If you visited the waterfront in Santa Barbara in the weeks prior to the unveiling of the Deepwater Diving Monument in April 2025, you may well have witnessed the extensive installation work. There was however, a huge amount of work that contributed to the project's success that wasn't seen.

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The Volunteer Committee and their chosen Principal Contractor, Monument Projects Ltd. would like ​​to extend a heartfelt thank you to Greg Polutanovich from 

Simi Valley, CA for doing a terrific job as the sculptor! 

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He is one of the most talented and conscientious artists in the world and is now working on another major diver project for the UK the Military Diver Memorial.

 

We also wish to thank the following:

 

American Fine Arts Foundry in particular Brett Barney, Angel Mezza, Sandra Corona and the great team of expert artisans who worked tirelessly to ensure that each of the molds, the wax sculptures and all of the bronze parts leading to the finished sculpture were the best they could be!

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Gus from Daniels Digital Sculpture Enlargements, responsible for scanning and scaling up the original 18" clay sculpture. 

 

Matthew Firestone, our Sub-Contracted Project Manager, and his team at Vernon Construction Inc, based in Santa Barbara, for their exceptional work on this project. Their commitment and craftsmanship have been outstanding.

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We’d also like to express our deep appreciation for the support of Robert Richards, the local Landscape Architect, and Morgan Jones, the Structural Engineer, whose expertise has been invaluable.

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A special thanks to Mike Wiltshire, Director of Santa Barbara’s Waterfront Department and his entire team for their unwavering support throughout this journey.

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This project has been delivered on time and on budget and is the result of a true team effort!

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Our Volunteer Committee

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Don Barthelmess - Co-Chair, Leslie Leaney - Co-Chair,

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Carol Kallman, Ted Roche, Phil Newsum, Mike Morgan, Greg Gorga

Our Principal Contractor

Paul Guiver, Tony Sexton

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