"Gemelli" a second sculpture of Landon and Jackson

I am pleased to share details of the second piece I completed of Jackson and Landon. Intended as gifts to the boys when they grow up, I needed a second sculpture to present to the twins. Metamorphosis has always fascinated me. When I was taking pictures of the boys swaddled as newborns, I was reminded of a butterfly emerging from it’s chrysalis. It will be very interesting to see which boy is more interested in the first, more traditional sculpture, and which one prefers Gemelli… Today, at 16 months, I still struggle to tell them apart, but I am sure that over time their personalities will evolve into two very different and unique individuals.

Jackson and Landon Sculpture

Here are some details on the sculpture of Jackson and Landon, Guy and Lauren’s twin boys…and my new grandchildren. The piece was completed during the Spring of 2018 and is carved out of a piece of statuario venato marble.

La Polveriera Exhibit

On December 8, La Polveriera hosted an exhibit of the work I completed over the past year. The evening reception was a wonderful experience as I got the share the work with friends, fellow artists and members of the art community in Pietrasanta. A big thank you to Veronica and Flavia for the event, Paula for the invitation and photos, Jake, Sandro and others for helping me set up the exhibition.

Two Twin Sculptures Completed

Created two sculptures of Jackson and Landon, realizing that as a gift to the boys (and their parents), I should have one sculpture for each. The first work was in a more traditional style based on the boys at two months swaddled and ready for bed. Their peaceful expressions impressed me. I decided to have one child gazing at his sleeping brother, with eyes open and head turned in the direction of his partner. 

For the second piece, I chose to build on the inspiration I got from the first, seeing the swaddled boys as cocoons. Metamorphosis has always intrigued me. Having the boys take on this form, emerging from their nest to begin their existence, impressed me as another display of new life taking hold. 

These two works were unveiled in a show hosted by La Polveriera on December 8, 2019 and later shipped to California, where we will hold them until the boys are older and Guy and Lauren get settled.

Jim - December 2018

New Launch of Site and Effort

I am pleased to release this updated site for Hager Sculpture. Now that I am able to concentrate on my art, my intent is to regularly update this site with news on recent sculpture, interesting information I have come across in pursuit of my art and other general information that I hope will be of interest to those following my work.

Over the next couple months, I will be modeling life-size versions of the new set of twins born into our family and carve them in statuario marble once I return to Pietrasanta in February.

In the meantime, I have been deliberately seeking out significant exhibits of contemporary art; attending the Biennale in Venice, visiting the Contemportary Art Museum in Barcelona, making the rounds of museums and galleries in the San Francisco Bay Area, and touring important sites in Paris. My intent is that this, combined with being inundated/ inspired/ depressed with news of current events, will give me inspiration for the work to follow “The Twins”.

Jim – December, 2017