Jack Wilson's Sculpture

This was originally a commissioned gate for a couple in Chicago. In 2014 they moved to Oak Park and took the gate with them. At their request, I converted the gate to a stabile by adding a stainless steel base and  a square upright post on which to hang the hinges.

This piece is made of copper marijuana leaves silver-soldered onto brass rods which are silver-soldered onto the bottom of a stainless steel pot. A chemical patina is applied to the leaves.

This is a large commission -72" x 48"- that is on the side of a mountain in Barlett New Hampshire

This is a close-up of the previous piece.

This piece is welded stainless steel. It is 100% recycled stainless steel.

It is 36 inches high by 18 inches.

This piece is made of old tools that were laying around the shop. The tools are welded into a frame toothed gears. It is 40 inches by 24 inches. 

This piece is welded stainless steel.It is 100% recycled steel. It is 80 inches high by 18 inches.

This pieces is welded steel. The arm at the top spins on a bearing like a weather vane. This piece is 100% recycled steel. It is 90 inches by 24 inches.

This piece is made of recycled industrial scrap stainless steel on a wrought iron base

Sometime in the 80's I saw a dragon on top of a building in Montreal. I promised myself that if I ever had the proper building, that I would make a dragon to sit atop of it. In 1998 after I bought the building which houses my studio, the first thing I did was make a dragon for the roof. it is ten foot long, weighs 150 pounds and is 100% stainless steel. It also breathes real fire six time a night. I have it conected to a natural gas line and on a timer.

This bench was built on request from my sister-in-law. It is made of welded 1/4 " mild steel.

This piece is a copper chest, hand-riveted, with copper leaves, silver-soldered onto brass stems. It sits on a 1/2" x 1/2 " wrought-iron base. The pot leaves have a chemical patina applied.

This piece is made of copper leaves silver-soldered onto brass stems with a chemical patina added.

This piece has a history. Twelve years ago, I was asked to repair a street lamp that had been attached to a Philadelphia townhouse. It had been made around 1750. The original, however, was too badly deteriorated to repair cheaply. The owner decided that he didn't want to spend the money to repair the original and left it in my shop. I duplicated the original in copper, using the methods such as solder-irons and hand-rivets that were used in the early 1700's. The  cast-iron yoke under the lantern is from the 1750 original. I have added a wrought-iron stand for display purposes.

This is a room divider installed in Ohio's Sixth District Court of Appeals. It consists of three 36" x 72" panels. The panels have a welded steel frame with a polished stainless steel backing. The left panels  contains a basket of copper lilies with stainless steel leaves, welded into a steel basket on a steel stand. The center panel contains steel appellate points welded into the frame. The right panel is a caricature of Lady Justice, winking. 

This is a commissioned piece for a coffee shop. It is 22" wide and 36" high.  It is made of beaten copper, brass with a welded stainless steel frame. A chemical patina has been applied to the lotus leaves along the bottom of the cup.