Portrait Sculpture
"Everything went well at the unveiling yesterday and Congressman Thomas was very pleased with his portrait bronze and he also really loved the patina. Thank you so much for all your great work on the portrait bust,"
Leigh Ann Cook, Office of Congressman Bill Thomas
"Paula, Link just LOVES his portrait sculpture! You were absolutely the right sculptor for the job. This is an amazing portrait and you are an amazing sculptor!
Thanks again, Jeanne Barrett, Nevada Humane Society
"The bronze portrait is just terrific! I can't believe all the amazing detail. I couldn't be happier. Thank you for doing such a great job!"
Link Piazzo
Dear Paula, Both my wife, Marty, and I very much enjoyed meeting you and continue to share between us our personal delight that you captured my likeness so keenly. We believe the University chose very wisely in selecting you for this work -- which means so much to me and my family, as well as my extended family of UTPA and all South Texans. Needless to say, I will highly recommend your artistry to those who may be interested in commissioning such a fine craftsman as you. With my highest personal regards, I remain, Sincerely," Congressman Ruben Hinojosa
Paula, "The bust is just magnificent. It made my hair stand
up on the back of my neck when I first saw it. Tell
Chris the pedestal was really great also. I will send you some pictures
and comments from people after Saturday. Thanks again for an incredible
job. I
really don't think that someone who knew Elmer could have captured the
true
man as you have."
Sincerely, Audrey Hemphill
"Paula, I just wanted to let you know the meeting went very well, the committee members were just amazed with the photos of the statue. They were thrilled with the detail and can't wait to see the finished bronze atop the pedestal. Deb and I are also very amazed with your talents. Just wanted to let you know this is deeply appreciated and you definitely have the go ahead to continue with the process."
Randy Comeau--Port Huron Mining Memorial Commission
"Thank you so much for all your efforts and understanding creating one of the most beautiful bronzes ever. Our heartfelt thanks to you for creating exactly what we had envisioned. Your work and creativity is unmatched, also we know this was done from your heart. It was a very special day for a lot of families, thank you for sharing your talents, time and especially your presence. You and your husband are very special people who we will never stop thanking."
Deb & Randy Comeau - Port Huron Mining Memorial Commission
"Paula, we are so pleased with the bronze portrait sculpture of my father you created. As you saw at the unveiling, the bronze portrait took everyone's breath away! Anyone who knew George loved it because you captured him so beautifully in every detail."
Doug Bergeron
Paula, We received the bronze bust today. We opened the crate and there was Albert looking back at us. We love the bust, it looks just like him! We will certainly commission you again if we need any additional bronze portraits. And feel free to use us for a recommendation to other clients!
Teresa Maxwell, Brutoco Engineering and Construction
"The portrait bust of our daughter, Kelly, looks awesome! You have captured her completely. I am so excited, I can't wait to show my sister. Your sculpting is incredible!!"
Leslie Vaughn
"Kim and Colette Cranston asked me to express to you their gratitude for your beautiful portrait sculpture of Alan. Thank you again, Paula, for sharing this work, and your dream, with me and the Cranston family."
Zackary Allen - Global Security Institute
"Your detailing is absolutely amazing! At the grand opening party guests kept mistaking the bronze grandfather and grandson for real people."
Desert Dreams Construction
"There are no words to express the awesome nature of your work Paula !!!! Beautiful, awesome, capturing, inviting, dramatic, spellbinding, just draws you to stand there and behold.
"Once a kindergarden teacher asked a student what he was drawing, and he replied "God". The teacher said, but no one knows what God looks like. He replied, they will when I finish this picture !!.....So, Paula, we now know what Jesus looks like! Thank you again."
Dr. Tom Chambers - First Baptist Church of Orlando
"The portrait bust you sculpted of Pat is wonderful! He looks so real and alive. You've captured every detail, his wonderful smile and full eye brows and his sweet curly ear lobes. I miss him, thank you for bringing him back to me."
Lynn Collins
"Paula, you should pat yourself on the back all weekend--your clay portrait sculpture is perfect! It looks just like Mark Martin!!!"
Ed Kelly - Kelly Products/NASCAR
"The Bill Elliott clay portrait sculpture looks great!!! Congrats on another fine effort!!! It is our intention to have another portrait piece out this year--we definitely want you to sculpt the original."
Ed Kelly - Kelly Products/NASCAR
"As you know, I tried to keep these portrait sculptures a secret, because I wanted them to be a surprise birthday gift for my wife, Jennifer. However, I ended up telling my wife and just showed her your photographs of the finished clay portraits. Jennifer said, don't change a thing! She was delighted and thought they looked exactly like herself and Mary Kate. Now she can't wait to see the finished portrait bronzes!!"
Dr. Robert Englehart
Congressman Bill Thomas Portrait Sculpture Click the photo below to view more photographs of the portrait bust when it was in-progress
Portrait Sculptor, Paula Slater is renown for her extremely accurate life size full-figure bronze portrait sculptures and portrait busts. She works very well from photographs and strives to capture not only the detailed likeness and physical features of the individual but also his/her unique character and spirit.
Bronze is called the "King of Metals" because it lasts for centuries. A portrait sculpture cast in glowing bronze will become a cherished family heirloom, an inspiring memorial, or a prestigious corporate tribute.
With some basic information about your project, Paula can estimate the time it will take and the cost. For more information just email cpslater@mchsi.com or call our Toll Free number 800-675-5067. Paula also sculpts corporate logos, monumental sculpture, garden sculpture and site specific sculpture.
Life size full-figure portrait sculpture of philanthropist Link Piazzo as he looked when he was a WWII Air Force Pilot Captain. Click photograph below to see more pictures.
Plaster casting of my life size portrait bust of Abraham Lincoln for the Springfield, Kentucky Bicentennial Commission. This bust will soon be available in bronze in a limited edition of 25 castings. Click picture below to view more photos.
Congressman Rubin Hinojosa life size bronze bust. The completed bronze bust was installed at the University of Texas Pan-American. Click on the photo below to see more photos of the bust in-progress and of the unveiling at the exciting HECTEC Conference
Life size bronze portrait bust of Elmer Hemphill for the Hemphill Corporate Headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma
In-progress photograph of the life size full-figure sculpture for a Mining Memorial. Click photo below to view additional pictures and info.
Bronze Portrait sculpture of George Bergeron, past President of the M.S. Society of Canada. Click photograph below to view more photos of George Bergeron portrait sculpture.
Life Size Portrait Bust of Albert Hale Atwood, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of the Southern California Contractors Association. Click Photograph below to see more pictures.
Kelly Vaughn Clay Portrait Sculpture (child model)
Life Size Portrait Bust of Kelly in Glowing Bronze
Portrait Sculpture of Senator Alan Cranston, one and a half times life size clay model in-progress. Click photograph below to view more.
Grandfather and Grandson Full Figure Bronze Portrait Sculptures Click photo below to view more.
The life size full-figure bronze Risen Christ sculpture. Click photograph below to view additional photographs.
Bronze Portrait Sculpture of Patrick Collins
Mark Martin Portrait Sculpture, Race Car Driver (for NASCAR)
Bill Elliott Portrait Sculpture, Race Car Driver (for NASCAR)
In-progress photograph of a life size full-figure clay portrait sculpture of a two and a half year old little girl named Mary Kate--a real cutie with wide set eyes, chubby cheeks and a turned-up pixie nose.
Below is photograph of the life size full-figure bronze portrait sculptures of Mary Kate with her lovely mother, Jennifer, and a garden faerie on her fingertip. Click photograph below to view more pictures of the finished bronze portraits.
The First Man to Walk on the Moon, Neil Armstrong Portrait in-progress. Click photograph below to view graphics and more information about the portrait sculpture
Life size portrait study of Abraham Lincoln as a boy for the Young Lincoln Memorial in Kentucky. Click photo to view site plan and for information.
Half life size clay bust of a historic Toledo, Ohio Firefighter. Click below to view more photographs and our graphic site-plan proposal for the Toledo Fire and Rescue Memorial.
