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Sarah's Commissioned bronze sculptures can vary in subject and size. She has in the past been asked to sculpt Portrait busts in honour of special people and family members. She is well versed in creating life-size and larger portrait busts, or even a relief (wall mounted) sculpture. There have been some interesting sculptures such as a small bronze unicorn, a harlequin clown or jester(arlecchino). She has also created memorial sculptures for in memory of loved ones lost.
Figure sculptures have also been commissioned for clients of their young children to remember them running or playing with a stick. Or more complex sculptures of a Boy Jumping his Pony have also been undertaken. Bronze Bird sculptures such as small African Fish eagles as corporate gifts or presentations. Birds such as and the Sacred Ibis with a dung beetle, Helmeted Guinea Fowl and the African Scops owl are all part of Sarah's commissioned portfolio.
Bronze Animal sculptures have also been commissioned, anything from ones favourite pet to a clients passion for a specific South African animal can be created for you. Examples created so far are a Life-size pair of Spotted-necked otters and an Nyala bull. Two Egyptian-styled leopards created for the client for a specific garden location and a Cheetah running are more recently commissioned animal bronze sculptures.
Other available Bronze bird sculptures in Sarah Richards’ portfolio: the Hamerkop is a strange South African bird, the Amethyst Sunbird as a small wall sculpture with the bird sitting on the Erythrina humeana flower, a pair of Buff-spotted Flufftails on a leafy base and a Cape Robin depicted on a branch with delicate leaves. Lastly there is the grand Ground Hornbill, looking lovingly up at you with its long eyelashes. All these bronze sculptures can be viewed directly by clicking on the name, and are available as small editions for sale. There is also a price list with the current prices available.
Bronze Animal sculptures inspired by living in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands include a few cows, a small study of a Jersey cow and several Nguni cows which are endemic to South Africa as the special cows of the native people. There are several examples of this Nguni cow which seen grazing on nearby fields by the artist at her home in the KZN Midlands. There is an Nguni Cow and Calf and Grazing Nguni. Also included in her portfolio is a goat or locally call Imbuzi, which was inspired by the local goats often seen grazing on the side of the road when traveling around South Africa in the rural areas.
Sarah has a collection of small reptile creatures in bronze, such as the Chameleon shown in a mass of delicate leaves, inspired by regular sightings in the midlands area of KZN. The sculpture of the blued headed creature seen at her past home in Durban, the Southern Tree AgamaPelican with Fish is depicted in bronze on the branch of a tree. A small bronze sculpture is of a . Another small creature is the Dung Beetle, enlarged to see detail; this amazing beetle pushes a pile of dung with its dexterous legs.
South African Wildlife sculptures of animals include several depictions of the cheetah. One called Speed, shows a cheetah in a sprint, and then there is a seated Cheetah, surveying the landscape from a hill like structure. Another cat sculpture is a Reclining Leopard on a fragment of a tree trunk. Lastly a sculpture of a Running Rhino, modeled loosely to show the movement of this ancient creature.
Also part of Sarah’s portfolio of bronze sculptures is a selection of Figurative sculptures. A maquette of a young girl reading her book called Princess, and the larger life-sized rendition called Wonderland. Skinny Dip is a bronze sculpture of a woman walking forward comfortably discarding her towel as she goes to bathe. Modest Moment is a relief styled sculpture showing only the back torso of a nude lady, and Manna is of a standing female nude.
More abstractly modeled are variety of Abstact Sculptures which show the passion of dance such as Passion Dance, Passion Dance 2 and Funky Dance. There is also Mother and child and Curiosity depicting a mother with her child. Rhythm depicts a Zulu drummer in traditional clothing and a large animal skinned drum. |
