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Major. There has been a vast amount
of physical labor involved in getting these wolves from an idea to a
reality. With out Derek’s assistance we may never have been able to keep our
schedule. Once he learned the process of using the massive mold, pouring and
firing he began helping and doing a lot of the work by himself.
Derek doesn’t remember a time that
he didn’t draw. He has been winning awards in art since the first grade.
Recently Derek discovered that he also loves sharing his talents and skills
with others through teaching children’s art in Brookhaven and adult ceramics
in McComb.
You could say that the influence for
the ’57 Chevy design came from Derek’s parents, Cynthia & Tommy
(T-Tommy) Smith. They love antique
cars as a hobby and have taken Derek to almost every show. The ’57 Chevy
Belair has always been one of his favorites so when he was asked to submit a
“different” type of design he knew just what to do. Figuring out just
exactly how to put Chevy fins on a wolf proved quite a challenge
The fins are sculpted of plaster and
attached with bondo (an automotive body filler). Once attached the form was
smoothed and painted with a metallic blue enamel and pen-stripped with gold
enamel. The finished form was coated with clear glossy polyurethane. |
