"The Signal" Western Bronze Cowboy Sculpture by Edd Hayes fine bronze sculptor
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sidebarState Capitol, Texas sculptor, Edd Hayes has recieved the honor of being named by The Texas Legislature as The Official Texas State Sculptor. The honor was bestowed, based on the scope of the artist's total work along with attention to his portrayal of the history and rich heritage of Texas. Other factors include the artists' involvement with community , civic and charitable organizations. Hayes is best known for his monumental sculpture such as "Wild and Free" at the Houston Astrodome and "The Champ" in front of The Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado. |
"The Signal" Western Bronze Cowboy Sculpture
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A light reddish brown dust rises slowly into the cool, crisp morning air and hovers above the shallow valley that had been home for a night to a thousand longhorn steers. There was no water at this night’s stop and the cattle are up and milling, eager to get moving closer to the river, a full day’s walk up the trail north, they are restless, but waiting. The morning chow was at four o’clock, since then all of the cowboys have caught their morning mounts from the remuda all now at their positions. The horse wrangler has the remuda rounded up, ready, but waiting. The trail cook has the chuckwagon loaded, the team hitched up, the hoodlum wagon, loaded with all the trail hands’ bedrolls and other supplies, all pointed north, ready, but waiting. The scene is set, all the actors in a state of suspended animation, a living western painting frozen momentarily in time, waiting on that important something to get the whole thing started. A lone cowboy on a tall gray horse moves up on top of a nearby sage covered hill. Pulling up the reins of the gray, he takes off his old sweat-stained Stetson, holds it high above his head and with a slow wave, the Trailboss gives all the actors of this human drama what they have been waiting on to start another day on the Chisholm Trail....”THE SIGNAL”. Edd Hayes |
"Creative versatility"
"Creative versatility" best describes this internationally collected master of the sculpted form. A specialist in the planning, design, creation and installation of Life-size and Monumental bronze sculpture.
Afoot, Alone and Thirty Below
Life is full of storms. They may be in the form of a great challenge or an unexpected hardship, many times they can be almost more than we can bear, even life-threatening. This is when the human spirit calls on us to fight back, push on, and you will overcome. Never, never, never give up, no matter how great the odds against you, press on, persevere, you can win, you can weather the storm.
Edd Hayes