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 tints, cottonwood.
Limited edition of 6
61″ W x 58.25″ H x 2″ D
At the Breathing Hole 1
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At the Breathing Hole
We commissioned Jeff Dean and Creative Fires studio to create a sculpture for our entryway. Jeff sat down and discussed the possiblities with us. We decided to have him create “At the breathing hole” to be done with a combination of wood and steel.
We can’t believe how wonderful it turned out. The sculpture was better than we imagined it would be. Jeff sent us pictures throughout the process so we could “watch” it being created and also invited us to his workshop to see the progress.
We highly recommend Jeff for any work you wish done. His talent and creativity are amazing and we are extremely pleased with the work he has done for us.
Copyright 2015 Jeffrey H. Dean and Ranja van de Werken Dean
On Location
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- 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.
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- This 5′ high copy is in a Homer, Alaska bed and breakfast lobby.
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- It’s visible as you walk in the front door and as you decend the main stairway.
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- 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.
How It Was Made
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- I heat the steel with a large propane to get the oxidation colors or heat tints.
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- Enlarging the design onto various pieces of stee and wood.
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- Ready for assembly.
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- The form is “modeled” with grinding disks.
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- After enlarging the drawings, the steel elements are cut out with a plasma cutter.
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- A Dario Sr44 articulated bandsaw was used to cut the ice form from a wide cottonwood board.
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- With all the elements cut out, the next step is to arrange them together and drill all the mounting holes.
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- I heat the steel with a large propane to get the oxidation colors or heat tints.
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- The wooden elements were burned, wire burshed and then colored with metal powders.
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