Sculptures From Chenille Stems (Medium)
Russell has been weaving with Chenille stems, aka pipe cleaners, for decades. We can create a custom sculpture for you! Magical creature, natural animal, plants, foods; whatever you desire! The sculptures shown in the photos are available for purchase, unless marked as 'sold'. We love creating custom sculptures for people and organizations! We can scale the size and complexity of the sculpture to meet your budget, as long as you meet the minimum. Just send us your concept, budget, and timeline, and we can get started! Once we have discussed the project concept and parameters, Russell will begin weaving, by hand, a Chenille stem sculpture for you! They do take some time to create because of the level of craft involved. But we are sure you'll appreciate it when you receive your lovely sculpture! These sculptures are not intended for children. They are inherently pokey because of the chenille stem tips, so they aren't for petting or cuddling. The sculptures are flexible and pose-able, can stand on their own, and are best displayed in a scene on a shelf, perhaps interacting with other sculpture. A child or dog could pull apart the weaving or otherwise damage them if left unsupervised. But an adult can handle the sculptures and pose them without any trouble.
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I am a 3 dimensional sculptor of functional art. I work in many materials including wood, stone, steel, and plastics, with modern tools like 3D Printing, laser cutting, and CNC routing, in both the workshop and virtual spaces with VR sculpting software, 3D CAD, & BIM.
I am working on building projects with clients that will improve our world. We need to design things with respect to their social, environmental, and economic impact. This ranges from recycling and manufacturing plastics at home to carefully designing furniture for people & animals that really improves their quality of life, while minimizing their environmental cost.
I am a Master of Architecture, life long sculptor, speaker of Japanese, German, and English, and dedicated to building excellent projects for my clients!
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Todd Pospisil
For Todd's Home & Garden5.0Russell is fantastic and knows his stuff!!
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Peter Heintz
For Peter's Wedding & Special Occasion4.8I had a very specific custom project on a tight deadline and Russell was able to deliver something special. Communication was great and timely and the finished product exceeded expectations.
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Walter Parrish
For Walter's small bicycle sculpture5.0I had an idea for a creative piece of art but lack the personal talent to create it myself. I didn't know if a custom piece would be achievable within my budget. Russell accepted the challenge and delivered what I was looking for in a timely and budget friendly manner. He was professional and easy to work with. I am looking forward to delivering this unique birthday gift to the recipient.
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Sara Berg-Love
For Sara's Home Decor5.0 
CBCheyanne Baugh-Curtis
For Custom Woodworking Plans5.0- EH
Eric Headrick
For Custom Origami Sculpture5.0Working with Russell was very easy, he provided examples and test designs before approving of the final design. The oragami sculptures turned out amazing! They were shipped very safe and arrived in perfect condition. Thank you Russell!
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Laura Long
For Box for pet cremains5.0Russell designed and built a wooden urn for my pets' ashes. He took a lot of care in collecting my design and construction preferences and transformed them into a beautiful object. He was communicative throughout to ensure the object was just what I wanted. And it is! It is a beautiful tribute from a wonderful craftsman and I will treasure it.
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Judy Weber
For Buddha fishing pole4.8I was very pleased with the end result of my carving project. Russell was professional, courteous, and was able to take what I wanted and make it a reality. My Buddha statue is now complete and has a place of notice on my bookshelf. Highly recommend.
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Albert Cheng
For Albert's Wood sculpture of animated cats.4.5I was very happy with the final product and would definitely work with Russell again in the future if I would like something custom made. My advice is that if there's any detail or suggestions that you may have for your project during its creation, please voice them out to Russell right away as there are some things that can only be adjusted during certain phases of the project. Thank you again Russell and my review would technically be 4.5/5 :)
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