In this short, director Carter Lord sets his camera on artist Don Seiler, as he creates a 10-ton concrete sculptural commission in honor of Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz that would be placed outside the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Lord would go on to direct The Enchanted, while Seiler would paint the animals that appear on the walls throughout that movie.

What’s incredible is that for all his work and the size of this sculpture, Seiler was only being paid $3,000. The most his art had sold for was $6,000 and he had given that away.

Some may find this somewhat slow, just watching a man sculpt, but to me, seeing this part of the creation process is amazing. Lord only made one other movie, other than this and The Enchanted, Lithium Springs.

You can learn more about Seiler’s life on his official web site, which even goes into the dates in which he was married, including one marriage to the heir of Molson beer.