Sculptor Reunited With Stolen Sculpture - CBC Radio News
July 02, 2008 Filed in: Yukon Seasons Heist
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Sandy Coleman, Host, CBC Whitehorse Morning Show
A Yukon sculptor got a first-hand look yesterday at the damage done to his artwork. The moose antler carving was stolen last fall from the Canada Games Centre in Whitehorse. It resurfaced a few months ago in less than pristine condition. As Susan Stanley reports, it will take time to repair the piece, but the damage could have been much worse.
Susan Stanley, CBC Reporter
"It's just kind of neat to be part of the journey of this piece. It's next step, as it were." (Shane Wilson, Sculptor)
Shane Wilson is talking about Yukon Seasons, his elaborately carved moose skull and antlers. He is about to see it for the first time since it was stolen. Wilson is making his was into the Yukon Government's Conservation Building, where his sculpture, damaged during a robbery, is waiting for him.
"Oh my god!" (Shane Wilson, Sculptor)
Given the piece was missing for many months, Wilson says its in fairly good shape.
"It's definitely yellowed quite a bit. But I don't think there's any serious damage really, except from some mould and discolouration. " (Shane Wilson, Sculptor)
Other damage includes a piece broken off the carved antler. Valery Monahan is a conservator with the Yukon Government. She doesn't think it will be difficult to reattach it.
"I think that we can probably do a rather straight forward adhesive repair. Of course, it's a bad idea to say it's going to be easy, until you start working on it." (Valery Monahan, Conservator, Yukon Government)
Monahan says it may be more difficult and time consuming to remove the mould.
After the repairs are completed, the sculpture is expected to hang, once again, in the Canada Games Centre.
Susan Stanley, CBC News Whitehorse.
(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)
"It's just kind of neat to be part of the journey of this piece. It's next step, as it were." (Shane Wilson, Sculptor)
Shane Wilson is talking about Yukon Seasons, his elaborately carved moose skull and antlers. He is about to see it for the first time since it was stolen. Wilson is making his was into the Yukon Government's Conservation Building, where his sculpture, damaged during a robbery, is waiting for him.
"Oh my god!" (Shane Wilson, Sculptor)
Given the piece was missing for many months, Wilson says its in fairly good shape.
"It's definitely yellowed quite a bit. But I don't think there's any serious damage really, except from some mould and discolouration. " (Shane Wilson, Sculptor)
Other damage includes a piece broken off the carved antler. Valery Monahan is a conservator with the Yukon Government. She doesn't think it will be difficult to reattach it.
"I think that we can probably do a rather straight forward adhesive repair. Of course, it's a bad idea to say it's going to be easy, until you start working on it." (Valery Monahan, Conservator, Yukon Government)
Monahan says it may be more difficult and time consuming to remove the mould.
After the repairs are completed, the sculpture is expected to hang, once again, in the Canada Games Centre.
Susan Stanley, CBC News Whitehorse.
(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)