ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER

This week I’m going to share some of the hand sculpted pieces that Paul has done over the years. Some of his younger art students often called him “Mr. Knuckles,” because his hands were weathered and his knuckles stretched to the limit from working in wood, stone or clay. Of course, he always started with a sketch, The piece would then morph into a clay model and eventually the basic shape would be formed with a saw. All the details appeared as he carved away with a set of varied sizes of chisels. Most of his sculptures were commission pieces, but some are still in his collection or in the homes, businesses or lake homes.

Paul indeed was a Renaissance man. His mind was filled with amazing images which he transformed into beautiful pieces of art. I miss him every day, but a familiar sight was often of him sitting outside, hammering and chiseling away with great zeal and passion. As with everything in his life, he approached whatever he did with a desire to please, a love of God’s creation, a talent he was so willing to share and at the center of each day was the relationship he had with God and those he touched with his art.