Dale the Deer A132185 slip-cast in low fire ceramic

slip-cast in low fire ceramic slip

The final touch is the texture created by the free motion stitching

in this case a dark and shadowy color

Each sculpture has a unique ID number on the back

Dale the Deer A132185 slip-cast in low fire ceramicGatski created this deer head entirely from recycled farm machinery. The metal used for the head is thick steel from weathered farm machinery. The antlers start out as flat pieces of rusty metal. The artist hand hammers them into shape and grinds them smooth. He then hand draws the head pattern on the metal with soapstone and cuts it with a hand held plasma cutter. Next he welds the shapes together to form the head. Finally he mounts the head on a