"Kite Girl Maquette"
Limited edition bronze statue of the preliminary model of the "Kite Girl", a statue on 30th St and Ocean Dr. entering Avalon, NJ.
Avalon Bronze Studio is located in Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery. Sculptor and Gallery Owner Gary Jacketti works on various projects and commissions during normal gallery hours. His work is displayed in Germany, Japan, and the United States. Look below to see the life size statuary honoring the military, children, churches, and public spaces internationally.
Public Commissions
"Solider of CMTC", Hohenfels, Germany

This life size statue depicting an American Army soldier wearing the MILES equipment necessary for this vital NATO training post in Bavaria, Germany. 
"Tomodachi", Yokota Air Force Base, Fussa, Japan

This two figure life size statue welcomes visitors and residents of the Air Force Base on Tomadachi Avenue, the main road leading from the FUssa Main Gate. Tomodachi means friends in Japanese and the statue depicts the friendship between a Japanese boy proudly holding a replica of an American C-130 Cargo plane to his American Captain friend. 
"Goodbye", United States Military Academy, West Point, New York

This maquette of a two figure pair will be placed outside the newly renovated West Point Middle School located in the Lee Housing area of the Academy. The statue will depict the moment of release after a solider walks his child to the school. Goodbye to these brave young individuals is a poignant reminder of the sacrifice and dedication the service men
"St. Brendan the Navigator", Maris Stella Chapel, Avalon, NJ

This cast bronze maquette was the original design of St. Brendan the Navigator for the newly created parish on the Seven Mile Island. 
"St. Brendan the Navigator" Maris Stella Church, Avalon, NJ and St. Paul's Church, Stone Harbor, NJ

This 3/4 life size cast bronze graces both Roman Catholic churches on Seven Mile Island. Msgr. John T Frey wanted to have the same statue in both churches of the newly founded parish to symbolize unity. 
Good Bye
Cast Bronze
Barry Road
United States Military Academy
West Point NY
This statue was dedicated to the children of the United States military members.  With a generous posthumous gift from Col. Peters, Class of 1928, the statue was made with the help from the children of West Point MIddle School, which is the oldest school for children ona
The Old Man and the Sea
Proposal for the Stone Harbor Library

Life size figure group celebrating the Pulitzer and Nobel award winning novel by Ernest Hemingway to be placed outside the new Library
"Saint Andrew the Apostle" at Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish in Gibbsboro, NJ
This larger than life size bronze statue stands tall in front of the Roman Catholic Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle.

Portraits
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