St. Mary: SCULPTOR ELLIS NELSON

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

SCULPTOR ELLIS NELSON

Several of you have asked about the sculptor I mentioned in my Versailles post; he does not have a website but here are links to some articles about him. His name is Ellis Nelson and he is well known in the area. I have a dear friend who is moving and had an estate sale last weekend and she advertised an Ellis Nelson for sale........people lined up hours in advance - the first man in line snatched it and left a lot of sad faces behind him....mine included.

So if anyone wants a sculpture......stop by the church for lunch and then pop on over to the Morel Capitol of the World ( !!! ) and meet Ellis.

When my friends John and Karen, were here last September they bought a big snail and sent him back to CA to live on the deck.

http://www.muscoda.com/ellis-nelson.html

http://www.angelfire.com/planet/ellis_nelson/index.html

4 comments:

Reya MellickerJune 10, 2009 at 3:09 PM
How I would love to come visit the church, drink some tea and talk with you! That would be a blast.
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Linda MerrillJune 10, 2009 at 11:11 PM
What a fantastic project. Thanks for stopping by my blog and letting me know about yours!!
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JoyceJune 11, 2009 at 7:43 AM
Thanks Mary! When I'm in the area I will for sure stop in. xoxo
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vicki archerJune 21, 2009 at 1:21 PM
Hello Mary,
I am off for a look at the sculptures...the snail sounds like fun, xv.
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This is a huge project - your interest in St. Marys keeps me energized and I love hearing from you

The Project

I saved the church and the church saved me. This wonderful renovation project began in August '06 with an attempted act of terrorism. I was to return to So. California from Wisconsin on the day that crazed people with explosives in their shampoo bottles were busted in London and the whole world stood still. I took the option of re-booking my flight a week later and set out to find an interesting place to make my new home. I drove to the country to see a lovely Victorian farmhouse and passed an old church with a simple "For Sale" sign - and the rest is history. Actually, it wasn't all that simple. My offer was accepted in September the same week I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Everyone insisted I cancel the offer....I was too sick - there was too much to do - the job was too big - I had to stay in California - blahblahblah. I told them it would give me something else to think about - a reason to get up every morning - it would save my life.

And it did.