Professional Services
I am known as an innovative problem solver able to make complex ideas a reality. I fabricate work for other artists as well as provide patina services for other artists.
Ursula Von Rydingsvard was commissioned to make the above bronze sculpture for the TF Green Airport in Providence, RI. She was unhappy with the dark color of the patina and hired me to re-do the patina and make it lighter.
The original, darker sculpture.
I completely stripped the piece and redid the patina.
Selected as patina artist by Martin Puryear for his piece, Bearing Witness, which is located at the Ronald Reagan Center in Washington, DC.
Selected as patina artist by Martin Puryear for his work That Profile, which is in the Getty Museum. Bronze knots were given a patina with silver nitrate to match the stainless steel tubing of the sculpture.
I cast the aluminum fist portion of this Hank Willis Thomas sculpture All Power to People. The painting and fabrication was done by Amaral Custom Fabrication.
The wax of the fist.
The fist had to be cast in two halves and then welded together.
Creating the gating so that aluminum can enter and air can leave as the piece is cast.
The fist had to be cast in two halves.
Building up the layers of ceramic shell.
The ceramic shells in the wax oven where the wax will be melted away.
It got pretty heavy by the last few dips!
The fists emerging after casting.
The fist and its support structure had to be welded together.
Ready to be delivered to Amaral Custom Fabrication where it was attached to the rest of the comb and painted.
I built a bronze support system for this Greek Attica Funerary Lion in the RISD Museum, Providence, RI. Designed mounts allow for height adjustment, reliable support and minimal contact with the rare and heavy pentelic marble sculpture. Custom forged, machined and welded bronze given a patina to match other museum supports.
The Discovery Channel needed a more durable solution for their full-size Mr Potato Head in NYC. I cast an aluminum arm to replace the damaged fiberglass original.
The large wax arm.
Building up a ceramic shell around the wax. It had to be cast in pieces and then welded.
The final dips to build up a sturdy ceramic shell.
The large ceramic shell before casting.
The aluminum cast emerging from the ceramic shell.
The aluminum arm being cleaned up and welded.
RISD wanted two additional rope flag poles to match the other 19th century poles dotting the riverfront. I cast and fabricated two matching poles.
Dipping the large waxes of the rope detailing.
Getting an even layer of slurry.
Only going to get heavier!
Checking to see that slurry is making it inside the hollow wax.
The aluminum cast came out great. Time to make it into a flagpole!