Existing LEAP Sculptures:
Our Newest Sculptures..........
"Exponential Symmetry" by Michael Martinez 3/2009
at the University of Kentucky Department of Education
Scott Street
"Suspended on Water or Air" by Emma McClellan Fall 2008
Temporarily located at the sculpture on campus exhibition on the corner of South Limestone and Avenue of Champions(Euclid) (Available for Commission)
Installed 4/18/08
Memorial to Flight 5191
This Sculpture is about honoring the lives of those we lost on Comair Flight 5191 that crashed during takepff at the Bluegrass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky on August 27th, 2006.
The message I tried to bring to the children who helped create this work is that life is precious and short, so we should make the most of our lives and leave the world a little better than the way we found it. Each person on that flight gave something valuable to the world and had lives that should be celebrated and remembered.
The children of Cassidy Elementary School were divided into small groups and asked to assemble bird forms that I cut from wood. They were allowed to assemble them in any configuration they desired. They were given newspaper clippings about one of the people on the flight and asked to decorate the bird with something from the person's life to honor and remember them.
There was magic in the room that day. The children worked together diligently and created wonderful memorials to each person while music filled the air. The mood was not of sadness, but of joy and creativity. At the end of the day there were 49 birds drying on a table filled with the love and imagination that the children put into them. It was a wonderful experience for me to be with tem and watch their creative energy in action.
The painting in the center of the mobile symbolizes the portal to the afterlife and the birds were arranged in a spiral configuration ascending towards the center. I attempted to cluster the peoples's spiritual representations by common interests, traveling companions and families while locating the bird forms in an aesthetically pleasing display. The mobile is made of canvas, wood, wire, string and acrylic paint. It spans nearly 8 feet in diameter and 4 feet in height.
Whether I succeeded in expressing my message is for the viewer to decide. I do know that I have reached the children because they have already made the world a little better with the work they did on this sculpture. The lives of the people on board that flight have touched another generation to bring inspiration and greater purpose to the young lives in this project.
The Mobile is currently on display at Family Practice Associates 1775 Alysheba Way, Lexington KY. It will be moved to the Aviation Museum of Kentucky 4316 Hangar Drive at the Bluegrass AIrport in August!!
by David P. Dubocq, M.D
"Angelic Form" by Matthew Herron "Comfort" by Patrick White
Family Practice Associates Building Family Practice Asociates Building
1775 Alysheba Way 1775 Alysheba Way
Lexington, Kentucky 40509 Lexington, Kentucky 40509
"40 ft Mythical Creature" "In Memory of Those Who Have "The Cassidy Colt"
by David Dubocq and the Touched Our Lives" by David Dubocq
Children at Cassidy by David Dubocq
Cassidy Elementary Cassidy Elementary School Cassidy Elementary School
1125 Tates Creek Rd 1125 Tates Creek Rd 1125 Tates Creek Rd
Lexington, KY 40502 Lexington, KY 40502 Lexington, KY 40502
"Core Strength"
Harbor Steel Commission
by Chris Bohach
2200 Camry Court
Lexington, Kentucky 40511
"Getting Back Up" February 8th, 2008
by Luke Achterberg
Lexington Diagnostic Center and Open MRI
1725 Harrodsburg Road
Lexington, Kentucky 40504
Commissioned Sculptures in Progress
"Dimensions of Wellness"
by Chris Bohach
Location to be announced
Previous Sculpture Competitions
(Sculptures available for commission will be built to a scale 12 feet in size or greater for less than $6,000.00)
Sculpture Competition 10-26-2006
Lexington Diagnostic Center and Open MRI
1401 Harrodsburg Road, Lexington KY 40504
"Getting Back Up" "Spiral of Life" "Modern Growth"
by Luke Achterberg by James Kerr by Michael Martinez
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Commisioned Available for Commision Available for Commission
"Journey for Knowledge" "New Blossom" "Heart"
by Patrick White by Emma McClellan by Ryan Martin
Staff Choice award
Available for Commission Avaliable for Commission Available fof Commission
"Open Field" "Roentgen Roerhe" "Egressing Origin"
by Chris Bohach by Matthew Herron by Karl Henning
Available for Commission Available for Commission Available for Commission
"Target Disease" "Joy of Discovery" "Contemplation Space"
by Clay Linnemen by Elizabeth Dusing by Caitlin Heinz
Available for Commission Available for Commission Available for Commission
Sculpture Competition 2-26-06
Family Practice Associates of Lexington
1775 Alysheba Way, Lexington, KY 40509
"Angelic Form" "Comfort" "Forks of the Elkhorn"
by Matthew Herron By Patrick White by Will Tucker
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Commssioned Commissioned Avaivable for Commission
"Exponential Symmetry" "Dimensions of Wellness" "Beacon of Light"
by Michael Martinez by Chris Bohach by David Sparks
Commissioned Commissioned Available for Commission
"The Family" "Support System" "Wellness Unit"
by David Kramer by Crimson Duvall by Caitlin Heinz
Available for Commission Available for Commission Available for Commission
"Sacred Heart" "Haybergs" "Man of the Earth"
by Ryan Martin by Walter Early by Andrew Crawford
Available for Commission Available for Commission Available for Commission