EYES UP FROM THE RUBBLE! Guy Shover

Hello, I'm Jorge Díaz-Herrera, former president of a small liberal arts college in upstate New York. I'm fundraising to help rebuild my dear friend Guy Shover's burned-down workshop and studio in Clam, in the back creeks of Virginia's beautiful Eastern Shore.

Sunday, September 4th, Guy was curing some molds in the afternoon, while inside the house, the barn where the workshop was located caught fire and burned to the ground!

The losses included the building, tools and equipment and many tangible pieces. "It was a hot fire," says Guy. “I lost a lifetime of work—it all burned up!”

“The days after the disaster were devastating; I was in total shock, but right away, decided to rebuild; I talked to my clients to advise them that their commissions will have to wait a bit." Rebuilding Guy's shop is urgent, affecting his life, friends, and art in general.

The power of bronze: bird still standing!

Let's Rebuild Guy’s Burned-down Workshop-Studio!

Guy Shover has been a resident of the Eastern Shore of VA since 1989. His bronze sculptures and wood carvings vary from whimsical characteristic mice to realistic portrayals of the magnificent wildlife found on the ESVA and beyond. What Guy finds most enjoyable is seeing the abstract forms in nature and manipulating them to create a unique, one-of-a-kind bronze sculpture thru the Lost Wax Method. In addition, Guy is a master at transforming forgotten salvaged wood into original carvings. For the past twenty-eight years, Guy has been employed as a Foundry technician and currently as a Master Pateneur for William H. Turner and Dave H. Turner at Turner Sculpture Gallery and Foundry in Melfa, VA.

Guys work