Here are two professionally shot images of the Processional Cross that was made for St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Forestville, WI. Images taken by George Lottermoser, of Lottermoser and Associates, Germantown, WI. This piece is mild steel, hand-forged, and has a Gilders Paste (TM) finish. The fleur-de-lis pieces are of
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Processional Cross. 17″ x 24″ x 96″. Mild steel, Gilder’s Paste finish. Main bars are 5/16″ square, and there are roughly 40 forge-welds in this project. The French repoussé process was used to make the fleur-de-lis, rosettes, and button husks. The 43″ tubular staff lifts off the base for processions.
This is the Birch Point Chandelier. Designed and executed by Dan Nauman. It was installed May 26, 2016 near Hayward in northern Wisconsin. I was assisted in the installation by my assistant, Jeremiah Backhaus, who also helped me with some aspects of making this piece. One of the owners, as
This elk-antler chandelier is being made for a “cabin” in northern Wisconsin. When completed, it will have 15 lamps, and two stained-glass shades, one mounted at the top, and one at the bottom. There will be added metalwork to mount the shades as well. Stay tuned to see the finished
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