Steel Whimsy, How's it Made?

How's It Made?

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Steel Whimsy has been designed from paintings, objects, themes or ideas. This section may give you some ideas for Steel art in your space.

'Eye', was based on an eye.
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'Lock', was based on a a Victorian era, hand crafted, key hole cover.
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'Key', was based on a hand crafted Victorian era Key.
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'Leaves', was based on a Parkdale artist's painting.  A small area of the painting was used. It is outlined to the top right.
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'Mask':  The original painting is by a client at PARC.  Mask stands on Queen Street near Landsdowne Ave.
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'Felino' is the skull of a long toothed North American predator.  Lines were taken from the shapes of the skull to represent some of the animal's power.
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'Fish' is based on an ancient Chinese roof tile at the Royal Ontario Museum.  Finding ways to represent his features was fun.  He was rotated so pedestrians would not bump his tail. He stands on Avenue Road at Bloor.
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'Horse' is based on an ancient Chinese roof tile at the ROM.   He stil looks fearful as he stands on Avenue Road at Bloor.
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'Nefertiti' The ROM's  relief of Queen Nefertiti included several challenges. In steel she retains some softness where she stands at Bloor Street and Avenue Road
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'Zebra' was made from a mask in the ROM store.  The rust finish will last for hundreds of years.
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'Sea Monster' Looking like a Norsman legend, this roofing tile is actually from ancient China.  It is part of every human's heritage.
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'History Reader'  Based on a sketch by a grade five student, reads near the library at Yonge and Lawerence, Toronto.
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'EyeCycle', one of my first designs for bike racks, became the Wheel Cyclerepresenting the Young Lawrence community hub.
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'Wheel Model' was was based on a creative sketch by a grade five student.
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'Love Birds' A Toronto grade five student made the sketch.  I added a bird's version of spaghetti from Disney's 'Lady and the Tramp' to enhance bicycle locking.  'Love Birds' fly around Yonge north of Lawrence.
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'Scales of Trade' From concept to steel with a surprising illusion of prospective.
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'Treble Clef'  My first bike rack design Dec 2006. I added the wheel theme at the request of the Yonge Lawrence BIA.
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'Watch" was based on a sketch by a grade five student.
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