Artist Undeterred By Fire
Gibby Plans to Rebuild, Continue Sculpting
Posted: December 25, 2009 at 5:43 a.m.
Soot-stained fingers and these molds among the rubble are remnants of the fire at Raymond Gibby’s foundry shop in Garfield. This pile represents a month’s work and consists of his molds as well as those of other local artists Gibby saved from the fire.
In the middle of the woods, where only the distant whistle of the train and the rhythmic tapping of the woodpecker can be heard, a man made his living doing what he loves — until Dec. 15.
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