Bronze of beloved dog Tigo unveiled in owners' backyard ceremony

PleasantonWeekly.com : Bronze of beloved pooch unveiled in owners' backyard ceremony
This is a very nice article about Tigo and how much impact he had on those who knew him.

 These beautiful photos were provided by Marlene Rebello. Thank you!

Video of Unique Portrait Likeness

Capturing The Likeness In Custom Bronze Portrait Statues 

Very often I am asked how well I can capture the likeness in my custom made bronze portrait statues. I used to show photos, references and articles. We now have  a new video showing likenesses side by side and feedback from my clients. Picture worth a thousand words, a video-a few thousand..

For a free quote or information on how to order a custom portrait statue, call Young Fine Art Studio (801)359-2451 or email me.

Bronze Portrait of Tigo the Dog

TIGO, A VERY SPECIAL PORTUGUESE WATER DOG

As you probably noticed, I love dogs...Anything about dogs makes me happy: playing with them, taking them for a walk and, of course, sculpting their portraits.

This is one of my favorite statues-beautiful Portuguese Water Dog Tigo.

The most important and challenging part was depicting Tigo's intelligent eyes. But I did it!

My client was very pleased with the likeness. I got an e-mail from her saying:

"DEAREST LENA,

HE'S SO BEAUTIFUL!! THANK YOU FOR BRINGING OUR WONDERFUL BOY HOME..."

And yes, she wrote it all in caps. :)

I am so grateful to be able to create this special statue.

To see more examples of my dog statues at a glance visit :

Custom Bronze Dog Statues and Dog Portraits by Lena Toritch

How to order a custom bronze portrait statue of your dog:
Call Young Fine Art Studio (801)359-2451 or email me for a free quote. Visit my website for more examples of made to order bronze statues and bronze portraits 

Portrait Statue of Monty, the Therapy Dog

Portrait Sculpture of Monty

Finally, therapy dogs got recognition they deserve...This is a portrait statue of Monty, a therapy dog from Buffalo, NY. This dog new how to help sick people forget about their pain and fears, even just for a moment.

Monty visited patients at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo NY. Everybody knew and loved Monty, an English setter who looked like a little cuddly polar bear, with his long flocks of soft hair. Monty used to stand quietly, waiting for children and other patients to come closer and pet him. He instinctively knew that he must be very gentle and calm.

The bronze likeness of Monty will be installed in the park, close by Roswell Park Cancer Institute, symbolizing all therapy dogs, who serve and heal.

Below is a link to a news story about Monty statue, as it aired on Fox 13 News on January 28, 2012:

More images of bronze portrait statue of Monty the Therapy Dog on my new website :

http://lenatoritch.com/project/monty-the-therapy-dog/

My Dog Statues in the News

Are you ready for more dogs? I hope you are. My studio is a "Kennel of Clay", according to KSL TV Channel 5 journalist Jed Boal. :) Every one of these statues has a story to tell, but we decided to focus on just one of them, a story of Lampo, the traveling dog from Italy.

"Lampo" clay statue

Watch the news video as it was aired on January 20 2012 :

‘Kennel of clay' takes shape inside Salt Lake art studio | ksl.com

John Borbonus Bronze Military Portrait Statue

Custom Bronze Portrait of A Fallen Soldier 

This is the heroic statue we have been working on for the past several months. The bronze portrait likeness of American Hero SPC John G Borbonus was unveiled on August 6, 2011
Below is a news coverage of the dedication that aired on MSNBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.

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The following morning the same story was aired on TODAY Show.



Below is a link to our website showing more images of John Borbonus statue and other military bronzes along with a step by step process of custom bronze military statues creation:

Veterans Memorial Statues

Wild Cat Bronze Installed

The bronze Wild Cat mascot statue for SUNY Institute of Technology has been installed.
This powerful and majestic feline will be a "good luck charm" and a recognizable symbol at the campus.


The Cat is mounted on a natural rock and will have great views from every angle. The cat is quite large and definitely has intimidating presence to him... Watch out! The claws are long..



It was so much fun working on this statue. I always loved sculpting animals and this statue let me get in touch with my wild side :)

P.S. Oh, by the way, these photos are courtesy of SUNY IT in Utica , NY...Thank you!