Here you can see the twist in the sculpture.
This is the angle at which she will seen when placed at Cave Hill Cemetery. She will stand on a 4 foot tall plinth.
My favorite view of the sculpture.
A detail of the sculpture. I will begin work on the second sculpture shortly.
There is land for sale directly across the road from our studio. Though not over 6,000 acres, just 115. The rest of the land is in various parcels throughout Meade and Breckinridge County. Just thought it was kind of interesting, you don't often see over 6,000 acres of land for sale.....
The outside of Beauregards which used to be a fish market.
Don is lifting the dog onto the Penske Truck using the lift gate. The woman is already loaded in the far end of the truck.
A pallet jack (which was loaned to us by Frankie and Leon Vessels of Vessels trucking - thanks guys!) is essential to moving the sculptures around safely inside the truck. The woman is strapped on either side of the truck to prevent her from falling.
After the bronze is loaded, the limestone bases are lifted into the truck using our 2 ton truck and knuckleboom crane. They are placed on pallets and positioned in the truck using the pallet jack.
The next morning we met the crew of MJ Womack and Rickie Vidrine of WHL Architecture. In most installations we use a crane, but we had to use a skytrack (a type of forklift), as the area where the sculptures are to be installed is covered. The stones are the first to be unloaded. Each has holes drilled in it, on top for stainless steel pins to attach the bronze to the stone and on the bottom to attach the stone to the concrete. Stainless steel is essential as mild steel will rust and cause problems later.
After moving the stone closer to the site (the covered area to the left) it's set up in a vertical position. 
At this point there really wasn't enough headroom to get the stone in. But after studying the problem a bit, they figured it out by repositioning the rigging and the boom so it could get in under the roof.
Don drills a hole for the stainless steel pin that will hold the pedestal for the woman to sit upon. "Flash" holds a square so that Don can keep his drill bit straight up.
Here you can see how the stone (this is the cat's pedestal) is rigged in a higher position from the earlier picture so that it could be moved into place. The stone will be placed on the plywood next
Don has mixed epoxy and is guiding the stone into place. The boards will help in removing the slings.
Reminiscent of the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima. The Skytrack is getting into it too.
As we are right next to the veterinary hospital, people and their animals are coming and going all the time. While Don was putting the cat in place, someone came out of the hospital with a kitten that was mewing, really a good sound effect for what was going on.
The woman is unloaded, cloth is placed between the straps and her to help protect the patina.
The tubing that runs through the stone pedestal is connected to the tubing that is inside the sculpture.
A group picture of the guys who installed the sculpture "Connections". Most are employed by M.J. Womack Inc., except where noted. They are - Carl Lacombe, Martin Courville (of J&J Mechanical, Eddie Reynolds, RoyKnighten, John Browder, Elliot Hardin and Carl Lemoine. A very knowledgeable, professional group - couldn't have done it without them. Don Lawler (all the way to the right) did his bit too.
The sculpture needs to be finished off with brick. It will be the same brick as the floor of the pavilion. When the fountain is working, water will spill from her left hand into her right and then fall into the pool below.
A side view of the sculpture...
Here is the cougar when it was still at the studio...
Bramer Crane Service moved the cougar, first loading it onto a flatbed truck from Penske Truck Rentals. The crane is preparing to lift the cougar while Don sets the rigging.
This is a choker hitch, where each strap is wrapped around the sculpture.
The cougar is lifted up.
The cougar is strapped onto the truck and departs Yew Dell Gardens for it's new home near Lagrange, KY.
Here is where the Cougar is now residing 
The crane moves into position and Don backs the truck so that he can get along side it.
The cougar is rigged up again for it's final move to a 24 inch deep footer. The footer will keep the sculpture from leaning.
In this photo you can see softeners that are placed between the straps and the stone. This helps protect the strap from edges on the stone.
Here is the cougar is his new home. I need to get back on an overcast day for a good pic.
This is Ophelia. While she is upright and dry in this photo, she also leans back and fills with water (she is created from a triangular shaped stone with two stones for supports).
Pink construction foam is attached with liquid nail and wooden skewers which help stabilize the foam. A knife is used to cut the foam to the desired shape.
After the foam is blocked in, I pack on clay. This is an oil based clay called Chavant HP.
I use sidecutters to remove the ends of the wooden skewers.
A detail of the dove and child. The arms have been removed so that detail on the doves tail can be applied. The arms will be reattached when the work is finished.
One of the babies arms.
The sketch below shows a preliminary concept for the monument that will be placed at her grave. The monument symbolizes her important work with the children (lifting the child) and ultimate spiritual guidance (the dove). The concept and design for this piece is that of Don Lawler, though I worked out the sketch. It will be more fully developed in 3 dimensional form.
This is the site for the Children's monument.
This is the design for the Children's site. It represents Sister Emily Cooper shaking out a blanket upon which are incised images of butterflies. At the end of the blanket the butterflies are becoming 3 dimensional. This symbolizes the journey of the children through her care (represented by the blanket) to their spiritual release (represented by the butterflies taking flight). The names of the children will be carved upon the granite plinth.
This is the clay model or maquette for the monument which will be placed at Sister Emily Cooper's grave site. The skirt is fuller and has more movement than the original sketch. Also she has full sleeves.
Here the sculpture is laid out using the original sketch for the main armature. Plumbing pipe is used to form the armature.
The metal armature.
Foam is added to the armature.
