Wendy

More than 9,000 women worked on Mare Island building ships for the Navy during the Second World War.
 
I have created a small clay maquette of Wendy the Welder inspired by a photograph of women working on the Nereus, a submarine tender, at the Mare Island Shipyard.

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​​​​​​​​​Imagine this strong woman greeting passengers exiting the ferry on Mare Island! Passengers will know at a glance that Mare Island has a proud history, and that history includes women like Wendy, who too often have been ignored.

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I recruited three of my friends to be models for her, including Mara holding an authentic welding helmet used and personalized by a woman welder on Mare Island.

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The location I am visualizing for this monumental bronze sculpture is where the ferry docks on Mare Island.

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We would like the Mare Island Company  and The City of Vallejo to recognize what these women did for our country, but also to honor the maritime history of Vallejo!  

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I am seeking support to make this monumental bronze sculpture of “Wendy the Welder” a reality.