“Sanctuary Gates”
“Sanctuary Gates”
10’ x 12’ - Forged Steel
The hand forged gates are a collaboration between Black Birch Studio and Makely Metal Arts
Unveiled as the grand entryway to the Benson Sculpture Garden in Loveland CO
August 2023
Dan McNeil and James Makely
Begin with lots of brainstorming
Cartooning the full scale design
working on leaf prototypes
prototypes of stems with connectors
now make ALOT of leaf parts