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Staaldier
AtelierStaaldier
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Voorbeeldstraat 1, Voorbeeldstad
Workshop Thu to Sat 10:00 – 17:00

06 12345678
[email protected]

Ask for a bespoke sculpture
AtelierStaaldier

06 12345678About this website

From chalk lineto rust

A bespoke sculpture takes six to ten weeks. This is what that time looks like, and what you get at each step.

Woman metal artist in her early fifties, welding helmet flipped up and leather apron, in a dark barn, sparks from the angle grinder, half-finished steel stag on the workbench

In the barn · the body of a roe deer being welded

  1. 01week 0

    Introductory meeting

    You tell us which animal you want and send a few photos of the spot. Ideally with something in shot for scale, a garden chair or a watering can.

    Then you haveA first price estimate by email

  2. 02week 1

    Looking at the spot

    We visit, free of charge within 30 km. We measure, look at where the sun falls and where you see the sculpture from the house.

    Then you haveAn appointment on site, with tape measure and camera

  3. 03week 2 – 3

    Sketch to scale

    Within two weeks you get a sketch to scale, with the height, the weight in kilos and the price you pay.

    Then you haveSketch to scale, price, delivery time

  4. 04week 3 – 9

    Cutting and welding

    Once you approve, we draw the animal full size on the floor. Then we cut, bend, weld and grind. You are welcome to come and look.

    Then you havePhotos from the workshop when it’s half done

  5. 05week 9 – 10

    Installing

    We pour the footing, level the sculpture and tidy everything up. The steel is still blue-grey at that point.

    Then you haveA sculpture that stands straight and firm

  6. 06year 1 onwards

    The weather finishes it

    After a few showers it turns orange, after a year a deep rust brown. You don’t have to do anything for that.

    Then you haveA card with what to expect

Step six
is the weather’s job

After installation the best part begins, without us. This is how a sculpture changes colour in its first years.

  1. Day 0Mill scale

    Blue-grey and smooth, as the steel comes from the rolling mill. That’s how we set the sculpture down.

  2. Week 2First rust

    After a few showers orange spots appear. It looks a bit messy for a while; that’s normal.

  3. Month 3Orange

    The whole sculpture is a warm orange. The protective layer is starting to close.

  4. Year 1Rust brown

    Deeper and darker. Now it hardly sheds anything.

  5. Year 5Velvet

    Purple-brown and matt as velvet. It stays like this for decades.

Woman metal artist in her early fifties, welding helmet flipped up and leather apron, in a dark barn, sparks from the angle grinder, half-finished steel stag on the workbench

What happens
in the barn

Six tools, and plenty of patience.

  1. Chalk and tape measureThe animal full size on the floor.
  2. Plasma cutterCuts the plates along the chalk line.
  3. Press brakeBends the plates into the shape of a back or a wing.
  4. MIG welderJoins the parts, seam by seam.
  5. Angle grinderGrinds the seams smooth and the edges round.
  6. Letter punchesStamp the work number into the base.
30%

when you approve the sketch

70%

after installation, once the sculpture is in place

Payment

If you don’t like the sketch after all, you only pay the €150 for the sketch. If we go ahead, we deduct it.

Which animal is looking for a home in your garden?

Send a few photos of the spot and tell us which animal you have in mind. Two weeks later there is a sketch to scale, with the price on it.

Ask for a sketchOr call Ciska: 06 12345678