Sculptor's Muse - Influenced by Dr. Sam M. Gore

January 24, 2025

Dr. Samuel Marshal Gore was a huge influence in Tracy's life personally and in art. He poured into her as his sculpture apprentice for eight years; helping her to shape her philosophy about art and her walk with Christ in a beautiful pattern that shaped the rest of her life.  He and his wife Margie, were lifelong friends of the Sugg family.

  Read about Tracy working with Dr Gore's daughter, Judy, to finish the uncompleted sculpture of the sleeping disciple after Dr. Gore's passing.  Tracy's son, Colt, was the model  

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