At the Breathing Hole 3

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to its 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 in this engraved and heat tinted steel metal wall art.

Layered steel and wood relief
Dynamic heat colored steel with cottonwood
Limited Edition Steel Wall Art

A lone polar bear and an arctic fox watch stealthily as a seal rises under its breathing hole in this layered steel and wood relief. Polar bear art for your great room, office or living room wall.
Engraved steel with heat colors, cottonwood.
Limited edition of 6
59″ W x 57″ H x 1.5″ D

I’ve been making metal wall art since the early ’90s . This article gives and outline of this adventure.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A lone polar bear and arctic fox watch silently as a seal rises to its 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 in this engraved and heat tinted steel metal 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.

On Location

Decorative metal wall art displayed in the home.

In the Studio - How the Artwork Was Made

Carving the Ice flow out of cottonwood lumber with woodcarving gouges.

T-nuts are brazed to the backs of the different elements and all the assembly work is finished before grinding and coloring.

The sunglasses stage. An oxy acetylene torch is used to locally color the darker features on the polar bear.

The menagerie staying out of trouble while I work on the ocean.

This example of heat coloring steel shows the process of coloring the ocean layer of piece of multi-layer metal wall art with the heat from a large propane torch. For larger piecs of thinner steel, I do the coloring from one side to the other rather than with a uniform even heat on the whole piece.

The rainbow of colors you can create when heat coloring steel artwork using a a large propane torch.

Coloring the ocean with a large propane torch. For larger piecs of thinner steel, I do the coloring from one side to the other rather than with a uniform even heat on the whole piece.

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