by Jenny Golding | Oct 25, 2017 | Art, Sculpture stories
Living in close proximity to wild animals has given me the opportunity to get to know individuals, sometimes over the course of their entire lives. To me, a herd of bison grazing lazily in Lamar Valley becomes more than just a teeming mass of brown. Each one is...
by George Bumann | Sep 1, 2017 | Art, Nature, Sculpture stories
What are the qualities of a good mother? This is the story of the mountain lion sculpture inspired by a wild mother that made a lasting impression on me. It was deep winter when we heard the news: there’s a mountain lion in Lamar with two kittens, on a carcass....
by Jenny Golding | Aug 10, 2017 | Art, Nature, Videos, Yellowstone Life
Watch a short video of George sketching bison from life in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park. Follow Us: Facebook Instagram Vimeo YouTube Pinterest ©George Bumann & Jenny Golding Privacy Policy Contact...
by George Bumann | May 31, 2017 | Art, Sculpture stories
Not all sculpture ideas work out. The hard thing is, you never really know which sculptures will and which won’t pan out until they actually take form. At the moment, I am trying out a brand new idea for a sculpture inspired by the motherly heroics of one...
by George Bumann | Apr 8, 2017 | Art, Sculpture stories
This sculpture was nearly recycled on multiple occasions. “Moosely Affections” (Bronze; 52″L x 11.5″W x 20.5″H, Edition of 22) was taken in and out of storage several times over a period of 6 years between its start and its recent...
by George Bumann | Apr 4, 2017 | Art, Nature, Yellowstone Life
It was just me and the carrion beetles for several hours under the unseasonably warm sun of April. As I got burned by the rays, the beetles dove deeper into the subject of our mutual interest—a dead raven. It is so seldom that we see dead ravens and the opportunity to...