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Portfolio

Images of Paul’s work can be found here. Use the links below to view specific categories of his work. Paul takes custom orders; Contact Paul if you notice a particular piece or a style you’re interested in having. See Paul’s most recent pieces in Recent Works .

All Birds Fish Bugs

Hand carved plated beetle, pine with carefully fitted tin exoskeleton screwed in place, pose-able rusty fence wire legs
hand crafted wooden fish sculpture with bottle cap plating and metal fins
hand crafted wooden fish sculpture with bottle cap plating and metal fins
Hand carved plated beetle, pine with carefully fitted tin exoskeleton screwed in place, pose-able rusty fence wire legs
hand crafted colored bird sculpture with antique tobacco tin wings
hand crafted colored bird sculpture with antique tobacco tin wings
Hand carved plated beetles, pine with carefully fitted tin exoskeleton screwed in place, pose-able rusty fence wire legs
hand crafted wooden fish sculpture with bottle cap plating and metal fins
hand crafted wooden fish sculpture with bottle cap plating and metal fins
hand crafted wooden bird textured and painted gesso on poplar with antique candy tin base
hand crafted wooden bird, textured and painted gesso on poplar with antique candy tin base
hand crafted wooden bird textured and painted gesso on poplar with antique bird food tin base
Hand carved plated beetle, pine with carefully fitted tin exoskeleton screwed in place, pose-able rusty fence wire legs
hand crafted wooden fish sculpture with rust texture coating
hand crafted wooden fish sculpture with rust texture coating
hand crafted wooden fish sculpture with metal plating and fins
hand crafted wooden fish sculpture with bottle cap plating and metal fins
hand crafted wooden fish sculpture with bottle cap plating and metal fins
hand crafted wooden bird textured and painted gesso on poplar with antique bird food tin base
Hand carved plated beetle, pine with carefully fitted tin exoskeleton screwed in place, pose-able rusty fence wire legs
hand carved and painted pine bird on antique bird food tin
Hand carved plated beetle, pine with carefully fitted tin exoskeleton screwed in place, pose-able rusty fence wire legs
hand crafted wooden crow sculpture plated and pinned with coffee tins
hand crafted colored bird sculpture with antique tobacco tin wings
hand crafted colored bird sculpture with antique tobacco tin wings
Hand carved plated beetle, pine with carefully fitted tin exoskeleton screwed in place, pose-able rusty fence wire legs
Hand carved plated beetle, pine with carefully fitted tin exoskeleton screwed in place, pose-able rusty fence wire legs
hand crafted wooden fish sculptures with bottle cap plating and metal fins
hand crafted wooden fish sculpture with metal plating and fins
hand crafted wooden fish sculpture with rusted metal plating and fins
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Made to Order

Each of Paul’s pieces is unique, and the images in the portfolio section of this site may not reflect what is currently in stock. Not to worry! Paul does custom orders. If you see a piece in the gallery that’s not listed as available in the Recent Works section, get in touch with Paul and let him know what you’re interested in. Note that availability and pricing is based on labor and materials on hand.

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Recent Works

2020 ACC American Craft Show- Baltimore

March 3, 2020

We had a great show in Baltimore this year. The wholesale part was 2 days, followed by 3 days of retail. We enjoyed connecting with many old … See Full Post>>>

2019 Richmond Craft + Design Back Wall with a display of specimen boxes containing hand-crafted metal clad bugs

2019 Richmond Craft + Design Show

December 4, 2019

We exhibited in the Craft + Design show November 22-24 at the beautiful Main Street Station in downtown Richmond, Virginia. What an … See Full Post>>>

2019 ACE booth back wall with metal clad fish, bugs and birds

2019 American Craft Exposition

December 4, 2019

We had the pleasure of exhibiting again in the American Craft Exposition September 19-22 at the beautiful Chicago Botanic Garden. We brought … See Full Post>>>

More Recent Works

Photos by Alex

Have you noticed that some of the photos on the site look really, really good? They were most likely taken by Triad area photographer and dear friend Alex Bee. See more of his work at:

www.alexbee.com

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