I've been a metal artist for about 7 years now, and had been planning to make a piece out of cutlery for a while now. Collecting discarded flatware from thrift stores and yard sales I was able to save up buckets full of knives, forks, and spoons - and last year I received a commission for a 25th (silver) Wedding Anniversary gift of a Sandhill Crane sculpture!
I have about 1600 pieces of silverware in this sculpture, as well as some rebar (for the legs) and other support pieces.
More info: cindychinn.com
Her name is "Oneida" and she looks ready to take off!
I made eyes for her in my glass studio
She stands a little over 5' (152cm) tall
The last thing I did was add some branches to support her
Here I am with the finished sculpture!
From the back, you can see the knives on the wings, spoons on the body and forks on the legs
Here I am in the shop during the early "leg" stage
Here's Oneida in the shop before she got her wings!
Here I am welding one of the over 500 knives to the wings
It's hard to believe that I have any supplies left -BUT - I'm ready for the next commission!
