Posts Tagged ‘Statue’
Grandma Gatewood Statue Project | Studying Grandma Gatewood’s Clothes And A Sitting
Sculptor Bridgette Mongeon is collecting period clothing and absorbing everything she can about Grandma Gatewood’s clothes and the Appalachian Trail for the Statue Project. Many Women from her Houston Women’s Hiking Group have been helping her to work through a pose, collect period gear, and finally put a pose together for a client to approve through a…
Read MoreGrandma Gatewood Statue Project | Searching For Clothes For Grandma Gatewood Statue
It may appear quiet in the studio, but it does not mean we are not busy with the Grandma Gatewood Statue Project. Trying to find vintage clothes, i.e., pants, shirt, and shoes, in the model’s size, has been a big undertaking, and slowing our progress to a crawl. I’ll also be looking at glasses. Her…
Read MoreGrandma Gatewood Statue Project | Trail Days
May 19, 2023- May 21, 2023, was Appalachian Trail Days In Damascus, VA. You may have seen Paul Maxwell there talking about the Grandma Gatewood Statue project if you went. You can’t miss him with the
Read MoreGrandma Gatewood Statue Project | How Do You Start a Sculpture Of A Person You Have Never Met?
From Bridgette Mongeon’s StudioThe most important thing is getting to know my subject through those who knew and loved her. I’m having regular conversations with Grandma Gatewood’s granddaughter and, of course, immersing myself in everything Grandma Gatewood. I would like to video conference with other women who have studied her. Women like Dixie – Wanderlust,…
Read MoreGrandma Gatewood Statue Project | Announcing The Sculptor — Bridgette Mongeon
Paul Maxwell announces the sculptor of the Grandma Gatewood tribute statue—Bridgette Mongeon. For several reasons, we chose Sculptor Bridgette Mongeon as the official sculptor of the Grandma Gatewood Sculpture. First, her work is amazing. She is known for sculpting such celebrities as B.B. King, Willie Nelson, and Bill Monroe. Her monumental sculpture of Alice in…
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