Wayne Potratz
Sculpture
“Sea Turtle with Big Lingham”;
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My art practice is within the tradition and discipline of making images in cast metal. This tradition combines magic, ritual, practice, performance, and art. Research with fire is the play that enables me to master the transformation of materials: the transmutation of space into form and form into space. In molds I make elegant holes and then fill them with liquid metal. By the fire, both the art and the artist are refined, tempered, and transformed. My work derives its inspiration from such diverse interests as canoeing and fishing in the wilderness, Native American culture, Asian culture, and the history of spiritual practice. From my travels in Asia and my life long study of Native American culture comes the knowledge that material and artist are spiritually connected and that the working methodology is in a harmonious relationship to the artistic and conceptual content. This practice has convinced me that making precedes theory and that the process of making significantly informs content and meaning. Thus my research practice includes investigating the various indigenous and historical traditions of metal casting and metalworking. My work in metals has been a fifty-year quest… the more you know, the more there is to know.
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“Big Tile with Pictograph”
Cast Iron, Enamel; 13.25 L x 11W x .5H; 1989, revised 2021
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“Broad Bean Turtle”
Cast Bronze, Cast Zinc, Steel; Gold Leaf; 11.5L x 8W x 9H; 1978
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“BWCAW Landscape 10”
Cast Bronze, Wood; 10L x 6.5W x 9.5H; 2020
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“BWCAW Landscape 11 [Maymaygwisheway Paddler]”
Cast Zinc, Cast Bronze, Stone, Raw Steel Bloom, Fishskin; 2020
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“BWCAW Landscape 2 [Wave Runner]”
Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, Stone, Wood, Fishskin; 9L x 6W x 6H, 2020
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“BWCAW Landscape 5 [Star Canoe]”
Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, Copper, Fishskin; 23L x 6W x 9.5H; 2020
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“BWCAW Landscape 5 [Transforming Shaman in Canoe]”
Cast Bronze, Tamahagane Steel, Fishskin, Glass, Copper, Copper Sulphate; 13L x 6.5W x 6H; 2020
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“BWCAW Wilderness Vessel”
Sogata Cast Iron, Cast Bronze, Tamahagane Steel; 8L x W x 9H; 1990,
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“Fat Flat”
Cast Iron; 8L x 8 x 1H; 1976
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“Five Turtle Trivet”
Cast Bronze; 8L x 6.75W x 8H; Cast Bronze; 2014
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“Flat Trivet with Rocker Turtle”
Cast Bronze, Cast Iron; 6L x 5W x1.25H; 2020
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“Gliding”
Cast Iron, Raw Steel Bloom; 28L x 4W x 3H; 2000
Brackets: $300 each
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“One Turtle Tile”
Cast Iron, Enamel; 7L x 5.5W x .75H; 1989 [Kohler residency], revised 2021;
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“Quetico Landscape: Yum Yum Portage”
Cast Iron, Cast Bronze, Enamel, Fishskin, Lead;18.5L x 112W x 12H, 2014, revised 2014
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“Rocker Turtle with Four Riders”;
Cast Bronze; 6L x 5W x 1H; 2018
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“Slate Lake Memory”
Cast Iron, Cast Bronze, Stone; 28L x 4W x 9.5 H; 2000;
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Brackets [Cast Bronze] : $250 Each
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“Small Magnet Turtle”
“Magnet Turtles”; Cast Bronze, Magnet; 2.5L x 2W x 1-.5H; 2003 -2013
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“Small Paddler”
Cast Bronze, Ceramic; 4L x 2.5W x 2H; 2020
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“Small Sogata with Silver Nitrate Patina and Trivet”
Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, Stone, Glass; 5.25L x 5.25W x 14.5H; 1999, revised 2020
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“Sogata Vessel with Copper Flame”
Sogata Cast Bronze, Copper; 8L x 6W x 11H; 1995
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“Sogata Vessel with Lingham”
Sogata Cast Iron, Stone, Fishskin, Cast Bronze, Wood, Gold leaf; 9L x 9W x 9.5H; 1999, revised 2021;
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“Sogata Vessel with Shaman and Canoe”
”Sogata Cast Bronze, Cast Bronze, Wootz Steel, Fishskin; 10L x 9.5W x 9H, 2020
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“Sogata Vessel: Kawishiwi River Memory”
Cast Bronze, Wootz Steel, Wood, Stone, Fishskin, Shell; 14L x 11W x 14H; revised 2020;
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“Sogata Vessel: Turtle Lake Memory”
Sogata Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, Stone; with Trivet-:10L x 10W x 6H; Revised 2021
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“Three Turtles”
Cast Iron, Lft to Rt: 3.75L x 2.75W x 1H, 3L x 2.5W x .75H, and 3.5L x 3W x .75H; 2019
$65 per each; All three: $175
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“Turtle Bowl”
Cast Iron, Stone, Shell; 12L x 12W x 5H; 1990; revised 2021
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“Turtle Stack with Trivet “
Cast Bronze, Cast Stainless Steel, Wootz Steel, Stone, Magnet; 10L x 8W x 8.5H; 2020
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“Turtle Trivet with 5 Embryos”
Cast Iron, 8.75L x 6.25W x 3.25H, 2018
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“Turtle Trivet with Grid”
Cast Iron; 8L x 6.5W x 3.75H; 2018
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“Two Rock Turtles”
Cast Iron, Cast Bronze, Stone,; 7L x 5W x 6H, 2020
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“Two Rock Turtles”
Cast Bronze, Stone; 9.5 L x 9W x 10.5H, 1995
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“Upstream”
Cast Bronze, Tamahagane Steel Bloom; 10L x 6.5W x 8.5H; 2014
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“Artery River Memory Paddle”
Artery River Memory Paddle”; Cast Iron, Stone; 28L x 4W x 4.25H; 2012
Brackets: $300 each
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“Blue Sogata Kama”
Cast Bronze, Copper, Wood, Tama-hagane Steel; 7L x 7W x 17H; 2000, revised 2020;
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“BWCAW Landscape 4 [Cache #3 Revision]”
Cast Zinc, Cast Iron, Cast Bronze, Stone, Tamahagane Steel, Fishskin; 12L x 9W x 9H; 2020
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“BWCAW Landscape 9 [The Origin of Myth 2]”
Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, Wootz Steel; 7.5L x 6W x 8.5H; 2020;
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“BWCAW Landscape with Suti-ishi and Turtle”
Cast Iron, Cast Bronze, Tama-hagane Steel Bloom; 10L x 9W x 13H; 2020
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“BWCAW Landscape: Big Sag Memory”
Cast Bronze, Wootz Steel, Marble, Copper, Steel; 28L 6W x 12H, 2017
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“BWCAW Landscape: Fishing for My Totem 2″
Cast Iron, Cast Bronze, Sheet Bronze, Copper, Steel; 20L x 9W x 11H
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“BWCAW Landscape: Paddler on the Myth”
Cast Bronze, Stone, Fishskin; 13.5L x 6.5W x 5H; 2010
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“BWCAW Landscape: Vision Journey”
Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, Fishskin, Stone; 9.5L x 8.5W x 6.5H; 2018
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“BWCAW Landscape: Winter Paddler”
Cast Iron, Cast Bronze, Fishskin; 21.5L x 6W 6H; 1999
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“Cache #3 Series: for Levi Strauss”
Cast Bronze; 9.5L x 6.5W x 7H; 1973, revised 2021; Cast at Morris Singer Foundry
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“Cache #3 Series: for Levi Strauss”
Cast Bronze; 9.5L x 6.5W x 7H; 1973, revised 2021; Cast at Morris Singer Foundry;
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“Cache #3 Series: Sacred Spot” [2 variations]
]; Cast Bronze, 9.5L x 6W x 5.75H; 1973, revised 2021; Cast at Morris Singer Foundry
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“Cache #3 Series: Sacred Spot” [2 variations]”
Cast Bronze, 9.5L x 6W x 5.75H; 1973, revised 2021
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“Cache #3 Series: Stonehenge Memory”
Cast Bronze; 145L x 8.5W x 4H; 1973; Cast at Morris Singer Foundry
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“Cache #3 Series”[Lidded Vessel]”
Cast Bronze; 11L x 10W x 7H; 1980
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“Class Three Rapids II”,
Cast Bronze, Stone, Wood; 8L x 7W x 6H; 2018
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“Double Pictograph Paddle”
Cast Bronze, Fishskin; 12L x 2W x .5H; 2020
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“Fat Turtle with Trivet”
Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, 8.5L x 6.5W x 8H, 2011
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“Fishing for My Totem”
Cast Iron, Cast Bronze, Stone, Steel, Copper; 28L x 4W x 11H, 2000
Brackets: $300 Each
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“Flat Swimmer with Pictograph”
Cast Iron; 10L x 10W x .5H; 2001
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“Flat Turtle with Picto and Two Riders”
Cast Iron; 9L x 8W x 2H; 2018;
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“Flat Turtle with Stone Turtle”
Cast Iron, Cast Bronze, Stone; 16L x 16W x 8H; 1998
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“Flat Turtle”
Cast Iron; 16L x 16W x 3H; 1998
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“Form for Making Magic”
Cast Bronze, Wootz, Cast Iron, Stone; 8.5L x 7W x 2.5H; 1990, revised 2021
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“Granite River Memory”
Cast Iron, Stone; 6.5W x 47L x 5.5H; 2000
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“In the Chute”
Cast Bronze, Tama-hagane Steel; Fishskin, Birchbark; 5W x 18L x 9H, 2013
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“Long Neck Turtle [With Variations]”
Cast Iron [Stone or Steel]; 14L 5.25W x 8.5H; 2013
Variations: Plain, Stone, or Gold Leafed Ball
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“Picto Landscape with Fisher”
Cast Iron, Cast Bronze, Copper, Fishskin, Steel; 28L x 8W x 4.74H; 2020
Brackets: $300 Each
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“Picto Turtle 1 Paddle” [lft] and “Picto Turtle Paddle 2” [Rt]
Cast Iron [lft]; Cast Bronze [rt]; each 12L x 2W x .25H; 2019
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“Picto Turtle Relief-1’ [lft], “Picto Turtle Relief-2” [mid], “Picto Turtle Relief-3 [rt],
Cast Bronze; each 6.75L x 5.5W x .5H;1990
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“Rainmaking Vessel [ Ball stopper variation]”
Sogata Cast Bronze, Stone; 12L x 12W x 10H; 1998, revised 2020
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“Rainmaking Vessel [ with Wootz Stopper variation]”
Sogata Cast Bronze, Cast Tin Bronze, Wootz, Stone; 123L x 12W x 9.5H; revised 2020
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“Rock Turtle with Trivet”
Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, Stone
Turtle: 6L x 5.25W x 3.5H; Trivet: 8L x 6.75 W x 2H; 1995
Trivet: $150; Turtle with Stone: $800; together $900
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“Rocker Turtle with BWCAW Stone”
Cast Iron, Stone; 5.5L x 4W x 1.5 H, 2018
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“Rocker Turtle with Lingham-1”
Cast Iron, Stone; 6L x 6W x 2.5 H, 2018
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“Rocker Turtle with Lingham-2”
Cast Iron, Stone; 6.5L x 5W x 3 H, 2018
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“Rocker Turtle with Lingham-3″
Cast Iron, Stone; 6.5L x 5W x 3 H,
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“Rocker Turtle with Stele”
Cast Iron, Stone; 5.5L x 4.5W x 4H; 2018
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“Sea Turtle with Big Lingham”
Cast Iron, Stone; 5.5L x 5W x 4.5H; 2020
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“Sea Turtle with Picto”
Cast Iron; 5.25L x 4.5W x 1.5H; 2018
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“Shaman Paddler”
Sogata Cast Iron, Wootz Steel Bloom, Cast Bronze; L7 x 7W x 9.5H; 2017
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“Shaman Wave Paddler”
Cast Bronze, Lead, Marble; 5L x 3.5W x 5H; 2018
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“Small Male Turtle”
Cast Iron; 2.5L x 1.5W x 1H; 2019
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“Small Standing Turtle”
Cast Iron; 3L x 2.25W x 2.5H; 2018
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“Sogata Vessel with Mysterious Landscape”
Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, Wootz Steel; 8L x 7.5W x 13H; 2020
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“Sogata Vessel with Shaman and Canoe”
Sogata Cast Bronze, Cast Bronze, Wootz Steel, Fishskin; 10L x 9.5W x 9H; 2020
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“Sogata Vessel with Shamanistic Landscape”
Cast Bronze, Wood, Stone, Coral; 8L x 8W x 16H; 2020
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“Sogata Vessel with Trivet”
Sogata Cast Bronze, Cast Iron; 8L x 6W x 9H; 1995
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“Sogata Vessel with Turtle Track Landscape”
Cast Iron, Wootz Steel; 11L x11W x 7H, 2005
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“Sogata Vessel: BWCAW Landscape with Fisher”
”; Cast Bronze, Stone, Copper; 10L x 10W x 13.5H; 1991, revised 2020
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“Sogata Vessel: Little Saganaga Memory [with Trivet]”
Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, Copper, Wootz, Stone; 11.5L x 11.5W x 10.5H; 1998; Revised 2020;
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“Sogata Vessel: Spearfisher”[with Trivet]
Cast Iron, Cast Bronze, Wootz, Copper, Tama-hagane Steel, stone; 10L x 9W x 10H; 19959 revised 2020
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“Solo at the Top of the World;
Cast Iron, Marble; 6L x 5W x 6.75H; 2017
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“Standing Turtle with Lingham”
Cast Iron, Stone; 5.5 L x 4W x 3H, 2018
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“Three Small Rocker Turtles”
Cast Iron, each 2L x 1.5W x 1H; 2019
$45 per each; all three: $120
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“Three Turtle Stack with Bird”
Clay Mold Cast Bronze; 4L x 2.25W x 3.25H; 2019
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“Tile for Bud [07/24/1944]”
Cast Iron, Enamel; 6.5L x 5.75W x .5H; 1989 [Kohler residency, revised 2021
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“Totem Stack 1”
Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, Wootz Steel; 8L x 6W x 6.5H; 2000
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“Turtle Bowl with Paddle”
Cast Bronze, Wootz, Stone, Wood, Gold Leaf, tama-hagane; 12L x 9.5W x 7.25H; 1999; Revised 2020
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“Turtle on Picto Paddle”
Cast Iron, Fishskin; 12L x 2W x .75H; 2020
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“Turtle Stack 3 with Trivet”
Cast Bronze, Wootz Steel, Cast Iron; 5.5L x 4W x 5H; 2016
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“Turtle Stack with Trivet 1”
Cast Bronze, Wootz Steel; 7.5L x 6.5W x 7H, 2016
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“Turtle Trivet with Circle”
Cast Iron, 7L x 5.75W x 4.25H, 2018
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“Turtle with Snake and Stone”
Clay Mold Cast Bronze, Stone; 4.5 H x 3.5W x 3H; 2019
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“Turtle with Steel Bloom”
Cast Iron, Wootz Steel; 6L x 4W x 3.5H
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“Turtle with Tamahagane”
Cast Iron, Raw High Carbon Steel; 5L x 4W x 3H; 2018
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“Turtle with the Burden of Ceremony”
Cast Iron, Steel, Stone, Tama-hagane Steel Bloom; 7L x 5W x 3H, 2020;
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“Two Turtle Picto Paddle” [lft] and “BWCAW Memory Picto Paddle” [rt]
Cast Bronze; 12L x 2W x .25H; 2019
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“Two Turtle Rider Tile”
Cast Iron, Enamel; 7L x 5.25W x .75H; 1989 [Kohler residency, revised 2021;
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“Two Turtles [From Grand Rapids Model]”
Cast Iron; 7.25L x 3.75W x 3.75H; 1990
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“Upstream”
Cast Bronze, Tama-hagane Steel, 2014, 10H x 10 L x 6 W; 2012
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“Variable Vessel: Cache #3 Series
Cast Bronze [Cast at Morris Singer; 9L x 10W x 4H; 1973, revised 2021
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“Variable Vessel: Cache #3 Series”
Cast Bronze [Cast at Morris Singer; 9L x 10W x 4H; 1973, revised 2021
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“Wilderness Vessel II”
Sogata Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, Wootz Steel; 6L x 6W x6H; 2014
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“Woodland Caribou Provincial Park Memory”
Cast Bronze, Sheet Bronze, Marble; 16L x 4W x 5H, 2019
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”Origin of Myth III”
Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, Steel; 16L x 14W 1 x 17H; 2020
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”Shaman’s Greetings“
Cast Bronze, Cast Iron, Stone, Copper, Tama-hagane Steel Bloom, Fish Skin; 8 L x 8 W x 10H; 2018
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BWCAW Landscape : Catching the Mishibijiw” [Paddle Series]
Cast Iron, Copper, Stone, Steel, Fishskin; 27.5 L x 8W x 13H; 2015;
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Five Turtle Riders Tile”
Cast Iron, Enamel; , 10.5 x 8.5 x .75H; 1989 [Kohler residency], revised 2021
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P”BWCAW Landscape Model”
Cast Stainless Steel, Wootz Steel, Stone; 5L x4W x 6H; 2020
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Standing Turtle” with “Flat Turtle”,
Cast Bronze; 3L x 1.75W x 2H, 2019 and 6.5L x 5.5W x .5H, 2008;
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