Author: cicerone
Drone Bee
I saw a documentary on drone bees and was fascinated by their tragic lives so decided to sculpt a dedication to these unsung apian heroes. Carpe Diem, friends, for autumn approaches. I used 3D Coat and had it printed in brass via Shapeways.
San Francisco Garter Snake
The San Francisco Garter Snake is a very cool and colorful endangered species surviving in the nooks and crannies of San Mateo County. I made this svg/vector art in Inkscape. And yes, it really is colored neon blue and red:
Campidoglio Coaster
A coaster inspired by the Piazza Campidoglio in Rome. This project started out as an Inkscape SVG, then extruded in OpenSCAD and finally 3d printed.
Neptune
My goal here was to sculpt a full body classical sculpture in the manner of Baroque greats like Bernini. I fell way short of the Old Masters but learned a lot about anatomy. Once I had the figure roughed in, I embellished it with the trident to create a young Neptune (Poseidon) character.
Fig Pendant
I love figs so I sculpted a fig split in half and had it printed in brass. This piece has been sold.
The Orchid
Here I imagined that, in the future, we will use bio-tech to create supersized versions of plants and animals as temporary public sculpture, such as this orchid on San Francisco’s waterfront.
