by Jenny Golding | Jan 14, 2018 | Art, Sculpture stories
From an elevated lookout we watched as the alpha female of the Lamar Canyon pack sat in a state of indignation. In the predawn hours she had killed an elk, by herself, on the shores of the Lamar River. This was not unusual for her to do – but moments after taking her...
by George Bumann | Oct 31, 2017 | Art, Sculpture stories
“Scarface” (aka #211) was one of the most accommodating, easy-going grizzly bears that has called Yellowstone home in recent times. I had watched him wander all the way across the Lamar Valley and pass right through the cars and people of the traffic jam stopped to...
by Jenny Golding | Oct 25, 2017 | Art, Sculpture stories
Living in close proximity to wild animals has given me the opportunity to get to know individuals, sometimes over the course of their entire lives. To me, a herd of bison grazing lazily in Lamar Valley becomes more than just a teeming mass of brown. Each one is...
by George Bumann | Sep 1, 2017 | Art, Nature, Sculpture stories
What are the qualities of a good mother? This is the story of the mountain lion sculpture inspired by a wild mother that made a lasting impression on me. It was deep winter when we heard the news: there’s a mountain lion in Lamar with two kittens, on a carcass....
by George Bumann | May 31, 2017 | Art, Sculpture stories
Not all sculpture ideas work out. The hard thing is, you never really know which sculptures will and which won’t pan out until they actually take form. At the moment, I am trying out a brand new idea for a sculpture inspired by the motherly heroics of one...
by George Bumann | Apr 8, 2017 | Art, Sculpture stories
This sculpture was nearly recycled on multiple occasions. “Moosely Affections” (Bronze; 52″L x 11.5″W x 20.5″H, Edition of 22) was taken in and out of storage several times over a period of 6 years between its start and its recent...
