More reworking....

Speaking of redoing things...
This piece 'Train' was completed way back in 2012 and won Best of Sculpture Overall for the Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk. It beat out over 40 other works both in bronze and other materials and even got purchased by a collector and displayed in an business park not far from the beautiful falls. Anway, the piece finally gave up the ghost about two years ago and the client commissioned a repair. Since the piece had been outside for 12 years, the locomotive part of the piece (the trestle base is still in good shape) I made an entirely new locomotive and coal car out of stainless steel that should last for a very long time depending upon upkeep. So, I have this great copper and wood loco so I'm updating it with a few more colors and features and plan to exhibit it this spring during Art A Whirl. It's actually quite a ways along than these two photos show so stay tuned...