PETER W. MICHEL, Sculptor   ●  Sculpture in Celebration of Self, Relationship and Community

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The Thea Bowman House - Memorial Peace Garden PROGRESS PHOTOS - the painting is now complete (see below) (see completed work photos) The doves have been set on the wall adjacent to the totem (see below)                 A 12 foot tall painted aluminum sculpture - the Peace Garden Totem is now a part of the Thea Bowman Memorial Peace Garden which was dedicated on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 at the Thea Bowman House - 731 Lafayette Street in Utica, NY.

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Peace Garden Totem  The unpainted 12 foot high aluminum  Peace Garden Totem - unpainted top totem - ready for painting

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Detail at base ready for painting The Peace Garden Totem

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Getting in position for the pour Pouring the concrete for the base The sculpture base after the pour

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Getting ready to paint - masking for the first colors Painting in progress . . . . . Installation:  Jonathan Kirk with his truck & crane Mike Brennan Rigging the top piece Mackay Rippey

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.   .     The doves on the wall  (click image to enlarge)

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. The Thea Bowman House has received a grant to help facilitate the Peace Garden Totem Project:   This project is made possible with funds from the Art Creating Community Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Stanley Center for the Arts in Utica. . The painted wood tabletop version:  37" high x 11.6" x 10.5" (on right)

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© 2008 by Peter W. Michel                Posted 08-21-2009   updated  7-17-13

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Peter W. Michel, sculptor ● 185 Brookside Lane ● Fayetteville, NY 13066 ● 315-632-4780 ● peter@petermichel.com