Window Grill

This recently finished window grill is made for a custom exterior door side light. It is made of steel with copper leaves .

Tomahawk Ride In

September 12 and 13 I will be vending my metal art at the Northwoods Harley Davidson Dealership. This dealership is located around 36 miles north of Tomahawk WI. The address is 1700 N. US 51 in Arbor Vitae WI.
I have been making lots of skull, eagle head and lion head wall hanging sculptures that can fit in a saddle bag. If you are in Tomahawk for the ride in, take a cruise up 51 and say hello.
franK

Little Lake 2014

The day was picture perfect with warm air and some nice cloud cover. I brought a little art project for the guest from Bay Cliff Camp. It was a  flat,leaf shaped piece of copper with a stem of copper wire soldered on with lead free solder. I provided a carved out stump and a urethane hammer. If the child couldn't hold a hammer, a friend from camp helped. They absolutely loved it!  One guest,  Zues had a special chair that had a custom  hand control.  Zeus,  his assistant Ben and I chatted for quite a while. When Zeus left, he needed to navigate between my metal display and a Harley with a VERY  expensive paint job. Zeus had only inches to clear.There was lots of nail biting, but in the end Zeus went cleanly through. Zeus was amazing.

Little Lake Skull

Its that time of the year when the Harley Owners Group has their  annual Little Lake Ride In event where all proceeds they make go to Bay Cliff Camp for disabled children. This year I made a new sculpture to donate for the raffle. It's a deliciously wicked skull wall hanger made with 3/8" mild steel rod.The skull is around 14" high and 10" wide. The metal is finished with a rough ground surface then wire brushed. I coated the raw steel with some clear enamel. I made three copies for purchase. In addition I made a ghetto version using 1/2" mild steel rod. The ghetto skull is 24' high and around twice as heavy. I'll be at the event Saturday July 19. I know it'll be a good time.

SwallowTail Faerie

  This anthropomorphic  sculpture is a dancing Faerie with the wings of a SwallowTail Butterfly. She is a ballerina. Celtic mythology describes Faeries  as afraid of iron, more specifically iron forged on a cold anvil. "Ironically", she is made of iron and her hands are cold forged. She must be Italian!
  franK

Snowy Iris

What beauty winter snows do bring
But a flower's glory waits til spring.
Unless the flower is made of metal.
Cold can't wilt this flower's petal.
      franK

Happy Winter...

Bluebells

 This sculpture was created using stainless flatware spoons and knives, 3/8" mild steel rod, 1/4' mild steel rod and a very old pipe cap found in the forest.The Bluebell flower in nature has a five fold symmetry, however this rendition has blooms with a three fold symmetry.
   franK

Spoon Handle Fish Skeleton

This sculpture is made using mild steel rod , some mild steel sheet  while the rest is made using the handle portion of stainless steel flatware spoons. It is around 30 inches in length. It is a wall hanger.
  franK

Baba Yaga's Hut

Baba Yaga's Hut has feet made from a very old iron rod found in the forest. The scale on the iron was perfect for this project.The hut is a fanciful rendition with an onion dome to give it a proper Russian detail.
  franK

Little Lake Eagle

July 20 The HOG (Harley Owners Group) will be holding their annual Ride-in Bike Show at Little Lake American Legion Hall  to raise money for Bay Cliff Health Camp , a camp for  disabled children. I have  designed an artwork series for this event. It is an Eagle head that blends into flames. I tried to incorporate an old skool look with natural steel finish covered with clear enamel and more traditional flame shapes.I have since added color and gave the bird an attitude by adding a frown and heavier brow.The original will be donated for the event auction and copies
offered for purchase.
      franK

   During this wonderful event I had a chance to meet all the special guests from Bay Cliff. I asked this camper what her favorite sculpture was. She told me it was one of the dragons.

While we were chatting a biker came up and also asked her what her favorite one was. When he found out he asked how much he owed me for the sculpture. he paid me and gave it to the child. My eyeball are sweating as I write this.

Butterfly

Here's my first butterfly.It's made primarily using 1/4" mild steel rod. The body has some re-purposed 1/2" pipe and re-purposed re-bar. The wingspan is 30" Everything is freehand. The mounting point is at the CG so it can be rotated to different positions on the wall. franK

Yup-ee

This  Mask is inspired by the Yup-ik Native American Shaman Masks.
 The Eagle, made from steel is on the top with Trout fish made from copper are on each side of the Eagle. The hands for communicating with the Grandfathers are fashioned from steel. At the bottom are pieces of native UP Michigan copper and Native UP Michigan iron. The Face is made using Native UP Michigan White Pine with the eyes , nose and mouth made using native UP Michigan Maple knots. The ring surrounding the mask, and brackets holding the symbols  are made from mild steel.

Dragons With Personality

With this series of dragons, I tried to impart an individual personality with each one. Body language and  hand gestures were used to achieve the caricaturization of these beasts, while still maintaining a graceful dragon flow. I keep them together and hope they can stay that way no matter who their caretaker is.
     franK

 

Three Hook Dragon

 This sculpture is designed to hang up your Bat Cape and  such. Much of this sculpture is created using re-purposed material.  

I received a request from Bonifas a Arts Center for a sculpture donation that will be for an auction May 4. The theme for the auction is Motown Motion. I am from Detroit and damn proud of it, so I made this sculpture. The base is a brake rotor and the five dancing singers are  made using 1/4" wire. Its not quite complete but the basic sculpture is there.This is the third piece in my Motown Sculpture Series.
yeh, I hoid it true da grape vine.......

This is my first attempt at a steam punk(ish sculpture. The base is a Beech root and the vine and leaves are mild steel. The vine is made using re-purposed metal pulled from a swamp, the leaves are sheet metal that was used to make automobile body repairs. The gauge is a speedometer from a Model A Ford. This is the second from my Motown Sculpture Series.
Said son, you're gonna drivr me to drink'n 
If ya don't stop drive'n that hot rod Lincoln

  franK

Here's a praying Mantis sculpture I recently made. She's 18 inches tall.

Wine Rack Sculpture

This wine rack is designed to compliment a wood rack for the same patron. It holds standard 450ml. bottles and various other wine bottle shapes. There is around a 10 degree slant toward the cork. Incorporated in the sculpture is a grape vine with the roots at the bottom and climbing up the back of the rack to the top where branches with tendrils and leaves move horizontaly.

franK

Well...  Its me.

Iron Rose Bouquet

This sculpture is all one kind of metal, steel. Making a small rose from steel was a bit of a challenge. The stems are from a political sign wire and the leaf stems are a spring from a piece of furniture.The blue color is a reflection of a cloudless sky.