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.

Hands

This sculpture is made using 3/8" re-rod. The finish is natural with rust and cement as found.

Singing Fingers

Around ten years ago,I cut down a wild White Spruce. You could hear the wasps in it from 200 feet easy, and it was next to our garden.From a piece of the inverted Spruce trunk, I chainsawed a sculpture of a head.Then I placed this head in the woods to season.Two years ago, I brought it out of the woods, and stored it inside.Tonight,I joined this head with a six fingered base made from 5/8" re-rod.If you pick "Singing Fingers" up and tap the top of the head, the six fingers of the base ring; but strangely, the wooden head rings. I was surprised by how efficient the acoustical coupling was between the wood and steel.When you hold "Singing Fingers" and tap a base finger,it makes a (wooden) bongo kind of sound and the head rings, just like the fingers.I think I know why the wasps chose this tree.This sculpture taught me many things, and I'm excited about applying my newfound inspirations.There is a clear sky tonight, and the stars need some look'n at......

Icosaheron

Icosaheron is made using re-rod. As the name implies the main body of this sculpture is an icosahedron, an elliptical icosahedron which is further mutated into a teardrop. Icosaheron is 77.7"tall and is free standing.