The Manta ray
– AVAILABLE –
Walnut wood, Maple, Acacia wood, Brass.
With the the tail attached:
62 x 42 x 40 cm / 2024
Reveal of MOBULA.
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Category: project
The mechanical whale
This kinetic sculpture is named after the albino humpback whale often seen on the coasts of Australia. Migaloo is an Aboriginal word meaning “white boy”.
The whale and the waves are made of basswood, the frame is walnut and the base is acacia.
This piece is based on a concept by “The Lost Gypsy“.
Making of a mechanical whale.
This video shows the making of a mechanical moving whale in wood (also called automaton).
It takes around 50 hours for me to finish one Wooden Migaloo. To make this video show multiple angles, I had to film myself crafting four of these sculptures.
I had more than 15 hours of rushes to sort and edit. I hope you’ll enjoy watching it.
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Wooden Migaloo #01
– NOT FOR SALE –
Lives in Toulouse, FRANCE.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, steel.
18 x 15 x 30 cm / 2019
Wooden Migaloo #02
Wooden Migaloo #03
– SOLD –
Lives in New York, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
25 x 18 x 30 cm / 2020
Wooden Migaloo #04 & #05
#04
– SOLD –
Lives in London, UK.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
21 x 17 x 27 cm / 2020
Wooden Migaloo #06
– SOLD –
Lives in New York, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
21 x 17 x 27 cm / 2020
Wooden Migaloo #07 – #10
#07
– SOLD –
Lives in Wilmington, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
22 x 15 x 28 cm / 2020
#08
– SOLD –
Lives in Hawaii, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
21 x 16 x 27 cm / 2020
#09
– SOLD –
Lives in Malibu, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
17 x 15 x 28 cm / 2020
Wooden Migaloo #11
– SOLD –
Lives in Seattle, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
20 x 12 x 28 cm / 2021
Wooden Migaloo #12
– SOLD –
Lives in Berlin, GERMANY.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
27 x 16 x 12 cm / 2022
Wooden Migaloo #13
– SOLD –
Lives in Los Angeles, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
29 x 19 x 14 cm / 2022
Wooden Migaloo #14
– SOLD –
Lives in Los Angeles, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
29 x 17 x 15 cm / 2022
Wooden Migaloo #15
– SOLD –
Lives in Barrington, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
28 x 17 x 14 cm / 2022
Wooden Migaloo #16
– SOLD –
Lives in Hawaii, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
27 x 17 x 14 cm / 2022
Wooden Migaloo #17
– SOLD –
Lives in Coronado, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
28 x 16 x 14 cm / 2022
Wooden Migaloo #18
– SOLD –
Lives in New York, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
28 x 18 x 14 cm / 2022
The Hammerhead shark
Making of Hydra.
In this video I try a new woodcarving technique to create a blank for a Hammerhead shark sculpture. This was done by cutting slices with a CO2 laser cutter.
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The spotted eagle ray
Making of AQUILA.
This video shows the making of a spotted eagle ray out of walnut with 660 basswood inlays.
I have named her “Aquila” which means eagle in latin. It is the name of a constellation, so I thought it would suit her very well.
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Aquila is a constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for ‘eagle’ and it represents the bird that carried Zeus/Jupiter’s thunderbolts in Greek-Roman mythology.
Sculpted out of walnut, it is composed of more than 600 basswood inlays.
– NOT FOR SALE AT THE MOMENT –
Walnut wood, basswood, acacia wood.
With the the tail attached:
35 x 48 x 09 cm / 2022
The mechanical orca
This kinetic sculpture is named after a legend from the Tlingit, an Alaskan tribe. This story is about the first orca that came to life and its relationship with humans.
Making of a mechanical orca.
This video shows the making of a mechanical moving orca in wood (also called automaton).
It takes around 50 hours for me to finish one. Watch more of my videos on my Youtube channel.
Natsilane #01
– SOLD –
Lives in Phoenix, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
31 x 16 x 21 cm / 2020
Natsilane #02
– AVAILABLE –
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, steel.
31 x 17 x 15 cm / 2024
The mechanical dusky
Named after the town of New Zealand where I first encountered dusky dolphins. This Maori name means “to eat crayfish”.
This sculpture was the prize of a raffle. All proceeds were donated to Sea Shepherd to help them protect our oceans.
You can make a donation by following this link: seashepherd.org/donate
– SOLD –
Lives in Raleigh, USA.
Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
15 x 15 x 21 cm / 2020
A galaxy under the sea
