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Title: "Rising Sun"
Artist: Craig Wilson
Window Dimensions: 43" x 34"


Craig Wilson is well known for realistic welded steel wildlife sculpture that he began creating in the late 1960's. His work can be found in public and private collections,and he has exhibited in shows sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, the Cincinnati Zoo, the Denver Museum of Natural History, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, and the prestigious "Birds in Art" show at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wisconsin. Locally, his sculpture "Leap Frogs" can be seen in the John Wehle Gallery of Western and Sporting Art at the Genesee Country Village, and his horse "Giddyup History" can be seen outside the entrance to the Strong Museum, where Craig is employed as a 3-D designer in the exhibits department.

Currently, Craig has been working in wood, carving figuratively with a chainsaw and chisels, and building rustic furniture. His studio is located behind his home in West Irondequoit, where he has lived for seven years. For the Windows project, Craig chose to carve a contemplative sun face, with rays of apple branches radiating to the frame edges. "Since I am used to working three- dimensionally, it was a challenge to design a piece that would work with the frame. I settled on a universal symbol of warmth, light, and life. I decided to use natural materials, and left the frame unpainted, to integrate with the rustic character of the carving."


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