Recap

Now if I could just learn how to use this blogspot as well as I can create artwork all would be well. My last post was not organized very well. I think the next icon I will move onto will be the "bird" design. The four of my main icons for this project will be Fish, Bird, Beast, Spirit. I will create designs for several different types of objects as I have for the Fish.






















I have really enjoyed and learned alot from my voyage down this artstream. This bronze has a different patina that is the most recent edition. As you you can see the coloration is in relationship to the iconic design. I have been exploring the "fish" designs for awhile now and I think I am ready to move on to the next icon. I plan on creating a series of other iconic designs similar to this one.

Into The Bronze Age

I have now taken the best examples of my designs that are blasted into stone and have had them reproduced in bronze. I wanted to be able to have multiple productions using molds and lost wax process. There is a wide variety of patinas available with bronze for color. The stone surface texture translates well in bronze and the weight is satisfying.



This piece shows the use of the border edge around the central design. Each piece is different and I create this effect on each one to make it unique.
This last series is a good example of the bronze work I have done with these latest Iconic designs. I would like to do more work in bronze as I progress along my new artstream. The new work is now flowing nicely and I will be going to the bronze foundry again this spring. Looking forward to sharing here soon on my artstream blog.



This is one of my favorite pieces. Small and simple. There is no border relief around the design. On most of the larger designs I use a border around the design. The effect here is the design sits up on the surface and gives it a nice dimension.

Original Design Review

These are a few of the artstream designs that I feel are the most successful. Over the last several years I have made slight refinements to the original designs. I could post many more images but I will keep the examples to a choice few.


One of the things I like about these original stone pieces is the textural quality each one has. These natural stone examples have a quality that creates a primal resonance for me. Takes me back to my tribal origins.

This particular stone came from the banks of the Columbia River Gorge. It is very hard, heavy, and dark in color. The design is very clean and smooth.

Most of these original stones have a character, more of a grainy, personality. Each one is different and unique.