Welcome to our continuing display of Glenn's work. This page is a "potpourri" of a semi-random collection of figures.

 

We'll start with "Gertie & George" the bowling pair. They are carved from cottonwood and are life-size. Their faces and hands are the natural color of the wood (with sealer) - there's no paint on the skintones.

I don't know what inspired Glenn to create this particular middle-aged pair, but Glenn knew that he wanted Gertie to be "well padded". He always laughs when he talks about her, because he had trouble finding a model for Gertie - knowing that if he went about asking for "a middle-aged, fat woman" that potential volunteers would be discouraged to claim that body-type. I don't know what he did ultimately do for a model. They do make a "striking pair" (think about that for a moment), though I suspect that their averages are still at "0" - since I've never seen them roll the ball.

 

Gertie also presented a challenge in construction in order to get her to balance without falling over with her particular "weight distribution". Note that she is free-standing.

I really love this view of Glenn creating an eagle from a walnut log. I believe that the finished piece now graces Glenn's living room, but I don't have a photo of it "done". Perhaps he'll fill in a bit more.

 

It appears that we have two different models of the avatrix Amelia Earhart. I assumed that they were the same piece until I got the photos next to each other. I'll see if I can get more of the story.

Meanwhile, notice the other pieces behind Amelia on the left - the hand, American Indian woman with papoose, and generic "standing man".

Our final stop on this page is "Calamity Jane" on her horse "Tornado".

On the left, you see Jane in her "skeleton" stage - showing the steel bar supports and 1/4" hail screen - before her concrete skin was applied and painted. You see her on the right as she now resides in Kansas. In the background, you can see a bear and another of Glenn's figures. It must be tough to stay "in the saddle" during a maneuver like this - particularly when there isn't any saddle.

Tornado has some serious underlying support for him to be able to stand up like this. As with many of Glenns' larger figures, there is a 2-foot deep pit below "Tornado's" back feet, which is filled with cement, and into which are embedded a couple of metal rods. A "plate" on which the hooves rest is set in the top of the concrete "pit", and bolts come up through that plate. Nuts are screwed down onto those bolts from above, keeping it all solid.

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