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Monday, July 16, 2012

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      A few years ago our town's veteran's memorial had fallen into disrepair and was also so heavily vandalized that the city finally dismantled it.  Efforts were made to raise money for a new memorial but there wasn't enough cash raised to do anything of significance so the project kind of fizzled.  A friend and I finally went to the city and recommended painting a memorial; something we could do for a tiny fraction of the price of actual sculpture.  The city was very supportive of the idea and gave us this wall  on what was originally the National Guard Armory and is currently the city's rec. center at the center of town.
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      This is what we produced for them.  There were seven large "windows" in which we decided to paint a tromp-loei' sculpture of 1 soldier from each of the conflicts that our city had men involved in. We chose to paint the entire thing with automotive paint because of it's light fastness, or, ability to keep from fading in the sun, especially as it's on a south facing wall.  It took about a month and was a very rewarding experience.  We'd usually get started pretty early in the morning to stay ahead of the heat of the day, a time when many old veterans would be out for their morning walks.  Over the first few days they would walk by and look at what we were doing rather dubiously.  I think they were disappointed in the communities efforts to do anything real in memory of their sacrifice.  But as it began to take real shape they would stop and take a longer look, chat with other old soldiers about it, and as it began to reach its finished state they clearly became very pleased with the result and were very vocal with us about their great satisfaction with the project some of them even tearing up as they expressed their gratitude for the beautiful dedication.  It is one of the projects that has brought me the most satisfaction, though it was almost entirely donated, and something I think my dad, a vet himself, would have been immensely pleased with.
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Everything you see is painted.
WWII Soldier Detail
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Blackhawk War Militiaman.
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