type you see in the Tussaud museum. I can't wait to see it totally finished. What a kick.