{"id":13648,"date":"2025-09-10T03:57:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/?p=13648"},"modified":"2025-09-10T04:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T04:12:21","slug":"new-pickleball-sculpture-an-homage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/13648\/new-pickleball-sculpture-an-homage","title":{"rendered":"New Pickleball Sculpture, an homage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While I was still creating my newest bronze sculpture, Mike Meeks, a beloved member of the Edmonds community passed away. He was an enthusiastic pickleball player at Harbor Square Athletic Club. This work is in his memory and the first edition ws acquired by his good friend, Carl Zapora, who in turn is donating it to My Neighborhood News Network, a nonprofit that will be displaying it for its future fundraising  events.  The sculpture, <strong><em>Got it!<\/em><\/strong>,&nbsp;captures an exhilarating moment in the sport of pickleball where the figure, caught up in the game, confidently exclaims to his partner that he can return the ball lobbed by their opponent. 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