Reflection, Bronze, 22” x 10" x 10", $3,900

Chapel

Chapel was born in 1948 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and raised in Grand Junction. He attended Mesa College on an art scholarship, then continued his education in metal smithing (specializing in jewelry) at Colorado State University. At the age of 22, he moved to Denver where his jewelry-making flourished, and Chapel's creations quickly grew into full-fledged sculptures. Through the support of a sponsor, he created a series of 40 cast bronze sculptures, which were exhibited in a one-man show at the Saks Gallery in Denver; the beginning of many successful shows in Chapel's career. With the desire to learn more about his craft, he took a slight tangent in his path and became Vice President of Quest Foundry, Inc. This three year immersion in the craft of sculpture, combined with over 35 realistic commissions, resulted in Chapel's distinctive style today. In December 1984, Chapel was invited to lecture on his sculpture and casting technique at universities in three different cities in the People's Republic of China. He has subsequently participated in several multi-city museum tours, sponsored by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, one of which went to Beijing, China.

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
THE NEST - Breckenridge, CO
ARRIVAL - Downtown Boulder Mall, Boulder, CO
BORNE ON THE WIND - Benson Park Sculpture Garden, Loveland, CO
HARVEST MOON - Downtown Boulder Mall, Boulder, sCO
CATHEDRAL SPRINGS - Cherry Creek, CO
TWIST OF FATE - Loveland Civic Center, Loveland, CO

PERMANENT MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum: HARVEST MOON, 1000 PAPER CRANES, FISH NET, & HARVEST MOON MAQUETTE 2001 “Serendipity ” Society of Animal Artists Annual Exhibit, West Valley Art Museum, Phoenix,
1997 - 1999 Loveland Academy of Fine Art, Loveland, CO
1996 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wassau, WI Loveland Academy of Fine Art, Loveland, CO

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
National Sculpture Society
National Sculpture Guild
Society of Animal Artists
Worldwide Nature Artists Group

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
H. K. Simon & Associates, Dallas, TX
Industrial Properties Corporation, Dallas, TX
Kubota Corporation, Japan
J. C. Nichols Co., Des Moines, IA
(WINDFALLS, fountain sculpture)
J. C. Nichols Co., Kansas City, MO
(WINDFALLS, fountain sculpture)

Transformation, 36" x 23" x 12" , concrete, steel & carved marble, $6,900

The representational part of Transformation is made of cast concrete, which Chapel modeled just like any other clay. It has a steel armature inside with coupling nuts welded to one edge for fastening to the stainless steel polished uprights. After curing, the concrete is dyed with 3 different concrete dyes, then sealed. In the middle is carved white marble, then the steel rectangle with its special patinas reflecting the turtles. Sliding over that is a stainless sleeve with sandblasted images of symbolic turtles and real ones, reflected from the concrete side.