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Large Oval Koi Pot Pond
I went through a creative period where I really enjoyed making pot ponds. These are miniature dioramas of a pond, complete with: substrate, terrain, wildlife and vegetation. My vision was to make a realistic, scaled version of a pond. My wife has small pot pond that she keeps by the front door and cherishes. The pond featured in this post was created for a valued customer who has become a friend. He commissioned this piece with an initial focus on the pot. He wanted an impressive pot; which I sourced especially for this sculpture. The scene was then inspired by the pot. Focal pieces of this pot pond are a…
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Crystal Bead Collection
I have compiled a selection of my crystal bead wire tree sculptures into a video. When I was going over my past wire tree sculptures I was surprised with just how many if these crystal trees I have crafted. Attaching the beads to the wire is a very time intensive task and hundreds of hours of work have gone into these trees. The majority of these pieces have found their forever homes with collectors, or been purchased as gifts for loved ones. A few are still available. If one catches your eye contact me to see if it is still available. If it isn’t I am also open for commissions,…
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Why the type of wire matters
In this post I am going to be explaining about choosing the correct wire for the job. Making a wire tree with any old wire can influence the production time and final result, changing the overall feel of the tree. I decided to do an experiment and make 2 trees, of very similar design but use 2 different thicknesses of wire. The first tree I made used 0.6mm wire and the second used 0.3mm wire. Now naturally I needed twice as much of the thinner wire to make the trunk roughly the same thickness but what I didn’t expect was the difference in time. The thicker wire tree took 3…
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Summer to Autumn 2017- Trees created
Here is a round up of the wire tree sculptures I created between Summer and Autumn 2017. There is a nice selection of crystal bead trees and all wire trees along with some experimentation with flame patina effects and ageing effects using liver of sulphur. Music: Jeff Kaale Mai Tai via Soundcloud
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My Film Trailer
So I thought it would be fun to make a film trailer as a showcase of the wire trees I have made over the past one and a half years. Enjoy!
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Large Silver Wire Tree Sculpture on Rough Cut Wood Base
This tree has now sold.
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Winter to Spring 2017
A video to highlight my work between the winter and spring of 2017. Leave me a comment to let me know what you think of my work.
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Wedding Anniversary Gifts
I able to offer beautiful wedding cake toppers and also commission pieces designed as anniversary gifts. The following years of marriage are traditionally associated with specific precious gems so why not get a tree commissioned to that stone colour? With so many different stones available from Gold, Silver and Emerald to Ruby, I can make a tree to suit most budgets and match the colour of anniversary. We would work together to decide exactly what the tree would look like and ensure a prompt service and delivery in time for the special occasion. If you want to commission a tree for a special couple, please contact me.
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What type of wire and why
So today I thought it would be worth discussing the types of wire I use to make my tree sculptures and why I use what I use. Before getting into the details it is worth noting that this is how I make my trees and there are many talented artists out there who use different thicknesses, material and have their own techniques. The main types of wire that used to make wire trees are as follows: Aluminium Copper Steel Aluminium Aluminium wire is typically used in welding and is a great source of wire as it is reasonably priced; however, these spools are also quite dirty and require cleaning before…
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Wedding Cake Toppers
We are proud to announce a brand new product range from Metal Bonsai Studio, wedding cake toppers. The concept is each colour represents a person in the relationship, with their separate roots each coming from their own unique experiences and life. As the roots meet they start entwining with each other, separate at first but as we move up the trunk they been together seamlessly before becoming branches. The final part is the foliage where the two are mixed together randomly which completed the tree of their relationship and love. Each tree is carefully made to follow this concept, of which as a happily married man feel encapsulates what love…
