Mark Gilsdorf artist-blacksmith
Architectural
Various architectural projects I've completed over the years.
Sculptural donor wall for the Cincinnati Nature Center. Forged and welded steel and etched bronze. May 2019
Sculptural donor wall for the Cincinnati Nature Center. Forged and welded steel and etched bronze. May 2019
Sculptural donor wall for the Cincinnati Nature Center. Forged and welded steel and etched bronze. May 2019
Sculptural donor wall for the Cincinnati Nature Center. Forged and welded steel and etched bronze. May 2019
Welded handrail collaboration with craftsman Tom Hogan. July 2019.
Welded handrail collaboration with craftsman Tom Hogan. July 2019.
Welded handrail collaboration with craftsman Tom Hogan. July 2019.
Welded handrail collaboration with craftsman Tom Hogan. July 2019.
Welded handrail collaboration with craftsman Tom Hogan. July 2019.
Hand-forged and welded hand rail for a good friend. January 2019.
Hand-forged and welded handrail for a good friend. January 2019.
Retirement bench for the director of the Cincinnati Nature Center. Collaboration with woodworker Glen Carley. Forged and welded steel base with slab top and back.
Retirement bench for the director of the Cincinnati Nature Center. Collaboration with woodworker Glen Carley. Forged and welded steel base with slab top and back.
Retirement bench for the director of the Cincinnati Nature Center. Collaboration with woodworker Glen Carley. Forged and welded steel base with slab top and back.
Retirement bench for the director of the Cincinnati Nature Center. Collaboration with woodworker Glen Carley. Forged and welded steel base with slab top and back.
Retirement bench for the director of the Cincinnati Nature Center. Collaboration with woodworker Glen Carley. Forged and welded steel base with slab top and back.
Retirement bench for the director of the Cincinnati Nature Center. Collaboration with woodworker Glen Carley. Forged and welded steel base with slab top and back.
Retirement bench for the director of the Cincinnati Nature Center. Collaboration with woodworker Glen Carley. Forged and welded steel base with slab top and back.
Hand-forged floating lettering for a Kentucky country club
Railing for Milya Cafe. August 2018.
Forged and welded balcony. July 2017.
Handrail for Missio Dei church. Forged elements depict a traditional shepherd's crook.
Forged and welded handrail. The punched holes in the pickets form the Starry Plow constellation, also known as the Drinking Gourd or the Big Dipper.