Charles Vess has recently offered a fascinating account of the long process involved in creating his sculptural fountain, "A Midsummers Night Dream," with fellow artist David Spence. The post follows the construction of the fountain from the first sketches through the small-scale models in Sculpty to the final full-sized sculpt in clay, which was then cast in bronze. The central figure of Titania rises nearly 16 ft high in the center of the fountain, surrounded by Puck, fairies, foxes, and hares. The boulders that ring the fountain have been cast from actual full-sized boulders. (That's no small job either! I mean, how do you select just the right looking boulder?) The project is just a few months away from completion and I can't wait to see it finished! The fountain was commissioned by the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia.
I love Puck's face! How Puckish!
It reminds me of Puck from Neil Gaiman's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - and that was Charles Vess illustrating, wasn't it?
Posted by: Dante's Heart | March 10, 2008 at 01:34 PM
Masterful... classic.
Posted by: Tigana | March 25, 2008 at 05:39 PM