Sculpture Gallery
 
 "Repoussé" sculpture dates back many centuries. Small statuettes and reliefs were fashioned by the Greeks. The Romans employed it extensively as a medium for their garden ornaments, vases and statuary.
 
I studied repoussé with James Caudle, a nationally known artist after he retired from his position at American University in Washington, D.C.  The process of creating repoussé sculpture is very relaxing, the rhythm of pounding a hammer into soft metal.  Shaping, bending, and reshaping is done by hammering from both the front and the back. I enjoy the freedom to shape, re-shape and bend the material, creating an original, one of a kind, sculpture.

The thickness of the metal sheet is approximately 1/8 of an inch. The tools required for working the soft metal consist largely of ball pein hammers of assorted sizes.  
 
Several of my sculptures were featured in a coffee table book called Garden Ornaments - Pots, Pergolas, Pedestals, and More by E. Ashley Rooney available at Barnes & Noble.
Mary (NFS)
Buddha


Etruscan Horse
(12”x14”)
Head of Pan (12”x12”)
NFS
Woman’s Torso
Swans (Sold)
Private Collection
Aphrodite (Sold)
Private Collection
Horse Portrait
Serene Swan