Sculpture and Casting

Raven Sketch

Hand-forming and CNC sculpting. Iron and glass. Polished cast bronze. Historic pieces reconstructed and cast. The warmth and richness of  the metals, in contemporary form.

Top Job Award Bronze Sharp Shinned Hawk
A predator with an attitude, this true scale sharp-shinned hawk is cast in bronze and buffed to show off the tiny feathered highlights.
Award winner.
Bronze Sharp Shinned Hawk detail Bronze Sharp Shinned Hawk facing you Bronze Sharp Shinned HAwk looking over his shoulder Bronze Sharp Shinned Hawk looking away


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Top Job Award Patinated Bronze Sharp Shinned Hawk
The alchemy of patination, passed down through the centuries, gives this sharp-shinned hawk its authentic coloration.
Award winner.

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Top Job Award Bronzed Apple
Twenty-four inches in diameter, this bronze–plated apple is polished to a low sheen. The bottom is carved into a whimsical blossom end.
Award winner.
Bronzed Apple detail Bronzed Apple Bronzed Apple bottom detail

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Raven
Carved in a moment of action, this full-scale raven has carefully carved details. Feather-thin wingtips spread over an armature of steel and mesh. Sculpted in a special formula concrete.
Raven detail Raven front Raven side Raven back

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Award Woodcock
Sculpted with fine feather detailing and a pert, bright-eyed manner. Shown with typical camouflage coloration, in a forged setting. Full scale bird stands 6" tall and is 7" from beak to tail.
Award Winner

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Armillary
Bronze armillary with unique mounted numerals and forged twig gnomon on a sculpted base. This sharp-shinned hawk rotates gently on a side branch.

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Maple Leaf Frieze
Massive posts are dressed with bas-relief of carved and cast maple leaves in bronze. Images show wax carving, molds for lost-wax casting, and patina color studies.
Maple Leaf Frieze detail Clay carving of Maple Leaf Frieze Clay model with wax casts of the Maple Leaf Frieze Patination in process of Maple Leaf Frieze Installed Maple Leaf Frieze

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Ovoid Post Cap
Custom Finial for a 4"x4" post, carved and cast in bronze. This finial overhangs the post for rain protection, and insets into the post for a secure installation.
Ovoid Post Cap detail Carved origional of Ovoid Post Cap Lust cast bronze Ovoid Post Cap Patination of the Bronze Ovoid Post Caps

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Bronze Plaque
Polished, buffed and patinated, this memorial plaque began as a concept on a 3-D computer model with the golden proportions and a break in the frame to suggest a freshwater spring.
Bronze Plaque detail CAD rendering of Bronze Plaque CAD perspective of Bronze Plaque Polished Bronze Plaque

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Pattern Making
Molds from existing 18th century castings, for reproduction.
Multiple reproductions Silicone Mold Silicone Mold Silicone Molds

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Pattern for Architectural Balcony Bracket
This architectural bracket was rebuilt from restoration documents for a private home. The bracket cast from this pattern mold was used as a balcony bracket in renovation. This pattern produces a bracket 14-1/2” high x 27 5/8” long x ¾” wide.

 

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