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created my first bronze sculpture, then brought him joy, but he can finally say
went on to sculpt elk, mule deer, white he is a professional artist in the fullest
tail, grizzly, and more.” At that time, sense. His humility belies the reality
Lubbock had a full-service foundry that Jim Eppler’s passion and endurance
called House Bronze. “My friend Roger are worth emulating—whatever the
Holmes taught me how to make an endeavor.
armature (an open framework on which
a sculpture is molded with clay), weld it Jim’s advice to aspiring artists, no matter
together, and finish with a patina. their age, is: “Find someone whose work
speaks to you who is doing workshops.
“That moose got my foot in the door. In my experience, a three-day workshop
"Meadowlark"
A little later, I sculpted a raven. I don’t is more helpful than a year at school.
know why, but they started selling really There are no guarantees of financial
The truth is, I enjoyed it so much I was well, and my career took off.” success, but, if you enjoy doing it, it
willing to live sparsely. There was a will be worth the effort. Just stick with
stretch in the mid-70s where I lived in a Jim continues to recreate, mostly in it because enjoying life is both the goal
little house that rented for $35 a month. 3D. His most recent installation is a and the reward.”
magnificent (1 1/2X life-size) bronze of

“Sometime in the 90s, Garland Weeks two mule deer at the National Museum
told me about a Bob Kuhn workshop in of Wildlife in Jackson Hole WY. “It was
Colorado (one of only three he ever did.) also a real honor to have a group of my
He was my favorite wildlife painter. raven sculptures installed at the Benson
Around that same time, I decided I'd Sculpture Garden in Loveland CO.”
like to give bronze sculpture a try.” The talented artist has been successful
When Jim visited the Tetons, he saw his whole life because art has always
a moose up close. “I came home and "Evergreen Harem"

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