This was a gift presented to Dr John Bechtel in
sincere appreciation of the kindness, empathy and encouragement he gave
Guy while treating him for my various painful ailments over many years.
His words of encouragement to keep “Soldering On” inspired Guy to
create this piece. Those simple words enabled Guy to deal with the
pain and suffering that he experienced in more recent times mainly due
to arthritis in “Rusty Joints” prior to surgery.
Almost all of Guy's sculpture includes a relatively small portion
of rugged exterior wood with gnarled burls and twisted grain. Branches
containing such a lot of interesting exterior features are very rare and
so it is hard to decide which part to retain and which part to carve
around.
Prestation of Soldierin On to Dr John Bechtel (left)
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Soldieiring On
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Soldiering On before carving
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