Basing Ideas

FROM GEORGE PRATTA few simple tips. Choosing a proper base for your sculpture is a bit like choosing accents for the furniture in a room. Few people have a problem […]
I Wish I Had Done That…

Lauding a sculpture by Arliss Newcomb I’ve said it before in these pages—there have been many sculptures produced by myfriends/colleagues in NWSSA whence I could justly apply the title line […]
I Wish I Had Done That

George Pratt Pats Michael Binkley On The Back . . . There have been many sculptures produced by my friends/colleagues in NWSSA whence I could happily apply the title line, […]
A Frog is born.. obstetrics by George Pratt

George, they said, we need a granite frog for Haller Park. Frog? Hmmmm. Yeah, I guess that’s my thing, I said. So it was that for three of the harshest […]
A Sculptor’s China Odyssey – Jan/Feb 2008

To guide sculptors who would wish to have work executed in China, here is an outline of a current project, the problems with local production, the Chinese option and the […]
Emperor’s Sunrise Goes to the Olympics – July/Aug 2008

Here’s a preview of my jade piece, Emperor’s Sunrise, having just been installed at the BC/Canada Olympics Pavilion on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The stunning cedar works are only a small […]
 
				