
Our short term goals are to participate in local Florida Art festivals, and to share our sculptures with other art enthusiasts. In time, we hope to travel to other states to display our Florida Wildlife sculptures. Taking our art to the web makes the process even more exciting. |
Several years ago Ian was diagnosed with severe cancer. What followed was radical surgery and years of healing. Faith and hope kept him going. After moving to Central Florida, he viewed a sculpture of a ray in a gallery in St Augustine Florida. That inspired him to try to create some of the wonderful wildlife we have in Central Florida. As an avid inshore fisherman, he observes many wild marine animals in the gulf. He scouted fallen trees in the neighborhood and began working. Ian discovered sculpting was good therapy, and the wood became works of art. At urging from his family, two sculptures were entered in the County fair. One received best in show, and the other won first place. A gallery in Homosassa offered to display some of his work. The organizer for the Homosassa Seafood Festival saw his work, and asked Ian to participate in the Fine Art Show. The show was so successful, and enjoyable. That was two years ago, and Ian has been accepted in many Fine Art shows since. |
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| All of the sculptures are made of native Florida trees. Most are of different types of oak. Several are carved from Cedar and Wild Florida Cherry wood. Ian rough cuts the tree into the shapes he sees. After that, he uses many tools to get the deeply detailed animals you see. Some are tinted with artistic stains. All are sealed with numerous layers of polyurethane. We like to mount the smaller sculptures on crushed oyster shell rocks from the Gulf, which are very unique, or driftwood in unusual shapes. |
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