Giant Butterfly

This butterfly recently sold at the Rubinkam Gallery down in Douglas.  One of my biggest butterflies to date, it has a 4' wingspan.  The sculpture is nearly 5' tall.  There is a cement footing that the base bolts to.  I just used some heavy rocks as a counter weight temporarily here.  Fun build!  Looking forward to some more nature sculpts.  Enjoy!

"Climb" Sculpture - Art of Leadership

Some early shots here of a commission I'm working on for the Art of Leadership Foundation in Detroit. The sculpture is currently resting on its side while working on the metal rocks and climber. The sculpture is in what I call a "roughed in" stage. It's starting to take shape, but there is much to be done yet.

Each rock has a word underneath it and is represented in levels. The climber is progressing and climbing through these tiers....reaching and climbing through rocks in life that hold us back and make us stumble. Climbing further, the person is reaching for goals and standing on rocks that are firm and do not fall.

Rock Obstacles:

Peer Pressure

Abuse

Poverty

Temptation

Indifference

Foundation Rocks:

Family

Integrity

Love

Education

Faith

Rocks reached for:

Wisdom

Leadership

Success

Respect

The sculpture in the end will stand nearly 10 feet in height and 4 feet in width. It's made out of stainless steel and will rest on a 5'x5' cement pad. The back of the sculpture will have a stainless tube support which will be a tree with the foundations logo within.

Leaf Bowl

This Maple and Oak leaf bowl has been one of my latest custom commissions I thought I'd share. The metal is made from 11 ga. recycled steel. The veins are all raised weld lines which gives the bowl some texture and depth. There are 4 maple, and 4 oak leaves in this bowl. It's 16-18" in diameter, and 2.5" in height. Stay tuned for some more fall creations. I'm nearly done with a batch of propane tank luminaries. I'll post some pics as soon as I get them painted up. I can't believe it's September all ready. This year went by so fast!

MORE FLOWERS!

I just finished up today on some more large flowers for this weekends show. Here ya go...