"The Guardians - The Wary and The Fierce" dedication
Here is a picture of the wonderful people who commissioned this sculpture - David and Michelle Schooff. They are both ardent hockey fans and in particular big supporters of the Mankato State Mavericks Hockey Team. This photo was taken during the dedication of the two Mavericks sculptures on May 5th, 2021.
I made a little 'Silver Snout Award' for Michelle to celebrate their vision and ability to 'sniff out' an opportunity to do some good for their community. She also happened to give me a 'hard time' about wanting to fix and replace the various snouts I had made for the bulls (I did make 5 total for 2 bulls). I finally settled on the ones I liked best and thought that she might like one. Anyway, it was fun to make and it made her happy so that's worth something too, right?