Custom Classic Figures
I do custom figures in a variety of styles, poses and finishes. These are all about a foot tall. They are made from LaDoll clay, which is an air-dry clay that is light, durable, and capable of great detail, but it is still more fragile than ceramics, porcelain, metal or stone, so the pose would have to be one that could survive shipping. It contains a substructure of wood, foil, and wire, but the figures are still light. I can replicate most finishes, like bronze, marble and other stones, plaster, terra cotta, etc. My focus so far has been Art Deco and Art Nouveau, though I can do other styles, and can replicate (to a degree) photos provided. i am currently experimenting with mould-making, and at some point intend to sell casts of the originals in plaster and concrete, with custom finishes. contact for prices and timelines.
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I graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design with a Fine Arts major, emphasis on painting. I've shown and sold work in galleries, shops and festivals in the area, as well as in Chicago and Cleveland. I founded and run Cross-Media Collective, a 501(c)3 non-profit to help artists and art groups get the assistance they need, be it grants, sponsorship, or just general aid with permitting for events. We are currently fundraising for a permanent location for our events, and a gallery/workshop space, as well as a museum of miniatures, my pet project. You can read more about that at cross-mediacollective.org and columbusminiatures.org (currently under construction).
My work is very varied, running the gamut from painting to sculpture, realistic to abstract, massive to tiny. I get bored easily, and inspired easily, and no one would guess that everything I make comes from one person. Most of my work tends towards the figurative, or the anticipation of figures; I make miniature food, furniture and rooms…okay, and figures. My paintings are generally acrylic and almost always figurative. My sculptures are clay, and, again, figurative. I'm a people person, aesthetically, anyway.
I've spent the past three years renovating and decorating a very large, very old, very neglected house. My work with minis was beneficial in planning and executing the look of the house, and though I have no training in interior design, I love decor and architecture, as is evident in my miniatures, and would like to find decorators to work with, perhaps to commission a certain piece for a certain room, or work with individuals who just want an artistic eye or someone to shop with when redoing a room. Sometimes a fresh view or a second opinion is crucial.
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