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Thomas D. Rogers, Sr., Inc.
What's New ?... THE OFFICIAL BARACK OBAMA INAUGURAL MEDAL. I
WAS HONORED TO HAVE HAD MY DESIGN CHOSEN TO APPEAR ON THE REVERSE OF
THIS HISTORIC MEDAL. MARC MELLON, A RENOWNED SCULPTOR FROM
CONNECTICUT DESIGNED AND SCULPTED THE OBVERSE.
MARC'S WEBSITE IS
WWW.MELLONSTUDIO.COM
THE
SYMBOLISM OF THE SPLIT WREATH BELOW THE INAUGURAL SEAL: THE LAUREL
LEAVES SYMBOLIZE VICTORY; THE OAK LEAVES SYMBOLIZE WISDOM AND
STRENGTH; THEY ARE TIED TOGETHER BELOW THE SCROLL CARTOUCHE WITH A
RIBBON THAT SYMBOLIZES UNITY.
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ALSO,
NEW, is a 39mm medallic version of "CREATION", the stained glass
window design .....Scroll down to see!
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On March 5,6,7, and
8th, 2008, I had the pleasure of painting a mural with my son
Patrick, and my grandson Rylan, for the Orchard Hill Elementary
School in Medford, Oregon. Rylan attends Orchard Hill school,
and my granddaughter Alyssa will go there soon. The school
teachers, principal, and PTA were especially hospitable, and
anticipated our every need.
The children were very supportive, and each child in the school
participated by painting the wall with a sky blue preparation coat.
The mural depicts a hawk...their school icon, clutching a banner
with their school motto. The background scenery..... (with
which I took a lot of artistic license), is an exaggerated hawk's
eye view of the Rogue Valley showing the Table Rocks, Rogue River,
pear orchards, Roxy Ann Peak, and Mount McLoughlin in the distance.
The hawk is an immature phase red-tail.
The mural was painted
by Patrick, myself, and Rylan. The women in our lives were
very supportive as always, behind the scenes. Pictured above
with me is my favorite daughter-in-law, Shelly.....my son
Patrick....grandson Rylan...granddaughter Alyssa.
Pictured
below with me are my wife Margaret, who always helps me greatly, and
Grandchildren Rylan and Alyssa.
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Not really new, as I created this
plaster model back in 2003 to commemorate Jefferson's orders to
Lewis and Clark prior to their expedition. It has been on
display in the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Cape
Disappointment State Park in Ilwaco, WA ever since. Now that
the Bicentennial of the Corps of Discovery's journey is over, I
thought I'd bring it home to the studio.
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In 2006, I was commissioned by the National Inventors Hall of Fame
in Akron, Ohio, to re-design their yearly inductee medallion.
In many instances, inventors are unsung heroes, as their discoveries
make our everyday lives easier, and their medical breakthroughs have
saved millions of lives. My hat is off to them.
I rarely model in plasteline, preferring to carve directly in the
negative plaster, but this medal called for extreme relief of half
an inch, so I modeled the double portrait.
Pictured below is the
obverse of the 3" high relief bronze medal itself, and a photo of
the induction ceremony held at the National Inventors Hall of Fame
on May 5, 2007 that my wife, Margaret and I attended.
 
I encourage everyone who is able, to
visit the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, OH. Their
website is www.INVENT.ORG at the
Hall of Fame, you will see their, extensive collection of invention
prototypes, and information about the greatest inventors in history.
Thomas Edison is recognized as America's most prolific inventor, and
Lincoln was a great believer in the patent process, as indicated by
his quote which circles the medal. Abraham Lincoln actually
invented a mechanical system that helped ships that run aground, to
escape and float back to shore.
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Pictured below is a
first day cover cachet that was authorized by the U.S. Mint and USPS
to commemorate the issue of the Golden Dollar. It featured one
of the coins, and had on the front, a pictorial cancellation
utilizing the coin's design, half of which I was responsible for,
Glenna Goodacre the other.
I recently designed four
pictorial postal cancellations for separate Lewis and Clark events,
and had these added to the inside of the cachet. Now it bears a
total of five pictorial cancellations, counting the cover, and six
cancelled stamps. |
Thomas D. Rogers, Sr.
P.O. Box 232
Beatty, OR 97621
Ph: 541-533-3129
E-MAIL:
tom@tdrogers.com
COMMEMORATIVE
SILVER DOLLARS
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I am extremely honored
to have been asked to design these pictorial cancellations, as I was
to have had my design chosen to appear on reverse of the Golden
Dollar, itself. I would like to think that as I was the designer of
both the coin, and the postmarks, make these very rare and unique
pieces. Ten of these were created, and bear one cancellation from
the original issue, one from Fort Clatsop, in Astoria, OR., two
cancellations from Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco, WA and one
from Long Beach, WA
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Click Picture For Larger Photo
As long as we're
talking about golden dollar coins, there is a website that features
small dollar coins, and it is the most informative site that I have
seen concerning these size coins. It belongs to Mike Wallace,
and the link is
www.SmallDollars.com
If you are looking for
information on Susan B. Anthony dollars, The original Golden Dollar,
Presidential Dollars, or possible future small dollars, I strongly
recommend that you visit Mike's site.
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The small picture below on the left, is the graphic design I created
for a 38" diameter illuminated panel that Margaret transferred to
stained glass. Also shown is the panel itself, that we
donated and installed in the Beatty Valley Gospel Mission Church,
which is located here in Beatty not far from our studio.
The
design is titled "CREATION", and encompasses the period of time that
God spent creating Heaven and Earth. Between God's hands,
creation begins with the upper right hand section's depiction of the
world without form, and God said "Let there be light!"
Continuing counterclockwise, each day's work is chronicled by
section as described in Genesis: The creation of Heaven; the forming
of earth and seeds to germinate into life; the separation of day and
night; all manner of fish and fowl; the creation of all other
beasts, with man given dominion in a bountiful world. The
seventh day is the day God rested, looked over what he had done, saw
it was good, and blessed it with his love. This day is
symbolized by the heart at the center.
 
Click small Picture on left For Larger Photo
Pictured
below is the medallic version of the stained glass design,
"CREATION" next to it on the right, is the other side of the pendant
featuring our, savior, Jesus Christ. This work was finished in
2008. I wanted the likeness of Jesus to be reminiscent of
early Christian descriptions of how he appeared, not the idealized
modern versions.
 
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Lewis and Clark's
Corps of Discovery
These are photos of a
finished 3" medal that I designed and sculpted specifically for the
descendants of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, to honor all
the permanent members of that Corps. It has the names of all the
permanent members, including Captain Lewis' Newfoundland dog,
Seaman, and a star to honor each. The descendents held a reunion on
August 13-15th, 2004 in Astoria, OR. This medal was made available
only to registered descendants. Due to it's historic importance, I
offered a copy to the Smithsonian Institution for their National
medal collection. The Clatsop County Genealogical Society of
Astoria, OR sponsored the descendants reunion. |
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