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