Sculptor Offers Services to Percheron Park Project

After helping immortalize the legacy of the Community House last year, former Moorestonian Chad Fisher has offered his services to another major community project. 

Fisher, an accomplished sculptor, created the bronze monument—depicting five children holding hands and playing—that adorns the front lawn of the Community House. The life-size sculpture, which he painstakingly created in his Dillsburg, PA studio, was unveiled at Autumn in Moorestown last year. 

Now, Fisher is making a pitch to do the same for the Percheron Park project. He emailed members of the Friends of Percheron Park committee last week and offered to design and create a life-size Percheron horse statue for the proposed pocket park at Main and High streets, at cost.

Although he only lived here briefly, Fisher still has a strong affinity for Moorestown. His father lives here and he visits frequently.

"Moorestown's special. There's no other town like it," said Fisher. "There's no reason why not to do (the Percheron statue)."

He's offered to do all the work at cost, with no charge for the design effort or labor. In his letter to the Percheron Park committee, Fisher estimated the cost at roughly $73,000—about $20,000-25,000 less than the previously projected cost of the monument. 

He also pitched a number of other ideas, including: creating bronze modellos (small replicas) of the Percheron horse monument, which could sell for $2,500-3,000 and go toward fundraising for the $200,000 park; a live, public demonstration of his craft somewhere in Moorestown; and visits to his studio.

The Friends have not awarded the contract to anyone yet. Fisher said the group indicated they wanted to choose a sculptor via a selection process.

If he was chosen, Fisher said the statue would take about seven to eight months to create.

The Friends of Percheron Park are still heavily involved in fundraising. Visit their website to make a contribution. Proceeds from the , will go toward the pocket park.

For more information about Chad Fisher and to see examples of his work, visit http://www.fishersculpture.com.

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