If you are in Seattle or the eastside this weekend, we hope to see you at the Woodinville Arts Alliance Studio Tour. Tomas Vrba is the newest wood and metal sculptor from the Bellingham area to exhibit as a guest artist at Monahan Studio during the tour. Exhibiting Wood and Metal Sculpture During Tour Tomas has […]
So how do I hire an artist to make a sculpture out of my tree stump? Where do I even start? That’s the question most people have when they begin considering tree stump art on their property. Commissioning an artist to create a custom sculpture is something most people only do once in their lifetime, […]
8 slabs of Western red cedar 40 feet of tentacles 18,000 (yes, really!) texturing marks 14 feet of span across a living room wall 1 giant octopus sculpture The idea for this sculpture came after I visited my client’s house for a consultation. The house sits on a cliff overlooking Puget Sound, and she collects starfish […]
When a client approaches me to create a tree stump sculpture, they sometimes know right away what form they want it to take. But more often than not, the decision is collaborative. This was the case for a recent sculpture on a private client’s property in Bellingham, WA. It was important to them to preserve the […]