1929 Seagrave Fire Engine, the build and the finished product

I was recently asked to come up with a sculpture for a retiring firefighter. The piece is based on a 1929 Seagrave. I visited the Firehouse Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to get some pictures of the truck, which they have on display. It's a pretty interesting place, I definitely would suggest checking it out if you get the chance!


Here is a slideshow of the sculpture's progress



And here are a couple pics of it completed:

The family Christmas gift post.

The last couple of years, rather than fight the crowds, I've made Christmas presents. This year was no exception, and after the rush of commissioned gifts this year, I set aside a couple of days last week to get my personal gifts done. Many thanks to my wife Darla for her help with ideas!

I come from a large family, so we draw names for gifts. This year I got my brother Seth's name. He's an extremely talented artist, and one of his recurring characters is a killer rabbit.

Check out this vid for an example of his work:


So I did this metal version of his rabbit. It's actually about 20" tall, and it has a hook on the back to hang on a wall.



My wife drew my younger brother Travis, so I made this Tattooed Metal old english D belt buckle for him:



For my mom and Darla's mom, Darla suggested some type of pendant, maybe a heart. So I came up with this simple design:



And then for my sister Amie and brother in law Kris, we came up with the idea of a "stick figure" family made from nuts and bolts...complete with Dakota the mutt!