Sculpture
Bronze,
lost wax method.
I'm just getting started with this collection. A handful of pieces so far, each one sculpted by hand. A lot more to come, I hope, follow along!
Sculpture
I'm just getting started with this collection. A handful of pieces so far, each one sculpted by hand. A lot more to come, I hope, follow along!
Bronze · lifesize portrait
Why Senna? Ayrton Senna embodied the rare mix of instinct, faith, and unrelenting precision, a balance I strive for in both art and life. He didn't look around, he looked up. This sculpture is my tribute to that tension and his legacy: the pursuit of excellence, even when the process is messy. Senna reminds me that meaningful work lasts, and that craft, when done with heart, leaves a lasting mark.
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Bronze · 15 x 12 x 11 in
"Unaware", Bronze, 15 x 12 x 11 inches. A businessman being slowly overtaken by nature, a kind of entropy. He is all-knowing, curious, innocent, and blissfully unaware. Selfless, consumed, loving, and oblivious to the downside, with a childlike wonder.
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Bronze
Honey is one of the oldest foods we have access to; the beautiful work of a bee, spoken of in the most ancient texts, and created after long hot days of toil that most of us never stop to think about. It should be something we honor. Instead we buy it in a plastic bear and squeeze it into our tea without looking. I cast this bear in bronze because I wanted to give that overlooked little thing some weight, some longevity. Something you remember, you can hold, and even find a little glimmer of joy within.
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In the studio
Every piece moves through the same slow path. Nothing is rushed, and each casting keeps the marks of the hand that made it.
Build a wire and steel skeleton to hold the pose while I work.
Model the form in oil-based clay over the armature, refining until the gesture feels right.
Brush the finished original in silicone rubber to capture an exact, flexible negative.
Encase the silicone in a rigid plaster or fiberglass shell so it holds its shape.
Pour molten wax into the mold to make a hollow wax copy of the piece.
Clean the seams and touch up the wax until it matches the original.
Attach wax rods, gates, and vents, with a cup to pour the bronze through.
Dip the sprued wax in liquid ceramic and fine sand, again and again, to build a hard shell.
Fire the shell in a kiln so the wax melts and burns away. This is the lost wax.
Melt bronze to around 2,000°F and pour it into the hot, empty shell.
Break away the shell, cut off the sprues, weld the sections, and refine the surface.
Color the bronze with heat and metal salts, then seal it with wax so it lasts.
Original prints and surface designs, available as art and home goods.
Take a look →Acrylic on canvas for the Arts & Communications Magnet Academy.
Inquire about commission →A shower curtain design carried at select Target locations. Sold out, and a fun one.
Take a look →Commissions & collecting
Whether you want to collect an edition or commission something new, the best place to start is a short note about what moved you.