Sculptures
Zeitz uses all hand-forged and welding techniques in his metal sculpture. There is no casting involved. Everything is cut from sheets or bars and hammered hot or cold, then welded with either gas or electric welders. Material is added using a combination of Mig and Tig welding to build up and flow out the metal. He uses hand tools for grinding and polishing. This is a very direct approach and shows in the variation of color grinding and polishing where every design decision is made by the artist.
Sculptures in forged and welded steel, stainless steel, bronze.
Zeitz uses all hand forged and direct welding techniques in his metal sculpture. There is no casting involved. Everything is cut from sheets or bars and hammered hot or cold, then welded with either gas or electric welders. He uses hand tools for grinding and polishing. His favorite material is stainless steel, which he has worked the technique over the years to get amazing results. Stainless steel is a very hard material, but Zeitz has figured out a way, with patience, to get the results he wants. Stainless steel is very durable and has excellent luminescent qualities. It glows in low light situations, like dawn and dusk, making the work more noticeable than bronze at certain times of day.
Diversity Sculpture - click to view more details
Dragonfly, forged and welded stainless steel, 34" wingspan
OWL -This 25" tall stainless steel owl was forged and welded using rods to build armature and sheet stainless to make the surface, applying layers of stainless with direct welding techniques.
OSPREY This osprey is made of forged and welded stainless steel. An armature of stainless steel rods was first created. Sheet stainless is attached to the armature and texture and modeling is done with a MIG welder, then ground and polished. The finished osprey has a wingspan of 50 inches. This sculpture took over three months of welding to build.
Lola, forged and welded stainless steel, 39" tall
OWL WITH OPEN WINGS This forged and welded stainless steel Great Horned Owl is 36" tall with 48" wingspan. Click for details
Birdman, forged and welded stainless steel, 2018-2019, 72" x 26" x 12"
Forged and welded stainless steel wall hangings, various sizes, all hand cut, ground, and polished
WINGS - Wings at Point Way, Edgartown, Ma 48" wingspan, Forged and welded stainless steel on wooden arbor
WINGS - forged and welded stainless steel 54" wingspan on arbor
LOVERS - forged and welded stainless steel 32" x 16" x 8"
HEAD WITH WINGS This sculpture sits upon an arbor leading to a garden. This way of displaying a sculpture where it's out of reach for safety and security reasons. The wingspan is over 36" It is forged and welded stainless steel.
WAR REQUIEM - Forged and welded steel 36" x 24" x 12"
HEADRESS - forged and welded stainless steel 27" x 34" x 8"
TORSO forged steel 24" x 12" x 6"
HEAVEN AND EARTH Forged and welded stainless steel abstract figure. 28".
GRIFFEN - forged and welded stainless steel 36" x 30" x 18" This is the Griffen on the Vietman Era Memorial
Fusion Cast Glass Sculpture
His FUSION CAST GLASS, Barney has made molds for casting glass by welding stainless steel and lining them with a ceramic fiber material. He uses the same crushed glass from the fused and stained glasswork. He lays the colors in cold, then brings up the temperature. Castings can be up to 4" thick and stay in the kiln for up to a week to anneal properly (relieve stresses). There are times when more glass has to be added while hot. These sculptures combine his metalworking techniques and his fusion cast glass.
TORSO (Glass) - fused cast glass 24" x 12" x 6"
ABSTRACT FIGURE - Fusion Cast Glass, Forged and Welded Steel 30" x 24" x 12"
ABSTRACT FIGURE - This image shows the cast glass and welded steel sculpture on a steel sculpture stand. 72" x 20" x 12"