Sculpted Figurines

"Rock Star"
Caricature Figurine - 3.5 inches high
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The caricature style work that I've done on the greeting cards for

Leanin' Tree since 1980 is available as sculpted desktop figurines on-line at

Shapeways and Kraftwurx

You choose the material and colors at the shop - These images are for illustration only

Be sure to read the properties of the materials, some are more detailed than others
and some are even washable
More are in the works, so check back
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"Grinning Horse"

 

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"Piano Man" & "Old Coot"

 

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"Little Pup"Small bracelet or necklace charm

 

Product development

Developing products for retail mass market, including illustrated signage and sculpted figurines, cups and other consumer items.

Shown here are table lamp designs that include digital sculpting and illustration.

For the sleepy boy fishing lamp I wanted a warm bronze look for the sculpted work on the boy and the tree. The art on the shade is my painting "Bandits at the Bank."

Soon will be publishing a flyer/catalog of these concepts as a presentation to licensing agents
some designs are already in production

Figurines and the China connection....

Going to China and working with sculptors to design figurines was quite an experience. Visit this page for details and photos"The China Connection"

In April of 2007 I traveled to Shenzhen, China on behalf of a company that contacted me wanting to make figurines based on some of my characters appearing on greeting cards and gift products. I'm also designing new items for product lines that they currently produce.

I worked with the sculptors - an extremely talented crew who created clay models based on sketches I did and my direction. These were cast and painted and turned out very nicely.

What made this even more interesting is the sculptors spoke no English and I don't speak Mandarin. With the help of an interperter who was there sometimes and my handy sketch pad we did pretty well.


It was my first trip to China. The food was great, and the people warm and friendly. An adventure that I will look forward to again when the opportunity arises.

At right is (as said in the photo) me and Helen. She was indispensible and made the whole thing come together the right way. Thanks, Helen.