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Show Page THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, 36 11, 1988 Sunday, September Busweli: From modeling clay to famous sculptor 'TWA! When Blair Busweli was little more than a toddler growing up in north Ogden, his mother would give him modeling clay to keep him busy in church. She was looking for peace and quiet. She discovered a rare talent. "I thought it was great fun. I could make my own cowboys and Indians to play with," Busweli said in his Orem studio. "In junior high school I learned that people actually made a living by being an artist or sculptor. I decided that was the way I wanted to earn my living." Today Busweli is a nationally-- IP 'fi Marion Dunn Executive Sports Columnist high and 30 inches from shoulder to shoulder. Buswell's Bryant might not be recognizable to all the football fans outside Alabama because it will be hatless. To fans beyond the city limits of Tuscaloosa, the Bear was always seen prowling the sidelines wearing a d houndstooth hat. So the hat and the Bear became one in the public mind. "When Bryant's son, one of his old players and a university representative visited me to see the bust they were tor of bronze figures. On Oct. 8, his latest masterpiece, a bust of the late and legendary Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, will be unveiled during ceremonies at the Paul W. Bryant Museum at the University of Alabama. It will take place during the halftime of the Tide's homecoming football game with Old Miss, which will be nationally televised. ' The bust of Bryant is one d and life size, one-thir- .r-- tar ...su 1 Doug Lind Pboto Blair Busweli puts finishing touches to his sculpture of the late, legendary football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. going to be hatless."' pleased," Busweli said. " I asked them about the hat, pointing out that most of his fans had never seen him without it and I was told the following story: "'When he was a boy his mother taught him to always take his hat off inside a building. He never wore it indoors. Since his bust is going to be indoors, it is narrow-brimme- et . rK. were the models. I especially like it." But athletes are not the only figures Busweli sculpts. He has done the gun magnate John M. Browning, astronaut Don Lind, Ernest L. Wilkinson (for the BYU law library) and western figures. His big breakthrough into sculpting athletic busts came when he did the Cougar Club awards for Danny Ainge and Jim McMahon. Forty-Ninecoach Bill Walsh was the guest speaker and was so impressed with the figures he asked Busweli to do one of him and 49ers owner Eddie D. Bartolo. Since then he has done such famous athletes as O.J. himself, was an halfback at Weber te High School, was at Ricks College and played at Utah State and BYU. This has been a plus for him in molding sports fig- "It has been exciting for me," he said. "I got to meet some of the athletes I adol-ize- d and to know them. It has taken me to all parts of the world. Last year I got to visit Florence, Italy, and that's Michelangelo. I was in Paris and saw Rodin's old studio. "It doesn't get much better than that." rs ures. "My favorite artist when I was growing up was Norman teammates and friends, BYU Rams. Busweli, all-sta- Simpson, Larry Czonka, Doak Walker and Steve Belitnikoff, to mention a few. Asked to pick a favorite, he said: "Danny Ainge. It won a big award for me and made me a national figure. Another one I really like is called, 'If Only "It is of a dejected football player walking off the field-wit-h his head down thinking about the things he could have done. Some of my old Rockwell. I loved his figures on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. In my work I try to communicate through the figure a particular expression or mood that people can relate to. I try to give each piece its own personality," he explained. The list of people he has sculpted is a who's who in the sports and real worlds. Since 1983 he has sculpted busts of new inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, done awards for major league baseball and the NFL Players Association and created sports action pictures for BYU, the San Francisco 49ers, the San Diego Chargers and the Los Angeles l2j traditional sculp- known 'li"' RANDS cANDCHI:c0sSfG0SHj W0WlP,.c0NVt-d0- Sh AVIANS'. NIKE' I J. Mark Whimpey Suzanne Ewell Deborah Faie Potts Potts, Ewell, Whimpey Faie Trader n, ct relatives. bride-ele- ct LDS Temple, to be followed by a wedding luncheon hosted by the bridegroom's parents. A reception will honor them 0 that evening from at Cherry Hill 5th Ward, 135 E. 2000 S., Orem. The event is open to all friends and rela- 6:30-8:3- The bride-elegraduated from Payson High and LDS Seminary. She served an LDS mission in the Japan, Nagoya mission. She is a senior at Brigham Young University majoring in information management and plans to continue her education in California. graduated from Mountain View High and LDS Seminary. She attended Utah Valley Community College. She served in the Massa- chusetts, Boston LDS Mission. Her fiance graduated from Her fiance graduated from Reynoldsburg High, Reynolds-burOhio and LDS Seminary. He served in the Salt Lake City North LDS mission. He recently graduated from BYU with a BS in finance and is now employed with Electronic Data Systems as a systems engineer. '. Bonneville High and LDS Seminary, Weber State College and LDS Institute. He also graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law. He served in the Michigan, Lansing LDS mission. He is practicing in Salt Lake City. Following a honeymoon in Hawaii the couple will live in Salt Lake City. g, ; They will live in Sacramento, Calif. Anne Fraley, and Louise daughter Fraley, Santa Rosa, Calif., will marry Ryan Kirk Liddiard, son of Bruce and Areta Liddiard, Orem, Friday in Provo will honor the 0 that couple evening from at the Genola 1st Ward Church. The event is open to all friends and relatives. 6:30-8:3- tives. A reception ,V1 S Judd of Louis A reception 6:30-8:3- ' The Elizabeth I II Mh OFF A Loveridge, Fraley, Liddiard Suzanne Ewell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kendell T. Ewell, Genola, will marry Jeffery Scott Trader, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Trader, El Toro, Calif., Friday in the Jordan River LDS Temple. Deborah Potts, daughter of Carolyn Potts Carlton, Orem, and the Allen Van Potts and the late John Robert Carl-tewill marry J. Mark Whimpey, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Clyde Christensen, Ogden, and Mr. and Mrs. James E. Whimpey, Salt Lake City, Thursday in Salt Lake IDS Temple. A reception will honor the 0 couple that evening from at the Suncrest 6th Ward, 130 N. 900 W., Orem. The event is open to all friends and .; MaraLee Loveridge Kenneth S. Judd Elizabeth Anne Fraley Ryan Kirk Liddiard Jeffery Scott Trader - will honor them in Santa Rosa on Sept. 24. The bride-elegraduated from Piner High and Empire Business College and works as an accountant in a C.P.A. firm. She has won many awards in champion roller skating and has held the national amateur title. Her fiance graduated from Orem High where he was ct MaraLee Loveridge, daughter of Robert and Mary Ellen Loveridge, Orem, will marry Kenneth S. Judd, son of Stephen and Annette Judd, Pay-soon Friday in the Jordan River LDS Temple. A reception will honor the couple that evening from 9 at n, 7-- the 33rd Ward Chapel, 360 S. 900 E., Orem. The event is open to all friends and relatives. The bride-eleis employed ct at Utah Valley Community College records office. She attends UVCC. Her fiance served an LDS mission in Mexico City, Mexico. He also attends UVCC, and both plan to continue their education. 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