Peter Sloan

Bronze sculpture of Harry Manx. I was watching a video of Harry playing and there was a close up shot of his hands. I was impressed by their character and form, and thought they’d be a good subject for a sculpture study. Then I thought, “why not the whole Harry:? Harry agreed to pose for reference photos, and after many hours of sculpting in wax, and the complicated process of casting in bronze, he was finally finished. Harry said he was, “stunned” when he first saw it and now has one on his mantle. They are in an edition of 12 plus two artist proofs and there are only 6 left.

Handmade by Peter Sloan

Every once in a while you just have to make a bunch of ornate honking big ornate skull ring pendants. Why? Because I can. This beast can be worn as a ring or pendant. You choose. This one is size 11, but can be sized to whatever size you like. The snake chain slides through and fits in a strategically placed groove for even hanging. It has three rings at the top, because, why the hell not? Maybe you want to attach something to it when it’’s yours to play around with. Diamonds are the eyes of the smaller inset skull and a cabochon amethyst in the forehead is it’s all seeing eye.

Handmade by Peter Sloan

This piece is one of a series of silk scarves that are derived from photos taken on Haida Gwaii of flora and fauna, such as moss, seaweed on the beach, and in this case, bull kelp and beach pebbles blended with reindeer lichen. After a long careful process using computer software, they are then digitally printed onto silk. The changes made to the photographs are intended to express the inherent beauty found in details of selected natural forms. I chose silk twill because it shows the colours and details so well, and can be either hung on the wall, or be worn. Wearable art!

Handmade by Peter Sloan

The title of this sterling silver ring, Silence of the Song, is a tribute to the generally unnoticed 60% decline of songbirds in North America in the last 40 years. It was hand modeled in wax using reference from a crow skull and antlers found in the forests of Haida Gwaii..

Handmade by Peter Sloan

Sterling Silver Ocarina with a 14k gold Crow head. It has a red garnet bead as eyes and a silver tongue which serves as the holder of the garnet. The head and lower beak move on a central hinge. It hangs evenly on a hinged bail which folds down when the ocarina is played and closes over the blow hole when worn. Don’t let it’s small size fool you, it plays beautifully and fills a room with a clear sweet sound.

Handmade by Peter Sloan