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Monument Artist Erik Blome’s unique connections to Rotary
As an ambassadorial scholar, Erik Blome spent a year learning to cast bronze at the Royal College of Art in London. He returned to his hometown of Chicago and landed a commission to cast a bust for a city library. “It was the break you need at 23,” Blome says. … Blome and his wife, Charlotte, who adopted their youngest son from Ethiopia, conduct art workshops for children in that country through “When I Grow Up I Want To Be”, a non-profit they started in 2005. Later this year, Blome will spend four months as a Fulbright Scholar at Helwan University in Egypt, where he’ll teach bronze casting and learn the Egyptian style of granite carving.
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Sculptor Erik Blome shows rich detail that will adorn Oak Lawn Spire
Article in Monument Magazine May 19, 2011 featured Erik Blome.
Monument Artist Erik Blome Chosen for Fulbright Award!
Erik Blome was featured in the May 17, 2011 issue of monumentaloaklawn.com when he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach and study sculpture in Egypt.
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Erik Blome & Addis Ababa Bronze Foundry
Some footage of time Erik Blome spent giving workshops in Ethiopia in January 2011.
Sculpting From The Inside Out
Erik Blome was featured in the Spring 2001 issue of Bostonia for his monumental sculptures of famous figures. Erik is pictured with his bronze of George Washington Carver.
It’s The Bronze Age in L.A. as Gretzky in Immortalized
The Los Angeles Times featured Erik Blome’s sculpture of Wayne Gretzky in its October 10, 2002 issue.
Waukegan Honors Favorite, Funny Son
Erik Blome was featured in the Chicago Tribune, November 16, 2001 when his bronze statue of Jack Benny was unveiled in downtown Waukegan.
For Rosa Parks, A Place of Honor
The New York Times featured Erik Blome’s sculpture of Rosa Parks in its December 31, 2000 issue.
Monument to a Movement
The _Detroit Free Press” featured Erik Blome’s sculpture of Rosa Parks in its November 26, 2000 issue.