In Ijede, when the Iron Man story had been told, the community wanted an Iron Man to put in the middle of the roundabout where the road coming into town ended. So Charles Jago went to a company who made iron bed frames, and persuaded them to make an Iron Man statue. They made it inside a bed frame, so it was a bit short and squat, but it was definitely an Iron Man! -- Jo Nelson, CPF, CTF <jo.r.nelson@gmail.com> 647 233 6910 "Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM James Wiegel via Dialogue < dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
There was an Iron Man statue in the courtyard of the Kamweleni Training Center — smaller than the original but much larger than the one given to the Religious Houses. I cant find a picture just now Jim Wiegel
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On Jun 24, 2025, at 8:09 AM, David Marshall via OE < oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Yes, much appreciation 🙏, Karen for sharing that lovely Iron Man original story from Jean Loomis. I didn’t realize the intricacies of the design harked back to the X in the RS-1 Christ lecture and the wedge blade from the Church lecture. For those of you who don’t click on the Archives link to 4-page PDF description from Jean, at least read this screenshot paragraph: Deconstructing the work.
My dad often said he thought he was Jean Loomis’s model for the Iron Man, since he was long and lanky like the Iron Man. I got a kick out of that. To Jean’s urban myth comment at the end her piece, I wonder how many people in Fifth City and beyond fancied themselves the model or fabricated the creator of this iconic statue. It’s all Good. 😃
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On Jun 24, 2025, at 7:15 AM, Ken Fisher via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
How beautiful!
Thank-you, Karen.
I still have the Ottawa House Iron Man.
I also recall Jean’s giant frames for the gym, including a Black Augustine. The others were ….. Teresa of Avila and ….?????
Ken
On Jun 24, 2025, at 9:52 AM, Karen Snyder Troxel via OE < oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Here is Jean Loomis telling her story about creating the Iron Man statue: https://wedgeblade.net/files/archives_assets/21019.pdf. It is found in the ICA Global Archives Community Development Collection on the 5th City Pilot: https://icaglobalarchives.org/collections/human-development/human-developmen... .
Peace and love, Karen
On Jun 24, 2025, at 8:42 AM, Marilyn Oyler via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Jean was from New Zealand but I think Terry was from MN
On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 4:05 AM Ken Fisher via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Yes. Jean & Terry were from NZ.
On Jun 23, 2025, at 11:50 PM, James Wiegel via OE < oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Was Jean from New Zealand?
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