Since starting the metal statues I have made many different types of mer-beings. Here are but a few.
This is one of my favorite
works, "The Guardian: Triton with Trident".
"Hemmingway"
He is a special piece to me. He is one of my earliest works. He is a centaur-triton, a mythological monster that I have come across only one time in my studies and only in a description. The centaur-tritons are part man (torso), fish (lower body) and horse (two legs jutting out from where the two parts meet).
Subject: Hi
Thank you Brandy for the little mermaid!
That's so sweet of you. She'll join her friend from Atlanta. Have a great Holiday!
Love,
Pat*
*Patricia Tallman, who played Lyta on Babylon 5. I
gave her a statue after I met her at the Dragoncon
Convention in 1998. My brush with celebrity fame! :)
From: Dragon Con Office
Subject: Re: Fw: The Dragon*Con 2000 Art Show Award Winners
Brandy,
Yes, you did win an award for your art piece Mystic Merman. Your piece won Best 3-D Piece in the A class. I will be sending your award at the end of the week.
Brenda
ANOTHER TESTIMONIAL
Sun, 5 Nov 2000 18:48:21 -0500
From: Dotty
Subject: Gainesville Art Fair
Parts/attachments:
Brandy, just wanted you to know how much I like the "Britomartis" sculpture I
bought from you. I was so intrigued with the little [rather torn-out looking ]
description of 'who' my sculpture was, that I put it between 2 pieces of glass,
soldered around the outside, and added a fine chain to it. Now, I have the
explanation hanging next to the sculpture. It is PERFECT except for one
thing...you need a signature on your pieces. Perhaps you could thread a tiny,
tiny metal piece with your name, and date, on to each piece you make.
Good luck, and if you ever get a 'signature' I'd love to have one to add to my
piece. Thanks, Dotty H*
*I'm working on that. I give certificates but find them to be cumbersome. I would like to get a metal press to conform to my sigiture, add it to a washer, and work the washer into the statue.
"Okeanos", at right, was my first experiment in the bigger pieces. Named for the great original Greek sea-god whose water surrounded the earth, "Okie" is a 13 foot merman with an affinity for trees. Perhaps he prefers the shade of cool trees to anything else a gallery might have to offer.
Polymer Clay and wire statue: Lady of the Sea with Pet Octopus.
<---2/05: SOLD
From : Karen West
Sent : Tuesday, February 8, 2005 5:02 PM
To : "Karen West"
Subject : A Wonderful Piece of Art!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a very talented dear friend who is an artist, professor and co-founder of the S.P.I.R.I.T.S. of St. Petersburg. Her name is Brandy Stark and most of you have met her.
Anyway, she sent an email to a group of us asking for input to name a new statue she had just created. Well I read the email then scrolled down to the photos and POW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was overwhelmed with the feeling "This is us honey!"
Fortunately for me, she had not sold the statue yet and I am now the elated proud owner!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO
Brandy also accepted my input for the name of the piece. Lovers, Partners & Best Friends. It is a beautiful work that is two separate entities woven together as one and I feel it so represents Lee & I..
Marilyn - you might want to consider Brandy for one of your shows - if so let me know and I will be honored to connect (no pun intended) the two of you.
