Archives: Client Testimonials

“Dear Paula, It’s been nearly 14 years since the dedication of the memorial, you and your husband joined us on that beautiful day in August to unveil a beautiful bronze statue to pay a tribute to the men that lost their lives in that horrible explosion. I am so grateful for not only your skill and talent but for your true compassion in your craft.  While many other sculptors never replied to my inquiries, you not only replied but created an absolutely magnificent statue that to this day is as beautiful as it was at the unveiling.  You will always hold a special place in my heart as well as the hearts of many people.  Just wanted to let you know how special you and your work of art are to not only the families but to our entire community.  You truly are a blessing.” Sincerely, Randy and Debra Comeau

“Paula, it is absolutely beautiful, I don’t know the right words to say, it is incredible. You have to be very pleased, I am, wow, wow, wow. Fantastic job by everyone at the foundry. Paula, great job. I am so excited.”

“Wow, that looks fabulous, Paula. Just fabulous! Your sculpture lives! What an awesome portrayal. Congratulations and thanks for sharing with me.”

“Hello Paula, I am so excited, that Bust of Grant is absolutely amazing, The base is perfect. Please send it to our home. He will stay there for a few days, and then we want to share him, don’t know where or how at this point in time. It’s too beautiful to stay in one place, Bob and I were thinking maybe Grant Hall at West Point , We’ll see, Thank you again, Rob”

“Thank you Paula. These are really nice photos of the completed bronze. Allan and the leadership are all really pleased with the finished work. I’m looking forward to bringing it back here later this week. It was a real pleasure to attend the patina process – really fascinating to watch the transformation and see the bust come to life. Thank you again for your great work on this project. It has been lovely working with you and of course if you’d like a testimonial from us at any point we would be happy to provide.” Warm regards, Julia

“Hi Paula: Allan is very pleased with the bust and we look forward to seeing the final on Friday 27th! I hope you will find some time to celebrate the Holidays too!” Kind regards, Julia

“Paula, We continue to get fantastic comments about the statue of Ulysses S. Grant you created for West Point. It is in one of the most prominent locations on “The Plain”. We have many visitors and tours and people always stop to spend time at the Grant Monument. We continue to be grateful for the wonderful job you did sculpting it. It will continue to inspire the cadets and all who see it here at West Point long after we have passed on.”

“The Bronze Portrait of General Grant you sculpted is magnificent! It is the best money I’ve ever spent!!”

“Good Morning Paula, Wow! This is a magnificent portrayal of Grant and like your other sculptures, you have the creativity and skill to make the person live while reflecting their persona. Congratulations on this wonderful creation!”

“Paula, Thank you for sending the images of the patination of the Grant statue. The color of the patina looks fantastic and will fit nicely with the monumental artworks on the level of the Plain at West Point.”

“Very pleased, naturally, with the bronze bust. And very much appreciate the dedication, concern, and superb artistry.”

“I am very pleased and impressed with the sculpture by Paula Slater and how it captures my husband’s character. We are pleased with your suggestion to have a public unveiling of the sculpture in Tucson.”

“This is amazing! You’re the best. See you soon!”

“Paula, Absolutely, Stunning. Amazing work. I couldn’t be more proud that you are the artist! You are truly the best! Thank you for all your beautiful work. Concord will be forever grateful for you! Lisa, thank you for pushing for Paula!!”

“This takes my breath away! My God he’s so distinguished and proud. Great work!”

“Paula, I am thoroughly impressed by how great the sculpture looks, and I can’t wait to see it come home.”

“You’re doing an absolutely great job. I’m glad you are our chosen artist. Your artistry is exceptional. I look forward to seeing your studio. Thanks…Ron”

“Hello Paula, the bust arrived yesterday. I cannot thank you enough. The portrait of Jozif has become very beautiful. Our expectations have been exceeded. We are glad we asked you to create the bust. I also thank you for your professional and reliable work.”

“Paula, I sincerely want to thank you and Chris for all your love, care, and the great work that you have created for me and our church. The bronze sculpture of our ‘Mother’ is beautiful. May our Mother bless you, protect you, and keep you healthy at all time.”

“The chair looks so beautiful in the polished bronze. I’m sure it will look amazing after the patina. Thanks Chris and Paula”

“Paula, the clay Sculpture looks great and everyone loves it! It looks so great we can’t wait to see it cast into bronze.”

“Love it!!! Such an amazing process! We are so grateful for your amazing contributions to this project.”

“This is phenomenal! I can’t even imagine how it will look in bronze. Your talent is incredible. I am very grateful you are working on this project.”

“Oh my gosh, I just had to call and tell you the in-progress photos of the portrait are amazing! Thank you so much. We are so honored to have you sculpt our father. I emailed my brother with the photos and he was thrilled!”

“The bust looks absolutely beautiful! It’s incredible!, it’s astounding. My husband was also blown away when he saw it.”

“Wow this is just amazing. The portrait is incredible. I left you a message on your cell phone too that going forward with the bronze process is really exciting. Your work is exceptional. Thank you for your great talent and dedication.”

“If only I was as beautiful as your art…. You are wonderful. I can see the faces of my great grand kids looking at it, thinking they had a beautiful great great grandma.”

“Just speechless at the mesmerizing beauty of this masterpiece! It’s the ultimate elegance in a portrait sculpture and is capturing not only Sarah’s natural beauty in it’s transcendent form but is also a reflection of her soul and every poem she has ever written. Thank you! ……… I can’t wait to see her when she looks at the magical mirror you created!”

“I’m really happy with the portrait. You’ve captured him completely and I like that he has a pleasant expression. Although photographs of Bertrand Russell often show him with a very serious expression he had a great sense of humor.”

“I don’t know how you were able to sculpt his eyes so realistically. You can just look into those eyes and see the man.”

“We received the Bronze Portrait last week and it was all that George wanted. He was so pleased with the bust. But I have to let you know that George passed away on Saturday morning, very sad for all of us. He was a fabulous man and I miss him everyday.”

“Thank you so much Paula for making the changes to the clay portrait to make George look younger in age and giving him more hair like in his younger days. George loves it now and is so excited to see the finished bust in bronze!!”

“Looking forward to seeing your beautiful work in person next week!”

“The unveiling at Nationals yesterday went really well. We had a good number of press/media folks, and the owner of the Nationals, Mark Learner attended. Everyone was blown away by how amazing the statue looked! Also fans walking by immediately started taking photos with it! Thank you for your continued hard work on this project, the statues look incredible!”

Paula, Our dream to create a Veterans Mall in Ludington along the shore of Lake Michigan began with you. Our family searched for months to find a most worthy tribute to all veterans. A Google search produced an image of the “Ascent of Heroism” and sent goose bumps up my spine. A year later our dream has become a reality with not one Paula Slater sculpture but two. Seeing your Ascent of Heroism in person will move one’s very soul, there is so much to see and every veteran and family member who looks at it will deeply connect. The centerpiece of the Mall is your larger than life bust of William Charette who’s very likeness has been so expertly captured. But upon looking into his eyes, his very spirit is in there too. He will now forever gaze towards the waters of Lake Michigan. Paula you are not only a Modern Master, you are humble, unselfish, and extremely caring. Your time spent being interviewed by our newspaper and your evening at our Art Center was so appreciated, but the gift of your talent made our Veterans Mall so much more than our committee ever dreamed. You and Chris are always welcome, and […]

Dear Paula, There are hardly the right words to convey to you our thoughts of thanks and gratitude for your fine work on the bust of our brother/uncle William Charette. Please know that we feel so honored and that his medal of honor legacy will live on through your wonderful work. In gratitude,

“I want to thank Paula Slater, our Sculptor, for the remarkable work she has done in crafting this monument. We have a stunning world class monument because of her. Paula, you are not only the Sculptor on this magnificent monument, but you now are a great friend and family member of the Hmong family. Your kindness and skillful abilities in building this monument will forever remain in the heart of the Hmong people.”

“Paula, The bronze bust and pedestal arrived in perfect condition and the unveiling was a total success. Jim loved his portrait bust! We’ll get photographs of the dedication to you as soon as we get them from the photographer.”

“My clients all love the Dubuis bronze bust we received today. Please cast four more with the same patina. They will probably order an additional two or three more casting next year as well. So, job well done!”

“Paula, Thank you for meticulously sculpting all five of the huge National Monument bronze sculptures and as the final component to the design, thank you for sculpting the Not Forgotten Fountain in masterful detail. Paula you have been a huge blessing to this project. I am grateful for all that you did to help create this national treasure into reality. I really enjoyed working with you, but more so, developing a great friendship.”

“It is my pleasure to recommend Paula. I can assure you her professionalism and attention to detail is second to none. She is an amazing lady and world class sculptor.”

“Paula, I am so grateful for your talent, knowledge of your business, the vendors you deal with and your guidance in the process of the creation of the Military Working Dog Teams National Monument and the Not Forgotten Fountain. You were very patient and kind, for the project was one of so many very difficult and complex emotions by all involved. Your work ethic and your attention to the most minute detail makes each item that you create a center piece of attention and discussion with everyone in attendance. Thank you Paula. You are the best.”

“Paula, I just wanted to say I’ve been following the work you have been doing on the U.S. Military Working Dog Teams National Monument and I am impressed with your work. I especially like to compliment you on your exceptional job on detail. Again, you’re doing a beautiful job in honoring our service men and K9’s that have protected our country. Your willingness to spend long hours in meticulous research has brought impressive results. Congratulations on your quality of work that will be appreciated by all and salute you for your significant contribution.”

“As an animal artist myself, viewing the majestic bronzes of these breeds made it clear Slater had accomplished her goal. It is a testament to her work that I was drawn to touch, feel, and pet the bronze lifelike dogs as if they were real.”

“Dear Mrs. Slater, Your work is very good! The face is perfect! The rank is perfect (of course on both the sleeves!) and the boots are wonderful!!! You are great! I’m very happy! Many thanks.”

“WOW!!! Great work, Paula! Ronald Emmerich, the Director of the Movie ‘Anonymous’, loved the portrait bust of Edward de Vere presented to him.”

“I’m Catherine, Bob’s wife. We just looked at the pictures of Del’s sculpture and we were speechless. It is phenomenal and we can only imagine what it will look like in bronze. Thanks for sharing and for your incredible work.”

Paula, “Del arrived safely. Absolutely beautiful and very very touching….He is back home. I owe so much too you…”

“Dear Paula, We thank you for your great attention to the details of this very wonderful project. Please proceed with the molds and bronze casting as we are looking forward to the future celebration of this tribute to Frank Kiang. The new center’s grand opening was attended by most of the most prominent local leaders. They are also very interested in the unveiling ceremony for the Bronze Bust of Frank Kiang.”

“Paula, Thank you for doing such a great job on the portrait of Henry Taub. It will be installed in a place of honor in the ADP corporate headquarters in Roseland, New Jersey.”

“Dear Paula, Mike has reviewed the pictures of the portrait of Uncle Red and said it looks great! Please proceed with the molds.”

“Lovely job, Paula. Your portrait of Timothy looks just like my beautiful boy when he was that age. I wish he was still with us now so he could see it.”

“Paula, Your portrait sculpture of Steven Stayner is exactly how I remember him. You’ve captured all the details of his face, his hands and the natural gait of his slender body. I can’t wait to see the sculpture in bronze at the dedication.”

“Paula, we’re in love with you and your work of art, and we would like to present you with a memento of our great appreciation!”

“The Lincoln Bronze is great!!! All I can say is WOW!!! Thank you so much, Paula. The installation today went so smoothly. Now everyone is really excited.”

“Paula we received the bronze bust today and we all absolutely love this portrait bust of President Lincoln. It will make an impressive presentation in our Lincoln Museum. The detail is amazing and you’ve brought Lincoln to life with that wonderful expression. Thank you.”

“You have sculpted a proud Persian Lioness whose spirit could not be broken,” as one Iranian gentleman wrote to me after seeing the bronze. Another wrote, “Incredible Paula! There is so much life, even in the photos, that I believe she could speak.” And another response, “It is so beautiful it is breathtaking, what a treasure for the Iranian people.”

“I would like to thank you in the name of all freedom seeking Iranians for your wonderful work of art. Both portraits of Neda are beautiful, but the second one frees her from the head cover, which removing it is one of the biggest wishes of the women in Iran. Thank you again and you have a special place in our hearts.”

“This is magnificent. I am really amazed with your magical art. No doubt that Parvin (Shorab’s mother) is proud of her son and will be very happy to hear about your work. I am not really sure where would be the best place to keep this fabulous art piece, but I think this must eventually go to the National Museum of a free Iran in the future.”

“Paula, I showed the in-progress photographs to the people who knew and worked with Frank Bonelli, and they loved it, loved it, loved it! When you are finished you’ve got approval to go straight to the bronze process.”

“There are no words to express the awesome nature of your work Paula !!!! Beautiful, capturing, inviting, dramatic, spellbinding, just draws you to stand there and behold. Once a kindergarden teacher asked a student what he was drawing, and he replied “God”. The teacher said, “But no one knows what God looks like. He replied, they will when I finish this picture!!…..So, Paula, we now know what Jesus looks like! Thank you again.”

“As you know, I tried to keep these portrait sculptures a secret, because I wanted them to be a surprise birthday gift for my wife, Jennifer. However, I ended up telling my wife and just showed her your photograph of the finished clay portraits. Jennifer said, “Don’t change a thing!” She was delighted and thought they looked exactly like herself and Mary Kate. Now she can’t wait to see the finished portrait bronzes!!”

“This bronze sculpture is so beautiful I want to display her right out in front of my new fine art gallery in Palm Beach Gardens. She will be a magnificent attraction.”

“Hi Paula, The bust looks absolutely amazing! We received the pedestal last week and the bronze bust of Dr. Slater with granite base yesterday and had it all set up today. Everyone who has seen it is really impressed! We are just thrilled with how beautiful it turned out! Thank you for all your hard work! We will want to have more made up when we open new centers, so please keep the mold like we talked about. Thank you so so much!”

“Dear Paula, It’s like looking right into Ed’s face. The eyes capture his expression. Mission accomplished! Thank you so much! We are in your debt and we greatly appreciate your prompt service. We will send you pictures of the unveiling as soon as we return.”

“Paula, Thank you for the awesome artistic creation for this memorial! I can not thank you enough for having undertaken this project. You have exceeded all my expectations. I want to thank you and Chris for attending and making this such a special event. With Gratitude,”

“We received Joshua’s Bronze yesterday. You did a beautiful job! We are still trying to decide where he shall be placed. Thank you for all your hard work on this project for us. I will keep you posted on where we finally decide to place him with some photographs. Thank you very much.”

“We’re in love with you and your fabulous piece of art (the Abraham Lincoln Monument) and we hope you come to Springfield often.”

“THE LINCOLN BRONZE IS GREAT!!! All I can say is WOW!!!! We think he is wonderful!! Thank you so much, Paula. The installation today went so smoothly. Now everyone is really excited. I will send more pictures soon.”

“We received the bronze bust today and we all absolutely love this portrait bust of President Lincoln. It will make an impressive presentation in our Lincoln Museum. The detail is amazing and you’ve brought Lincoln to life with that wonderful expression. Thank you!”

“The bronze portrait sculptures of Marilyn Boyette and Frank Bonelli are beautiful, thank you so very much. I love the patina colors. The families were awed by portrait bronzes and we had a wonderful unveiling and celebration.”

“Dear Paula, Both my wife, Marty, and I very much enjoyed meeting you and continue to share between us our personal delight that you captured my likeness so keenly. We believe the University chose very wisely in selecting you for this work–which means so much to me and my family, as well as my extended family of the University of Texas Pan-American and all South Texans. Needless to say, I will highly recommend your artistry to those who may be interested in commissioning such a fine craftsman as you. With my highest personal regards, I remain, Sincerely,”

“Paula, You did a fantastic job! The Congressman was very pleased and the glasses were perfect! Please keep me posted on the bronze casting; I want to unveil it at another event for the Congressman. Thanks for the photos.”

“Paula, Thank you so much for all your efforts and understanding creating one of the most beautiful bronzes ever. Our heartfelt thanks to you for creating exactly what we had envisioned. Your work and creativity is unmatched, also we know this was done from your heart. It was a very special day for a lot of families, thank you for sharing your talents, time and especially your presence. You and your husband are very special people who we will never stop thanking.”

“Paula, The bust is just magnificent. It made my hair stand up on the back of my neck when I first saw it. Tell Chris the pedestal was really great also. I will send you some pictures and comments from people after Saturday. Thanks again for an incredible job. I really don’t think that someone who knew Elmer could have captured the true man as you have.”

“Paula, I just wanted to let you know the meeting went very well, the committee members were just amazed with the photos of the statue. They were thrilled with the detail and can’t wait to see the finished bronze atop the pedestal. Deb and I are also very amazed with your talents. Just wanted to let you know this is deeply appreciated and you definitely have the go ahead to continue with the process.”

“Paula, I am completely speechless. I looked at the proofs and they made me want to reach out and hug him. You are doing an amazing job of capturing his true personality. You have my approval to continue as needed. Your talents are overwhelming.”

“Orlando is ‘known’ as the City of the ‘Worlds’….Disney World…..Sea World….Universal Studio….Holy Land Experience…..and we off handedly refer to our church as ‘Baptist World’ as we are centered here near them and have frequent visits from world travelers passing thru ‘the other worlds’. So NOW we are able to present Jesus to ‘The Worlds’ in such a majestic visual that will just leave all who pass by spellbound….. ‘Thank you’ seems paltry for our true feelings. As we have said previously, your talent is unmatched ! We consider this whole event to have been a divine appointment.”

“WOW!! The Risen Christ clay Sculpture is magnificent! All the members of our committee loved the photographs and approve. We can’t wait to see it in Bronze and installed in the entry to our Memorial Prayer Gardens.”

“Paula, Link just LOVES his portrait sculpture! You were absolutely the right sculptor for the job. This is an amazing portrait and you are an amazing sculptor! Thanks again.”

“The bronze portrait is just terrific! I can’t believe all the amazing detail. I couldn’t be happier. Thank you for doing such a great job!”

“Paula, We received the bronze bust today. We opened the crate and there was Albert looking back at us. We love the bust, it looks just like him! We will certainly commission you again if we need any additional bronze portraits. And feel free to use us for a recommendation to other clients!”

“Everything went well at the unveiling yesterday and Congressman Thomas was very pleased with his portrait bronze and he also really loved the patina. Thank you so much for all your great work on the portrait bust.”

“The bronze sculptures are beautiful and look just like Mary Kate and I! When my husband told me he had purchased something special for our garden remodel, I was afraid he’d bought some silly giant frog bronze or something. I was so excited to learn he had commissioned a portrait bronze of our daughter and myself. Thank you, Paula, for all your hard work and amazing talent.”

“Paula, we are so pleased with the bronze portrait sculpture of my father you created. As you saw at the unveiling, the bronze took everyone’s breath away. Anyone who knew George loved it because you captured him so beautifully in every detail. I thought you would be happy to know, people were so inspired by the portrait bronze you sculpted, that we received many donations to the M.S. Society after the unveiling ceremony. You should be very proud of the wonderful talent you have and I want to thank you again for attending the celebration and for your excellent work.”

“The portrait bust you sculpted of Pat is wonderful! He looks so real and alive. You’ve captured every detail, his wonderful smile and full eye brows and his sweet curly ear lobes. I miss him, thank you for bringing him back to me.”

“Kim and Colette Cranston asked me to express to you their gratitude for your beautiful portrait sculpture of Alan. Thank you again, Paula, for sharing this work, and your dream, with me and the Cranston family.”

“Paula, we just received the beautiful ‘Gentle Wisdom’ bronze. It’s wonderful! Another exquisite piece of work. How fortunate we are to add it to our home and gaze upon it each day. Your work is so beautiful that we almost feel guilty about keeping it to ourselves!”

“The portrait bust of our daughter, Kelly, looks awesome! You have captured her completely. I am so excited, I can’t wait to show my sister. Your sculpting is incredible!!”

“Your detailing is absolutely amazing! At the grand opening party guests kept mistaking the bronze grandfather and grandson for real people.”

“Paula, you have no idea how much pleasure you have brought to our new home via your truly superb bronze creation of the Rhodesian Ridgeback! You have managed to catch the regal poise, the intelligent eyes, the amazing ridge, and above all, that subtle quality of the wild. We are deeply grateful for this beautiful likeness of a wonderful breed.”

“The Bill Elliott clay portrait looks great!!! Congrats on another fine effort!!! It is our intention to have another portrait piece out this year–we definitely want you to sculpt the original.”

“Gorgeous!!!!!! – Oh my, I’m speechless. He’s so beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes. I can’t wait to show him (Bronze Rhodesian Ridgeback) off.”

“Paula, your sculpture is absolutely brilliant. Your deerhound head study perfectly captures the wonderful, wistful, wise look that so typifies the breed. What a superb work you have done for me!! Thank you, thank you, thank you.”

“It’s been such a pleasure working with you on the Debbie Mumm line. Debbie and our staff all love your sculpting work and professional attitude.”

“We received the sculpture today–another great one! Thanks so much.”

“Thank you for all the fascinating faces you’ve sculpted for our line. They all have such detail and character–its just what we wanted.”

“All of the sculptures are just wonderful! Thank you for doing such a professional job for our line.”

“You should pat yourself on the back all weekend–our clay portrait is perfect! It looks just like Mark Martin!!!”

“Bravo! The sculpture is wonderful, I’m delighted. If you want me to write a recommendation I would be happy too. Included is a little bonus for doing such a great job. Many thanks!”