Original artwork description:

This is a 28 X 24-inch (86 X 61 cm) wire wall sculpture of children on a horse. It is made out of 3 mm thick (#12 gauge) low carbon steel wire that I bend by hand and weld, then powder coat gloss black* (other colors are available) with a durable weather resistant material that makes it suitable for outdoor installation. The sculpture is easily installed on finishing nails or permanently using wall anchors according to instructions I provide. The piece is signed with a thinner wire.

I make wire wall sculptures for public, commercial, and residential locations. When I first began to work in wire, it seemed like a really great way to make larger drawings on the wall without stretching yards of canvas or framing big plywood panels. Then came the shadows and the way the steel bent – soft not hard- and how the images took on a personality that only this medium made possible. The softness of the steel and how it agrees to bend helps me to strip away lines that aren’t required to convey the image. It is also an important part of the creation process- the medium dictates the feel of the piece.

Materials used:

12 gauge steel wire powder coated gloss black

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