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Elisabet Ney
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2017-05-23 at 11:08 AM UTC
Franzisca Bernadina Wilhelmina Elisabeth Ney (26 January 1833, Münster — 29 June 1907, Austin, Texas) was a celebrated German-born sculptor who spent the first half of her life and career in Europe, producing portraits of famous leaders such as Otto von Bismarck, Giuseppe Garibaldi and King George V of Hanover. At age 39, she immigrated to Texas with her husband Edmund Montgomery and became a pioneer in the development of art there. Among her most famous works during her Texas period were life-size marble figures of Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin. A large group of her works are housed in the Elisabet Ney Museum, located in the artist's home and studio in Austin. Other works can be found in the Texas State Capitol, the US Capitol, and the -
2017-05-23 at 11:15 AM UTCI, uh, Ok?
Sculpting is pretty cool, I wanted to try my hand at lost wax casting sometime now that I have the space.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2017-05-23 at 11:21 AM UTC
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2017-05-23 at 11:25 AM UTC^My dad was into that shit. He made a lot of jedielry and shit. I helped a bit and learned a lot from his gemology hobby during his life. It wasn't my thing- I prefer ceramics more (but hey-you can fire sapphires and rubies(same thing really) and diamonds, just be careful of selecting stones with inclusions or you could have them crack/blow up on you while they're cookin' in the kiln) so I always wanted to incorporate that into my works one day.