"So Good to See You" Wire 1:6 Scale
"So Good to See You" Wire 1:6 Scale Dachshund Sculpture in Bronze by Joy Beckner
Over Land & Sea Invitational Exhibition, Aiken Center for the Arts, Aiken, SC. March 21 – April 30, 2024.
Award of Second in Sculpture, 45th Annual International Miniature Art Show, Miniature Art Society of Florida, 2020
Award of Second in Sculpture, 2020 Online Members Only Show, American Artists Professional League
Crane West Art Award, 17th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Red Rover Valley Museum, Vernon, TX. 2018
National Sculpture Society – Recent Works Online Exhibition, 2010-2011
Merit Award, 27th Annual Exhibition ‘Miniature Art 2011′ – The Council for the Arts, Chambersburg, PA
Clemson University, Rudolph E. Lee Gallery, Clemson National Small Sculpture Competition 2003, True Copy 3, Clemson, SC
Best Animal Sculpture, Viselaya Sculpture Competition, Concord, MA 2001
Purchase Award, The Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO 2001
Lindsey Morris Memorial Award, 88th Annual Exhibition, Allied Artists of America, 2001
Elliot Liskin Award for Representational Sculpture, 41st Annual Exhibition, Society of Animal Artists,
National Academy Ellin P. Speyer Prize, 173rd Annual Exhibition, National Academy, NYC, 1998
“So Good to See You” Wire
1:6 Scale: 2 3/8″L x 2 5/8″H x 2″D
Bronze Ed. 50 & 5 Artist’s Proofs ©2010
Approx. 1 Pound
In June 1999, my then ten-year-old Lizzie and I met young Tess at the Dachshund Club of America National Field Trial. Tess looked up from a tightly curled position as if to greet a friend. It was magic! For the first time, I memorized a pose — the glorious curve following the left side of her ribcage to her slim waist and hips left an indelible impression on me. THEY inspired “So Good to See You.”
Since 1996, when I was given Lizzie, I had wanted to do a head study of her. The curved position provided the simplicity necessary to showcase her head. In addition, it fulfilled my desire to bring height to a sculpture of a naturally posed dachshund. My husband, Brian, inspired the title. He always told Lizzie, “It’s so good to see you,” about ten times when he returned from a trip.
Each “So Good to See You” Wire is made by hand, one at a time in the USA. Each is signed and numbered and each includes my mark, 
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Enjoy!
Don Casper Photography
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