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Birds of a Feather | Public Sculptures by Jim Sardonis
Birds of a Feather | Public Sculptures by Jim Sardonis
Birds of a Feather | Public Sculptures by Jim Sardonis
Birds of a Feather | Public Sculptures by Jim Sardonis

Created and Sold by Jim Sardonis

Jim Sardonis

Birds of a Feather - Public Sculptures

Featured In Greenville, ME

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This is a large (10’ht.) granite (Virginia black) sculpture I installed in July of 2007 in Greenville, Maine. It’s a monument to Henry Thoreau and the Wabanaki Indian Nation. It was dedicated July 23rd exactly 150 years to the day after Thoreau and his Penobscot guide left Greenville by birch bark canoe on the last of his three trips through the Maine woods. The piece contains quotations from Thoreau, as well as some Indian quotations in the Penobscot language. Thoreau’s book, The Maine Woods, is a chronicle of these trips. The birds and pillar are carved from one piece of granite and the entire piece weighs about 7 tons. This commission came as a result of my entering a national competition.

Medium: Granite.

Item Birds of a Feather
Created by Jim Sardonis
As seen in Moosehead Lake Road, Greenville, ME
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Jim Sardonis
Meet the Creator

Jim Sardonis

Randolph, VT

Wescover creator since 2020
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze

My work is inspired by natural forms – human, plant and animal. I enjoy designing site-specific commissions in stone and bronze for corporations, private residential settings and public institutions. In between commissioned work I produce pieces that I often have on hand for sale in stone and bronze. I also design and create gold jewelry, often using subjects related to some of my larger sculptures. I am constantly trying to find ways to use my work to raise awareness about the kinship and interconnectedness of all living things and the importance of environmental conservation.

I began my study and practice of sculpture while a student at Phillips Exeter Academy in the late ’60’s. I went on to Oberlin College and majored in a combination of studio art and art history. After graduating from Oberlin in 1973, I taught sculpture and art at all levels for many years until finally focusing my attention completely on my work.