Inspiration

I was working outside on my car, when from just above came a Raven's raspy "hello". I always hear their wings, but he silently came over, spoke and was gone. The wind gushed and I knew how he did this trick.The Raven is a master of the wind.I found a Raven feather at my feet.

I just had to come in and tell my wife Sue. She reacted calmly, (she teaches junior high).

I went back out side and through an opening , just above the blowing trees he flew in plain view, cawed something at me,then turned and disappeared. I cawed back speaking jibberish Raven,but I'm confident he sensed I was happy to share such a beautiful fall day with him.

Sandhill Crane

This sculpture is made using rebar. It stands a bit over five feet tall. Frank he is.

Rebar Rosebud Sculpture

I made this Rose sculpture as requested by a friend. It stands around five feet tall.

Brown Orchid of Egypt

This is the Brown Orchid of Egypt.I saw the word Egypt on one of the rebar sepals, so it became part of the name.The shape came from my soul. I must make more orchids and color them.

Sunflower

A friend asked me to make her a sunflower, so today I made one. The center of the flower is part of an old lawn mower motor. I knew I would find a use for something from that thing.

More Spiders

I had so much fun making Brown Re(rod)cluse , he ended up with a few cousins

Brown Re(rod)cluse

A tiny spider built a dome shaped web in one of my tetrahedron stands. It was precisely in the center of the stand. I was fascinated with his web. I made a rendition of this tiny creature out of re-rod. It looks very much like him but instead of 1/4" , he is two feet long. A friend saw this sculpture and named it Brown Re(rod)cluse. The name stuck.

Leonardo Alfa

It took a bit of time, but I'm close to completing my first Lion sculpture.The only thing remaining is the beard, which will be stylistic.

Lion sculptures of antiquity were the strongest influence with their hint of human qualities.This beast is content, not angry.

The sculpture is made from shaped .032" mild steel sheet with the exception of the eyes. The eyes are made using stainless.

Lion Protos

With a last name that means 'Castle of the Lions', I should probably explore a lion sculpture.I'm warming my brain up with clay.

izigimigizi ... Many Ways

izigimigizi is an integration of Migizi(Bald Eagle)and the human skull. Spirits can be one many ways.The medium is .032" sheet mild steel,hand cut and hand formed.Some folding was utilized forming feathers.In this sculpture, the skull is less stylized while the bird is more stylized,a matter of choice.There is hidden symbolism for you to find.With this effort, greatest growth was realized creating the Eagle head. I tried to give the bird a flow that could only be found with my hands working clay, then transferred to metal.My fingers taught my eyes.

Turning Eagle On Munising Bay

In an attempt to grow in my skills as a metal artist I created a wall sculpture of an Eagle turning while in flight.The longitudinal axis of the creature has been altered. The body has been shortened toward the rear, and lengthened in the front. The width of the wing has also been altered being narrow at the base gradually changing to full width at the end.I really appreciate flat art more now.I feel that I was successful with this illusion of depth. I needed a way to have the Eagle "flying out of the wall" while contorting itself, utilizing every body part to make a radical change in direction.The armature was fashioned to replicate the skeleton. The linear nature of the armature made the alterations in lengths doable.The sheet metal components were shaped mostly by stretching. I used a rubber hammer and beat the sheet into a stump. With smaller pieces I had to resort to a metal hammer.Some folding was used making the primary flight feathers. The finish is ground, raw mild steel. Mother Nature will do the rest.