Patrick Gracewood’s designs and sculptures have always enchanted me with their beauty.  He captures images from the natural world simply & evocatively.  These images turn up in his bas relief, fine art sculpture and architectural restorations.  Patrick’s versatility as an artist awes me, and I hope that one day some of his designs will “grace” our own ornamental metal work in some way. 

Below I highlight some of Patrick’s work, but you can find lots more at his website Gracewood Studio.  He also writes a wonderful blog, Shadows on Stone, focused on sculpture in all forms of all nature.  Here you can get a real feel for Patrick’s artistic expression — he writes as passionately as he creates visual art. 

Patrick’s studio is located in Portland, Oregon. 

One of my favorite series, The Nature of Water.  These two specific pieces are from the Desert Quartet.

Gracewood has many botanical designs in bas-relief, cast in either bronze or stone.

And who wouldn’t love these cast bronze bears to adorn an outdoor water fountain?