A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A NEIGHBOR - Sculptor: Paul Day

Welcome To The Neighborhood: A Mister Rogers Tribute Podcast<br/><br/>A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A NEIGHBOR - Sculptor: Paul Day<br/><br/>Paul Day has spent over twenty years developing a highly personal approach to figurative sculpture with a particular interest in representing the figure in architectural space using high-relief, an art form that combines drawn composition and fully rounded sculpture.<br/><br/>In 2019, Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, commissioned Paul Day to create a commemorative sculpture of Fred Rogers for the Campus. Mister Rogers was their most famous Alumnus and very well known in the United States for having created and animated the famous &#8220;Mister Rogers&#8217;...<br/><br/>On October 28th, 2021 The 360-degree sculpture titled A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A NEIGHBOR was unveiled. The bronze cast piece stands over 7 feet (2 meters) tall and weighs more than 3,000 pounds (1,360 kilograms). It depicts Rogers surrounded by children, hand puppets from his show, lyrics from the series&#8217; theme song and the show&#8217;s Neighborhood Trolley.<br/><br/>Paul Day has stopped by our podcast neighborhood for a visit to talk about his latest masterpiece. Paul Day, welcome to the Neighborhood.<br/><br/>Web Site: <a href="https://pauldaysculpture.com/project/a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood/">https://pauldaysculpture.com/project/a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood/</a><br/><br/>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pauldaysculpture/">https://www.instagram.com/pauldaysculpture/</a><br/><br/>Thank you for joining us here this week in the neighborhood.<br/><br/>Music featured on podcast was Stay by Rick Lee James Special Thanks to my guest Paul Day<br/><br/>And The <a href="https://twitter.com/misterrogerssay">@MisterRogersSay</a> Community on Twitter.<br/><br/>Our Substack page is <a href="https://rickleejames.substack.com/s/welcome-to-the-neighborhood-a-mister">https://rickleejames.substack.com/s/welcome-to-the-neighborhood-a-mister</a>.<br/><br/>Our Instagram page is <a href="https://www.ins