Statuesque Dogs

art - mostly sculpture currently

mostly for my own amusement, sculpting utilises all the skills practiced over the many decades of breeding, judging and grooming record making show dogs. These years of assessing have developed my eye for 3 dimensional shape appreciation, and what is so appealing and rewarding is once finished, they are permanent ~ unlike a hair perfect Wire Fox Terrier or Griffon, which only lasts for a few days, yet took many months of what is considered in the sport as a 'rare skill', to create.

Casting in silver, pieces this intricate, with long legs and fine detail presents some tricky challenges for the caster, one by one, we have solved these problems - and herewith the finished sculpt!

After almost one year in the making - 3 sterling silver whippets playing - their playground for this photo is the BIS trophy from Melbourne Royal, which one of our dogs "Ricky" won in 1986.

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Sitting Bull Terrier, commissioned by Bull Terrier lover wanting to make funds for "Bull Terrier Rescue Victoria" and is shown here in it's 'raw' just sculpted form - it is being molded and will be cast in resin by Claire Tennant,

our one is now at the foundry.... being cast in bronze

more recently - doing some people sculpting - this female torso

is now cast in several materials and finishes - I'm currently working on a full female figure next!

solid sterling silver whippet figurine - something in the making process of these figurines has ignited a passion in me, it is #1 of what will be a 'trio' of sterling silver whippets playing ~~

see #2 further down ~~ immediatly below is a close up of the hand done coat work