Commission an Original Sculpture
Sacred Art Created for Your Community
Every community has a story worth telling.
Indweller Artistic works with churches, schools, universities, cemeteries, hospitals, and other institutions to transform those stories into original works of sacred art.
You don’t need to arrive with a finished concept. That’s where the creative process begins.
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From an Idea to Sacred Art
Every finished sculpture begins with an idea. Here is how The Visitation moves from the first lines on paper to a permanent work of sacred art.
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Finding the Story
Before anything is drawn, we want to understand what you hope the sculpture will communicate.
Who are we depicting? Why is this story important to your community? What moment, gesture, relationship, or symbol will allow that story to be understood without words?
Together, we identify the ideas that will give the sculpture its meaning.
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Developing the Design
Those ideas are translated into an original design.
Composition, expression, gesture, clothing, symbolism, and the relationships between figures are explored and refined. Your community reviews the developing concept and has an opportunity to provide input before the sculpture moves into three dimensions.
You are part of the creative process from the beginning.
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Bringing It to Life in Clay
Once the design is approved, our sculptors begin translating the drawing into clay.
This is where expression and emotion truly emerge. Faces are developed, hands and gestures refined, and drapery shaped until the sculpture begins to communicate the story envisioned in the original concept.
The completed clay provides the first opportunity to experience the sculpture in its full three-dimensional form. Proportion, expression, movement, and fine details are carefully reviewed and refined before the work is approved for production.
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Crafted in Its Final Material
Once the clay is approved, the sculpture moves into production.
Depending on the project, the finished work may be cast in bronze, produced in white fiberglass or resin stone, carved in wood, or created as a bas-relief.
For bronze works such as The Visitation, traditional foundry processes transform the original clay sculpture into a permanent work of art. The surface is then carefully finished and patinated by hand, bringing warmth, depth, and character to the bronze.
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Created to Endure
The completion of a sculpture is also the beginning of its life within a community.
It may become a place for prayer and reflection, help teach the faith to generations of students, commemorate someone whose life deserves to be remembered, or give visible expression to the mission and identity of a community.
Our goal is to create sacred art that feels deeply connected to the people and place for which it was created—and that will continue telling their story for generations.
Original Doesn’t Have to Mean Unattainable
Every commission is different.
Scale, material, complexity, and installation all influence the cost of a project. We can explore different approaches to find the right balance between your artistic vision, your space, and your available budget.
A commission might be a monumental bronze for a church plaza, a life-size sculpture for a school, a carved wooden figure for a chapel, a white fiberglass or resin stone sculpture, or a bas-relief designed for an architectural setting.
The goal is the same: to create something meaningful, beautiful, and uniquely yours.
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You don’t need a drawing. You don’t need architectural plans. And you don’t need to have every detail figured out.
Tell us the story you want to tell and a little about your community.
We’ll help you take it from there.
Debra McLaughlin, President
(561) 290-7695
indwellerartistic@gmail.com