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Rob, Vladimir et all,
Michael Mjelde or as he prefers Mike, has come through for us again. Months ago I literally stumbled on a rare scene of the old McKay Clipper Ship Glory of the Seas depicted in a cork insulation company ad buried deep in an Insulation business magazine. I shared the blurry picture with Mike just in case he hadn't seen it before. He casually mentioned that he had an original of the same picture in his files and voila! here it is. Since the original arrived positioned vertical with slightly more surrounding white space, I rotated it and cropped some of the white, leaving the entire image intact. Second scene is my 4th edit, primarily to enable her lovely Grecian goddess Athena figurehead to be seen closer. A portion of her lower left leg and entire right arm below the shoulder are both missing. As an artist, I would love to make a painting of this scene, recreating her entire, impressively lofty rig, depicting some of her enormous sails as she's towed into her ending berth at San Francisco.
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My father, Mike Mjelde, enjoyed looking at your rendition of The Glory, please don’t hesitate in contacting him. He is currently working on another project involving her!
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OH MY goodness Michael Jay Mjelde? I have enjoyed his books on the subject for years and have used them extensively during the planning stages of My Gloy's build. I am well pleased he found my rendition enjoyable.
I was able to recover artifacts from her resting p[lace to add to my exhibit of her....which make the display of her even more attractive. The Glory of the Seas was, as you know, Donald McKay's last Medium clipper...and he is my favorite builder and to have acquired artifacts of her for my display, is a great honor.
How do I contact Mike...the pleasure is all mine for sure?
Rob
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