I create hand twisted wire sculptures inspired by the quirkiness and beauty of nature. Each piece is hand twisted, not heat or solder, with needle-nose pliers and patience. Every piece is unique and the menagerie ranges from the mythical to the mundane. Dragons and unicorns hand out with sparrows and deer.
#1 Swallows At Play
Hand twisted wire birds playfully in flight mounted inside a reclaimed pine box.
24points
#2 Leviathan
Wire taxidermy humpback whale diving in a hand-painted birch box.
21points
#3 Sittin' And Waitin'
Hand twisted wire pelican perched on posts and mounted on reclaimed barn wood.
19points
#4 Duke, White Tail Deer
Wire taxidermy deer head mounted on reclaimed spalted maple.
17points
#5 Ursa Major
Steel wire taxidermy bear mounted in a birch box, hand-painted with stars and the Ursa Major constellation.
17points
#6 Imp Of The Perverse
17points
#7 Scorpio
Wire scorpion mounted in a hand-painted birch box featuring the Scorpio constellation.
13points
#8 Here Be Monsters
Hand twisted wire whale paying homage to the sea monsters of old maps. Mounted on a hand-painted box with the Cetus constellation.
13points
#9 In Transition
13points
#10 Wire Bull Skull
Wire taxidermy steer skull painted matte black and mounted on reclaimed poplar.
12points
#11 Honey, The Gilded Bee.
Wire taxidermy bee mounted inside a gilded hexagonal box.
12points
#12 The Village Dragon
Commissioned work. Wire taxidermy Eastern dragon mounted in a hand made and gilded frame.
12points
#13 Taking Flight
Commissioned work. Hand twisted great blue heron taking flight inside a hand made cherry box.
12points
#14 Koala Boi
Commissioned work. Wire taxidermy koala and eucalyptus leaves mounted in a hand made pine box.
11points
#15 Right At Home
11points
#16 Sea Turtles
11points
#17 Irma The Unicorn
Steel wire unicorn with a pink aluminum mane mounted on reclaimed poplar.
10points
#18 Bacon! A T-Rex
I mean, if you can make anything you have to make a t.rex, right?
10points
#19 Into The Deep
Wire taxidermy octopus in a hand-painted birch box.
10points
#20 “Where Ever You Go, Go With All Your Heart” - Confucius
10points