Building a 7FT Tall Octopus Tentacle with Steel & Bronze

Описание: “Rise” is a sculpture I created to represent the human experience in pursuit of meaning. What is your calling?

Meticulously hand formed, forged and fabricated in steel and bronze, (not a casting) the krakens tentacle represents the beast that is the unknown, our fears and hurdles that stand in the way of recognizing what and who we are at our core.

As the pinnacle sculpture of this 5 piece series, Diver Boy has embraced his journey and the kraken he once feared raises him up in celebration of his surrender to the journey.

Over ten months, I shaped and textured each detail, using a process of welding and MiG-brazed silicon bronze to achieve an organic skin like surface. Diver Boy, a recurring figure in my work, floats above the tentacle, symbolizing our childhood curiosity and innate desire for exploration. The hand-formed suction cups pave a path to the glass portals in his helmet in recognition that perspective is everything and always fluid. Mounted on a custom steel base with marine elements, the piece is finished with a heat color patina and clear coated to enhance contrast. “Rise” is a labor of love, and tells a story in the best way I know how.

Currently displayed at Element Gallery in Fairfax CA.