Just getting the back and head worked out.

He's almost done!

JJust finished up the rhino. It was a great project and it's nice to see how it all came together.

The final steps in getting the rhino done was to turn the rhino upside down and weld all the belly seems. It was rolled over by lifting it up with a cable from the beam across the ceiling of the studio. After it was welded the belly was gently sanded down and polished to a smooth satin finish.

After the belly was done I rolled him back onto his feet and completed the rest of the sanding and polishing. This step was a four day process.

I then brought him outside and lightly went over the entire thing with a sand blaster using walnut shells as a medium. This brought the entire piece to a soft satin finish.

The client stopped over for the final review. I decided to send him into the studio on his own first and assured him I would join him in a minute or two. After ten minutes or so he came walking out of my studio to find me with a tear in his eye. It was the first time that I'm aware of that someone was moved to tears when being in the presence of my work. I was really touched.

Thank you so much for your interest in this project.