Who am I ?
I am retired and always liked to work wood and metal in the workshop that I estabished for myself. After carpentry and cabinetmaking, I wanted to create objects more decorative, more artistic. So I turned to engraving and later to sculpture, making the object in wood and bronze that are presented in this website.
Wood engraving
To engrave is to dig with a tool. There are several types of engravings:
V-carving
The drawing must be made of closed shapes as the example shown opposite.
The V-shaped tool starts in the center of the shape and digs until its sides reach the external borders. As a result, the center of the moon is much deeper than the endings and the edges are V-shaped.
Traditional engraving
The tool is digging following the lines of a drawing. This tool can have a round, squared or V shape and be digging more or less deeply. With these various shapes, different results can be obtained.
Raster engraving
As for V-carving, the drawing is made of closed shapes. However in that case the tool is flat or rounded so the engraving has the same depth from the center to the side of the shape.
Bronze objects
After trying these various engraving types I started to sculpt wooden bas-reliefs. Then I sculpted objects and statues.
These bas-relief and sculptures are models I use for casting the bronzes I am offering (cast in foundry sand, then hand-polished). All these bronzes are full (and not hollow), so they are pretty heavy.
These bas-relief and sculptures are models I use for casting the bronzes I am offering (cast in foundry sand, then hand-polished). All these bronzes are full (and not hollow), so they are pretty heavy.
Other productions (customized)
If you would like a customized engraving (V-carving, traditional or raster engraving), you can send me a drawing here and I will tell you if I can carry it out. However I should point out that the engraving is all the ore beautiful as the drawing is stylized. Very detailed drawings are likely to be difficult to identify once engraved.