Mike Good's "Muddy"

[alexwencho]

a large scale sculpted bust by Mike "bonehead" Good.

Old School Bluesman "Muddy" Watters kicking back with a oldtime blunt.

enjoy,
awd

 

[Bluesking]

What can I say other than LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL !!!!

 

[quang]

Hey Mike,

I just NEED one of these busts to complement my Muddy Waters Telecaster.

Please let me know.

Quang

 

[Roc]

That is an excellent bust, the man can sculpt......


Cheers
Roc.

 

[garyjd]

That's a Good bust.~Gary

 

[Sambaman]

Will this bust be available commercially? I love it! I would paint one up in a minute!

Jay H.
OKC

 

[alexwencho]

Originally posted by Sambaman@Jan 14 2006, 08:45 AM
Will this bust be available commercially? I love it! I would paint one up in a minute!

Jay H.
OKC

Wow! these are some good words on Mike's "muddy". I have the same question, if it will be cast for sale. This might be just a -one-of-.

awd

 

[bonehead]

Read it and weep guys!

The pic Alex used is a photo of my original clay sculpture of Muddy Waters titled "The Hoochie Coochie Man".

The bust was produced in BRONZE and is approximately 1/2 scale. Only two of them have been cast to date. I sold one and the second sits above my computer terminal. If anybody is interested in getting one of these for real, the price is $1200.

Sorry folks, bronze casting is very costly! I also did a second bronze of Bluesman Elmore James called "Shoutin' the Blues". I had a lot of fun doing these sculptures but it was a costly proposition and people did not show a lot of interest in buying them.

To be a successful Bronze artist takes a lot more scratch than a poor miniature sculptor like myself can muster.

So it goes.............., Back doing toys again.

SIGH!

Mike

 

[thegoodsgt]

You can always do a copy of Muddy in a scale more appropriate for us hobbyists!

 

[garyjd]

Originally posted by bonehead@Jan 14 2006, 02:33 PM
To be a successful Bronze artist takes a lot more scratch than a poor miniature sculptor like myself can muster.

Mike

Mike, Do you think the subject matter was the reason the did not sell? It's definitely not the sculpting. Would cold cast bronze be cheaper to do? Are you going to be doing any miniature projects in the near future?~Gary

 

[Einion]

Bloody tasteless art buyers <mutter, mutter>

Lovely work Mike.

Originally posted by garyjd@Jan 14 2006, 09:17 PM
Would cold cast bronze be cheaper to do?

Heck yeah! It's actually cheaper than straight resin casting I was surprised to discover when I was researching materials.

Einion

 

[MAB]

Hello Mike this and indeed a beautiful job compliments is a lot original them, the expression capture a lot the spirit of the artist.


You have reason the cost of the brooze indeed are much expensive also in italy .


Muurizio

 

[alexwencho]

"The Hoochie Coochie Man"...yeah, they dont make em like that anymore.
awd

 

[PJ Deluhery]

Hey Mike, I bet you that you can't re-make this in a scale and medium we can afford. I betcha!

 

[bonehead]

Thanks to everybody for their kind comments! Especially to Maurizio Bruno whose work I greatly admire. It is always nice to hear good words from a master craftsman!

I may well indeed do a miniature sculpture of Muddy one day. But it will probably not be a commercial piece. Despite the words of people here, it is most definitely not a commercially viable subject. No producer in their right mind would pay for such a master when there would be so little interest shown in the final piece. This is not pessimism but simply reality. I should know, I have sculpted enough "shelf sitting" models in the past to know that this one is a no go!

Besides, the best pieces are always the ones you do for yourself.......

 

[garyjd]

Originally posted by bonehead@Jan 15 2006, 02:24 PM
Besides, the best pieces are always the ones you do for yourself.......

~Gary

 

[thegoodsgt]

Besides, the best pieces are always the ones you do for yourself.......

You haven't seen my sculpting! :lol: