CUSTOMER GALLERY
We are pleased to present our Customer Gallery which showcases sculpture created by our customers using Sculpture House tools and materials. This is our way of saying "Thanks!" to each of you.
Each image will take you to more information about the sculptor's piece, including materials and tools used, size of their piece, as well as their inspiration for sculpting it.
For information on how to submit your work to us, please click here. We would love to showcase your artwork in wood, stone, clay, encaustics and/or ceramics.
LOVEBIRDS
DARK SWAN PAIR
VESSEL
NOIRCA
MYATSUNAMA
DEFIANCE
PISCENE
INDIGO
OPPOSING WAVES
TURTLE
TURNED VESSEL
BLUE DRAGONFLY
CAROUSEL HORSE
VIEL HOMME (OLD MAN)
SPHERE
YOGA
"Lovebirds"
Medium: SeaSwirl Green Soapstone
Tools used: half-round coarse rasps; hand-cut rasps, wet-dry sandpaper; car buffing compound
3" in height
"My inspiration comes from Love and birds."
"Dark Swan Pair"
Medium: Deep Ocean Green Soapstone
Tools used: half-round coarse rasps; hand-cut rasps, wet-dry sandpaper; car buffing compound
7" in height
"Inspired by the fact that swans mate for life, which I find romantic."
"Vessel"
2017
Medium: Woody Alabaster
10" by 7" by 5"
"My inspiration for this piece is the combination of a blooming flower and a beautiful vase."
"Noirca"
Medium: Black Soapstone
Tools consisted only of rasps and files, followed by lots of sandpaper. It looked best when treated by WD 40 before final coat of wax.
4" by 8" by 8"; 14.2 lbs.
"The challenge was to see the possibilities in this block of stone and then actualize my vision."
"Myatsunama"
Bronze
Medium: ROMA Plastilina
18"H by 7"W by 9"D
"While studying shotokan karate, I became fascinated with the Nio Guards of Japan, fearsome guardians of Japanese temples."
"Defiance"
Bonded Bronze
Medium: ROMA Plastilina
Tools used: boxwood modeling tools, double wire end and single wire end modeling tools
18"H by 7"W by 9"D
"Open resistance to the pain and suffering throughout the world."
"Piscene"
Medium: Gala Red Soapstone
Tools consisted only of a pneumatic hammer and a smooth chisel. In addition an electric saw with a 4 1/2" diamond blade cuts and smooths out shapes. Rasps and files are then used to continue shaping and contouring the stone. Finally, dry and wet sandpaper (80-2000 grit) and Carnauba wax are used in the finishing and polishing steps.
13" by 12" by 8"
"The Gala stone in Piscene gave me an interesting challenge because there was a beautiful green patch on the stone. I loved the green and didn't want to cut it away. Hence, fish forms emerged in the piece which made the green not seem foreign to the form. Normally, I don't know what will emerge until I get into the piece and the images change as I work the piece and turn it to different angles."
"Indigo"
Medium: Blue Alabaster
Tools consisted only of a pneumatic hammer and a smooth chisel. In addition an electric saw with a 4 1/2" diamond blade cuts and smooths out shapes. Rasps and files are then used to continue shaping and contouring the stone. Finally, dry and wet sandpaper (80-2000 grit) and Carnauba wax are used in the finishing and polishing steps.
12" by 7" by 7"
"Opposing Waves"
Medium: Deep Ocean Green Soapstone
John used the Basic Stone Carving and Student Series Rasp Sets together with sandpaper (2000 grit) and wax.
9" by 4 1/2" by 7"
"I’m a surfer and most of my work is centered around the ocean. They call being inside a peeling tube wave “the green room” and the green soapstone was perfect for this piece."
"Turtle"
Medium: Tortoiseshell Alabaster with Black Walnut fins
John used the Basic Stone Carving and Student Series Rasp Sets together with sandpaper (2000 grit) and wax.
7" by 7 1/2" by 1 1/2"
"The tortoise alabaster just spoke for itself and I wanted to try a mixed media piece."
"Turned Vessel"
Medium: Deep Ocean Green Soapstone and Ebony
Gordon turned this piece on a lathe.
3" in diameter
"A personal piece created for close friends."
"Blue Dragonfly"
Medium: Blue Alabaster and Lapis Lazuli Dragonfly with Acetate Wings
Patrick used a 5" angle grinder with a diamond grit grinding disc, Foredom Flex Shaft SR/TX, stone carving rasps and files. To finish the piece he used 80 - 2000 grit sand paper and hot paraffin wax.
7.5" w by 7" L by 9" H
"This piece was carved on commission as a gift."
"Carousel Horse"
Medium: Poplar Wood
A wood carving mallet, together with gouges and chisels were used to carve this carousel horse. This is a work in progress.
42" Tall X 12" Wide X 48" Long
"This is my first attempt - just something I wanted to do as a young boy. Love Carousels."
"Viel Homme (Old Man)"
Medium: Bronze
Veronique used hardwood modeling tools, the double wire end modeling tool No. 204, detailing boxwood tool set and carbon steel tools. The bronze parts were molded in silicone using the mold making key knife and mold dividing shim.
40" X 25" X 28"
"This work is part of a character portrait gallery I worked on last year. On the portrait of "Old Man" I traced the furrows left by life, and in his eyes I wrote the sum of the images that marked his history."
"Sphere"
Medium: Translucent White Alabaster for sphere and Red Colorado Alabaster for base
Paul used a stone carving hammer, stone carving chisels, a homemade sphere grinding machine, files, rifflers, and lots of sand paper for polishing. The final touch was bowling alley wax.
7" X 6" X 10"
"I was trying to imitate a sculpture I saw on Pinterest and added my own complexity for a unique piece."
"Yoga"
Medium: Claystone Red Self-Hardening Clay
For this piece, Paul used a 24" figure armature , proportional caliper, regular calipers, single wire-end modeling tools and mini detail tools. Softt, flat painter’s brushes were used for blending. The hair was finished with an old-fashioned whisk broom. The mold was made before the clay became hard. After casting in a foundry, the patina was done with liver sulfur heated with a blowtorch.
17" X 13" X 5"
"I was inspired by a simple photograph."
