Sculpture (available)

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The Iron Pillar of Zigzag
Bloom iron on steel base
BUY
$700
15" h x 4"w x 4"d
"Pangaea"
wrought iron in cement, on lucite pedestal
BUY
$6,600
40"w x 23"d x 43"h (with pedestal)

The figure was forged from a wrought iron anchor salvaged from Camden Harbor, Maine.

"Mollusca Voluptus #3"
bloom iron, mild steel, mild steel base
BUY
$4,800
31"w x 8" h x 6"d
"Odalisque"
bloom iron, mild steel base
BUY
$12,000
58"w x 8"d x 48" h
"In, Out"
bloom iron, mild steel, concrete pedestal
BUY
$5,600
sculpture 46"h x 20"w x 18"d, 65"h with pedestal
"Belle"
bloom iron, mild steel base
BUY
$2,750
24"h x 9"w x 6"d

This sculpture was welded up from small strips of bloom iron, inspired by some large pieces of African work I saw in Tom Joyce's "Striking Iron" exhibit. These African smiths created a brilliant approach to making large thin plates using a small fire and a hammer. This piece retains all the experiments and failures as I tried to puzzle out this method.


"Nubelle"
bloom iron, leather, mild steel base
BUY
$480
14"h x 3"w x 4"d (incl base)

Another piece inspired by African bells.

"Mighty Mighty"
bloom iron, mild steel and cast iron base
BUY
$4,200
figure 14"h x 7"w x 4"d, on base 66"h total

This is a solid figure built up from 5 small blooms.

"The Shizzle"
bloom iron figure, mild steel setting
BUY
$2,750
20"h x 9"w x 6"d
"A Box in a Box"
bloom iron figure, mild steel setting
BUY
$1,800
14"h x 6”w x 4”d
"Inner View"
bloom iron figure, mild steel setting
BUY
$440
12"h x 5"w x 4"d
"Disrobtion"
bloom iron figure, mild steel setting
BUY
$1,300
16"h x 12"w x 8"d
"Geisha"
bloom iron
BUY
$2,400
18"h x 8"w x 6"d
"Tamama II"
bloom iron, steel base
BUY
$10,000

This figure was built additively by forge-welding chunks of high-phosphorus bloom iron. (She's currently away on exhibit).

"Free Radical Raven"
bloom iron
BUY
$2,600
15"h x 12"w x 10"d

This sculpture was cut and unfolded out of a single bloom.


"Sword Dance"
bloom steel, mild steel base
BUY
$750
16"h x 11"w x 5"d
"Fetish #2"
bloom iron, deer skin, wood, dogbane
BUY
$650
16"h x 14"w x 5"d
"Big Hand for Joe"
antique wrought iron, concrete base
BUY
$880
27"h x 9"w x 9"d (including base)
"Nyamakala #1"
bloom iron, concrete base
BUY
$12,000
44"h x 19"w x 11"d

This is the first bloom iron sculpture I made, from the first two successful blooms I smelted.

"Tamama III"
bloom iron
BUY
$450
7"h x 4"w x 4"d
"Kaboom!"
bloom iron figure, mild steel setting
BUY
$660
23"h x 10"w x 7"d
"Original Barbie"
welded barbed wire figure, mild steel setting
BUY
$400
14"h x 5"w x 5"d
"Coil Pot"
bloom iron, brass
BUY
$480
5"h x 3.5"w x 3.5"d
"Nyamakala #3"
bloom iron, mild steel base
BUY
$1,300
24"h x 14"w x 7"d
"Acacia Gumbo"
mild steel, nails, copper
BUY
$1,200
26"h x 11"w x 7"d
"Nyamakala #12: Alberto's Woodlot"
bloom iron, cement base
BUY
$8,500
26"h x 12"w x 9" d
"Nyamakala #9: Gash"
bloom steel, mild steel base
BUY
$8,500
18"h x 7.5"w
"Mollusca Voluptus #2"
bloom iron, mild steel base
BUY
$1,600
18"h x 6"w x 5"d
"Nyamakala #10"
bloom iron, mild steel wall hanger
BUY
$5,500
41"h x 15"w
"Mollusca Voluptus"
sandcast bronze, graphite base
BUY
$1,600
9"h x 9"w x 4"d (incl. base)
"Tension Deficit"
bloom iron, mild steel base
BUY
$2,800
20"h x 37"w x 6"d

This sculpture balances and spins on the pivot point.

"Zorba Dance"
bloom iron, mild steel base
BUY
$1,600
27"h x 9"w x 6"d

A strangely shaped bloom was the springboard for this sculpture.

"Aristotle's Sword "
"Aristotle" steel, mild steel base
BUY
$900
20"h

This sword/sculpture was the first result of our discovery of the "Aristotle" steel-making method, which you can read about over on the Smelting Research page. It bears many cracks and flaws that developed as I experimented with hardening and tempering this material.

"The Sun Queen"
bloom iron figure, mild steel setting
BUY
$6,500
75"h x 28”w x 18”d
"Raven Girl"
bloom iron figure, mild steel setting
BUY
$5,000
65"h x 33”w x 7”d