About — DOUG FREEMAN STUDIO

From Idea to Installation

The central material in Freeman’s work is clay. Clay records the touch and spirit of the artist.

To create the work, the properties of steel are used for the armature while clay is used to shape the form. Once the sculpture is resolved in clay, it is transformed into bronze so it can live outdoors.

Other materials are chosen for their beauty, poetry, and durability.

Many of the fountains, memorials, and sculptural environments installed in cities and landscapes across the country began as maquettes on the studio table.

Working at this scale allows for experimentation. A figure may turn slightly. A wing may rise. A relationship between forms can be discovered in the hand before it exists in stone, bronze, or water in the landscape.

Some of these early studies remain singular studio objects. Others are produced in small limited editions.

Each maquette represents a moment in the evolution of a larger idea.

From Studio Study to Public Sculpture

These works offer a rare glimpse into the sculptor’s process—revealing how a gesture or form first emerged before becoming part of a larger public artwork.

While created as working studies, many maquettes stand as complete sculptures in their own right.

Available Studio Works

These bronze works represent explorations for public sculptures as well as independent studio pieces.
A small selection of maquettes and sculptures from Doug’s studio will be available for sale.

Featured

Mississippi Guardian Bird – Maquette – 10½” H × 8” W

The Lion’s Fountain – Maquette – 25” H × 21” W

View Available Sculptures →

Availability of maquettes changes periodically as works are placed in private collections.
For inquiries about specific pieces or editions, please contact the studio.

Light of the Moon - concept drawing for The Lion’s Fountain

Light of the Moon - concept drawing for Decorah Fish Hatchery