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Sculpted

 Beauty

Story
 by
 Brian
 Thornton

 Photos
 ©
 Brian
 Thornton

he
 idea
 struck
 me
 as
 I

drove
  past
  the
  Saginaw,
  MI

Courthouse
  and
  admired
  the

rabbit
 sculptures
 poised
 on
 the

l a w n
  i n
  p r e p a r a J o n
  f o r

Easter’s
  Day
  celebraJons
  –

these
  would
  look
  much
  beaer

with
 models
 (I
 think
 that
 about

a
 lot
 of
 things)!

  D u r i n g
  a
  s i m p l e

p h o t o g r a p h y
  w o r k s h o p ,

models
  Ellen
  Trice
  (pictured)

and
 Laci
 Jo
 Stanton,
 both
 from

Saginaw,
  MI,
  took
  Jme
  to

come
  out
  and
  pose
  with
  the

fi b e r g l a s s
  r a b b i t s

commissioned
  as
  a
  fundraiser

by
  the
  Saginaw
  “Hareitage”

Society
 in
 2000.

  The
  event
  is
  a
  simple

reminder
  that
  the
  search
  for

unique,
  interesJng,
  or
  exoJc

locaJons
  olen
  does
  not

require
  a
  trip
  around
  the

globe.

BY
  THE
  EARS:
  Saginaw,
  MI
  Model
  Ellen
  Trice
  strikes
  a
  playful
  pose
  with
  an
  ar*s*cally
  sculpted
  rabbit
  during
  an
  April

photography
 workshop
 on
 the
 lawn
 of
 the
 Saginaw
 County
 Courthouse
 in
 Saginaw,
 MI.
 Photo
 ©
 Brian
 Thornton

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