.....Perkin's Foundry ... 08292010.....

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.....Perkin's Foundry ... August 29 2010.....

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....Rode the machine up to visit with my friend Jonas at his personal foundry.

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....Just off GrapeTown Road near the Alamo Springs Cafe.
..........had lunch at the cafe later in the day.
..................(that will be another posting later).
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....Jonas has been sculpting here in Texas for the last 30 some odd years.
...........extreme talent, not to be denied.....
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....quite a long resume, 
..............a few works that have been commisioned listed here briefly.
.......................Ronald Reagan bust 
............................Martin Luther King bust
............................Spur David Robinson larger than life statue 
............................John Wayne bust 
............................Jose Antonio Navarro larger than life statue 
............................Bill Clinton 

............................George W. Bush     
............................Korean War Memorial    
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....etc etc etc.......
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..............below. detail from the image above.....

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....CLICK any picture for a larger view....

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............................below. Jonas with Mrs. Scripps........ 

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..............below. Jonas with the Robinsons, John Wayne and MLK........

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....................below. Jonas is rebuilding his residence........

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...........below. Jonas is also building an underground garden
..for future use as a gallery of his work........

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....Entrance will be here............

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