Toucans - Public Sculptures

Featured In Gifford Medical Center, Randolph, VT

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Two toucans snuggle on top of a polished granite pedestal. This piece is placed outside the entrance to the hospital’s birthing room wing. The chiseled surface of the birds’ bodies makes one think they are separate pieces from the polished pedestal, but, in fact, the birds and pedestal are all one piece of granite. The beaks and eyes are also polished.

Medium: Granite

Item Toucans

Created by Jim Sardonis

As seen in Gifford Medical Center, Randolph, VT

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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.

Toucans - Public Sculptures

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Jim Sardonis