Perfect is good enough’: Husband and wife sculptors reflect on 54 years of work – Victoria Now
Aug 26, 2024
Don Begg and his wife Shirley have worked side-by-side for 54 years at Studio West Bronze Foundry & Art Gallery, their vast space in Cochrane, Alta., northwest of Calgary.
Their combined works include 160 statues on display throughout Canada, the United States, Germany and France. Hundreds of other smaller pieces have been created for private collectors.
“She’ll get in there and do anything that is possible. She’ll work on one leg on one side and I’ll work on the other leg on the other side. We’ve worked together for all of our life,” Begg told The Canadian Press in an interview.
Among those are the 430-kilogram bronze statue of hockey great Wayne Gretzky holding the Stanley Cup over his head. That piece was on display at Rexall Place in Edmonton and then given a facelift before being placed downtown at Rogers Place, now the Oilers’ home arena.
