At the Breathing Hole 1

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered metal and wood wall art.

A lone polar bear and an arctic fox watch stealthily as a seal rises under it’s breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.
Engraved steel with heat colors, cottonwood.
Limited edition of 6
61″ W x 58.25″ H x 2″ D

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered metal and wood wall art..

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered metal and wood wall art.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered metal and wood wall art.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered metal and wood wall art..

On Location

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered metal and wood wall art.. — This was he second of the limited edition. It was purchased from our Pratt Museum exhibit, Heartfelt and Handmade. It now lives in Florida on a beautiful stone fireplace.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief. — This 5′ high copy is in a Homer, Alaska bed and breakfast lobby.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered metal and wood wall art. — It’s visible as you walk in the front door and as you decend the main stairway.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered metal and wood wall art.. — This was he second of the limited edition. It was purchased from our Pratt Museum exhibit, Heartfelt and Handmade. It now lives in Florida on a beautiful stone fireplace.

Decorative metal wall art displayed in the home.

In the Studio - How the Artwork Was Made

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief. — I heat the steel with a large propane to get the oxidation colors or heat colors.

A design for limited edition originals in heat colored steel.

Enlarging the design onto various pieces of stee and wood.

Ready for assembly.

The form is “modeled” with grinding disks.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief. — After enlarging the drawings, the steel elements are cut out with a plasma cutter.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief. — A Dario Sr44 articulated bandsaw was used to cut the ice form from a wide cottonwood board.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief. — With all the elements cut out, the next step is to arrange them together and drill all the mounting holes.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief. — I heat the steel with a large propane to get the oxidation colors or heat colors.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to it's breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief. — The wooden elements were burned, wire burshed and then colored with metal powders.

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