Claude; 8"X3", by Phillip Dutcher
Dodeca-Con had it’s debut last weekend in Columbia, MO, and thanks to Randy Taylor and crew, it was a rousing success! It was my first convention as an exhibitor and it was somewhat fitting that it took place in Columbia, the town of my childhood, the town where I first became aware that there were stores entirely devoted to comic books (Rock Bottom Books n’ Comics).
When I wasn’t busy harrassing passers by with Camden Bottoms freebies, I was chatting with other exhibitors such as Jai Nitz, comics writer extraordinaire (Heaven’s Devils, and his own Paper Museum) and Dirk Burhans creator of Epiffany Jones a brand new -gasp- daily (see the link to the right). I also met a talented sculptor named Phillip Dutcher from around the Lake of the Ozarks -I think-. Phill approached me late Saturday for a sketch of Claude which I did as best I could considering all I had with me were soulless, crappy Microns. Sunday morning Phill walks up to me with a bust of Claude he threw together from the sketch. Needless to say, that made my weekend and maybe my Summer! If anyone is in need of a good sculptor, contact me and I can forward Phill’s email address to you.
Next stop: Spectrum Fantastic Art Live in Kansas City MO, May 18-20, see you there!
Thanks for the larger picture! What are the dimensions? Perhaps you should add the artist and dimensions to the caption? Perhaps I should just mind my own business?
Good idea- I think I’ll do that- please don’t mind your own business ….SQ
Wow, that is great! I cannot imagine how thrilled you must have been. What a wonderful gift. I wish I had known about that event. My wife and I were driving through Columbia that weekend on the way back to Blue Springs from our anniversary trip to Hermann. Would have definitely stopped. And then would have seen you two weeks in a row. Lucky you that you dodged that bullet.
Phill was actually at Spectrum last weekend, drooling over the other various sculptors- he’s a great guy. My son will tell you that the best thing about DodecaCon was the large amounts of cheaply priced Silver Age comics they had for sale …. if that didn’t break me, Spectrum did! SQ
Wow. At first I thought that was made with 3d Max or some other program.
But that is actually very brilliant. I have no idea how a sculptor does what he does. Sharing your talent is really what art is about.