Feeling like an Elf

I think my co-workers will agree.  We feel like elves. We have spent the last week at Statue.com really kicking into high gear to make sure all the boys and girls, grown-up and small, received their packages under the tree. 

In the office we’ve been busy as elves taking orders, helping phone customers decide on gifts, processing orders, & emailing out tracking numbers. 

In the shop we’ve been casting statues, applying finishes, waxing and hand-buffing , packing and shipping out the door just as fast as we can! 

I think we’re worn out!

We hope you enjoy your statues, and want you to know that we are really glad that you have chosen to do business with us  this holiday season! We appreciated working together with you.  Have  a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah or blessed Holiday event, however you celebrate.

Come back and see us!

Andrew, Gloria, Donna, Bob, Lydia, Carol, Anne, Josh    

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(ps.  if you’re a real elf, please don’t be mad about the gnomes.  We just sell so many cool ones  here at Statue.com!)

 

What a long strange trip it’s been…..

Statue.com is glad to introduce artist Number 2  in our  Music Legends statue collection!  “Come and join the party ever day,” sang Jerry Garcia and his band in the first original song on their first album.

Born in San Francisco on August 1, 1942, he joined with Ron “Pigpen” KcKeman in the early sixties playing a folk bluegrass style of music and forming the “Grateful Dead” band in 1965.

Over the next three decades, the Dead would extend its repertoire to include many different musical idioms, and would bring its wild show and entourage to cities across America and Europe, but throughout it all, the band’s music would remain rooted in what was eventually called the “San Francisco Sound”.

The Dead carried the spirit of the Sixties counterculture through three decades of touring and a dozen more studio and live albums.  The “hippies” lived on in the form of Deadheads.

Another lasting legacy of the Dead was its influence on a new generation of jam bands which adopted improvisation as the basis for their music.  The Dead’s music endures because it is so unique. No other band brought together jazz-inspired improvisation and all of rock’s root idioms – country, blues, folk, R&B – into a live performance art with such wide and sustained appeal.

Jerry passed away on August 9, 1995.  What a long strange trip it’s been…..

 

“One World ~ One Love”

What makes a Music Legend?

Limited Edition Bob Marley Bust

At Statue.com we are interested in seizing the opportunity  that our history, experience, and artistic potential afford,  to create new statuary products for our global customers.    We are excited to introduce the first statue in our new collection of Music Legends!

As possibly  the first third world musician to break on to a global, world-wide music scene, we are proud to offer this limited edition bust of Bob Nesta Marley as the  first piece in a groundbreaking collection.   Cast solid in a heavy composite of hydrostone and polymers, this unique art piece is hand-finished in a rich bronzed patina.

As the artist of this piece, and a huge Bob Marley fan, I am happy to share a few pictures of the process from the gathering of images for proportional reference, preliminary clay work up, and sculpting to the final cast product. 

 I listened to my share of Bob Marley music along the way, and watched Youtube videos to try and catch his character.

The mood that I have sought  to portray in this sculpture  is “One World ~ One Love,”  the very essence of Bob Marley’s message for me.

This limited edition sculpture will arrive in a specialized box with a Certificate of Authenticity signed and numbered by the artist.  Be one of the first to own,  or give a statue of,  not only one of the  foremost music legends of our time, but also a beloved champion of social justice for all peoples.

~Lydia Shalanko

 

Presidential Busts

It is with Hope we look to the upcoming Presidential Elections.  After all, what is each new presidential term but a golden  opportunity to try something new!

Franklin D. Roosevelt

 ”It is common sense to take a method and try it.  If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”  ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

At Statue.com, a small, family-run American business we’ve thought alot about the upcoming elections, and the difficult times that we are all facing with the economic upheavals.  We’d like to help make your dollars go further as you look to the upcoming holiday seasons.

 May I suggest that a wonderful gift to give a friend or loved one may be found in our section on Busts of Famous Americans and Presidents.

A portrait of an american hero is something that will never go out of style, and can be passed on down through generations in your family. 

We offer these busts in a wide range of prices so that even for as little as $25 you can purchase a well crafted statue.

Thomas Jefferson

  

 

So here’s to a New Chapter in our American History. Get out and Vote!

“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.”~ George Washington.

George Washington

 

Rain Chains

Heard, not seen,

the camellia poured rainwater

when it leaned

 Photo used with permission by www.soulofthegarden.com

The Rain chain (just like the haiku above by Basho), is just one more ingenious Japanese invention.

As an aesthetically pleasing alternative to the very necessary rainspout, it directs water away from walls and foundations.

My number one gift suggestion for the upcoming holiday season is this unique garden element!

 It’s a  quality product you can feel good about giving. Created in copper for durability, and in so many wonderful designs, you can purchase them now at a 20% discount until Christmas.  

 

Mention promotional code BAN08   in customer comments  when ordering online, or simply call us at 1 (877) 675-2634.

 

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Teachers Plant Seeds that Grow Forever

    

As I look ahead to the new school year for my children, one a college student turning 21 in two weeks (heaven help me, not a child any longer), and the other entering 10th grade, I’m thinking   too about their teachers.

I wondered, what products do we offer here at Statue.com that express appreciation for this difficult, absolutely critical job?  When it comes time to remember a special teacher that has become important  to your child, 12 or 21, here are a couple of great gift ideas that caught my fancy. 

Stepping stones say a lot both visually and metaphorically. As we step into a new school year,  in essence we  are telling our children: “Take this next path”.  “Try on these new ideas and experiences”, encourages the teacher.  The visual designs of the stepping stones we offer is very broad.  Perhaps you feel the intended recipient would prefer a modern, clean-lined look, then I encourage you to consider the interesting stones in the Frank Lloyd Wright collection below.

  

Larkin Stepstone or Plaque

Millard Stepstone

 

Nathan Moore Stepstone

 

 In a completely different mood, are whimsical fairytale designs that I’m imagining a literature teacher would absolutely fall in love with.  I’m pretty good at using my own imagination! 
 

Rose Fairy Stepping Stone

Silverbirch Fairy Stepping Stone

Possum Stepping Stone

  

 

 

 

 

 Our website is so full of fun ideas that I hate to leave it at that!  So much information!  So little time.  Got to go ~ there's something else I'm dying to study up on!

 

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