Creating superior quality bronze sculptures
"History informs our lives and leads us directly to the here and now. My work is inspired from history. I have been interested in functional and decorative arts of the middle ages and late antiquity. The interaction between the functional object and aesthetic expression has changed since we entered an age of mass production. The disposable quality of the things around us has altered our lives and our relationship with everyday items. I believe … read more...
"If, on my last day on Earth, I will know that I have added a link to the human chain of knowledge, then I will have achieved my life’s work." -Omri Amrany Omri Amrany is an Israeli-American best known as a sculptor and painter, though also accomplished as an architectural innovator and wall tapestry designer. Self-taught, he taps into such movements as surrealism for inspiration but eludes being categorized, inventing his own terminology … read more...
"I make representations of people's bodies to explore the ways each individual's inner reality of the mind is expressed in the outer reality of the flesh. I'm interested in the collision of outer perception and inner reality, the juxtaposition of the judgments and labels each of us places on others, with the more expansive terms with which we try to define ourselves. I'm interested in our vulnerability, our sexuality, our masks, and our … read more...
John Schneider enjoys a wide variety of work, such as sculpting, mold-making, restoration, painting, animatronics, special effects, welding, machining, rig building, set building, fly rigs, etc. He has sculptures at Whistle Stop Park in Byron Center, Michigan, and Lamoreaux Park in Sparta, Michigan. He also has interactive children's displays at Lena Meijer Children's Garden (inside Frederick Meijer Gardens) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has … read more...
"When I am sculpting, time stands still. I'm totally involved. All my emotions are put into it," she said. "If I have a vision, I want to carry it through to completion." Some days she will work as many as 10 hours straight. "It's a very solitary thing," said Suzanne. She studied sculpting in Paris and the Loire Valley of France, as well as in Montreal, Canada. She gathered inspiration after visiting the studios of world famous sculptors, David … read more...
Bill Clark Studios is located in Coloma, Michigan, a mere 4 miles from the shores of Lake Michigan. Bill is a self-taught artist who works in clay to give life to a vision that he hopes to share with the world. These works are limited editions with only 10 being produced in bronze from each one. His works include small pieces to presentation size and depict a wide range of subject matter from dragons, angels, warriors, pirates, and western … read more...
About Ginger Hadd Bachelor of Fine Art-University of Michigan (1997) Sculpture instructor: Lou Marinaro Master of Fine Art, Sculpture-Boston University (1999) Advisor: Isabelle McIlvain Ms. Hadd specializes in figure sculpture. She takes commissions and works with the client to produce a sculpture to meet their needs. Ms. Hadd creates the sculptures in clay, then makes molds which can be used to cast the sculptures in a variety of materials … read more...
