Sean’s Patina Work

    SEAN COLSON – Resume

PATINA RESTORATIONS ON BRONZE & RELATED SCULPTURES (2000-2024):

·       Restoration Jack Cartlidge’s historic Sculptures at SRQ City Hall and across City. 2024

·       Restoration of 6 life size bronze Sculptures, Indian riding horse, Children playing in

    Tree, Couple on bench, Children playing on log, Gator, Urn, on Casey Key. 2022-2023

·         Restoration of Iron Fabricated Man black finish at Florida Studio Theatre. SRQ 2022

·         Patina for life size dolphin with girl sculpture at residence in Sarasota. 2020

·         Patina for bronze Adventure Island, Main St. (City of Sarasota). 2018

·         Patina for life size bronze sculpture (Children Playing on Log) at entrance to YMCA Potter Water Park in Sarasota. 2017

·         Patina for various bronze statuary on St. Armand’s Circle

·         Patina for life sized bronze WWI Doughboy Statue, JD Hamel Park on Bayfront (Veterans Memorial cast by Frank Colson)

·         Also worked with my father on casting original Doughboy

·         Gold Patina of larger than life Concrete King Neptune sculpture on Beach Road,

    Siesta Key

·                   Patina for bronze Statue of David, Ringling Museum courtyard

COMPLETED WORK IN CONCRETE (1990-2024):

·       Frank Colson Pottery Mask, reproduced in Cast Stone for Art Relief Wall 2023-2024

·       Venice, City on the Gulf, illustrated planter for downtown Venice. 2019

·       Life-size Concrete Portrait of artist Frank Colson front of COLSON STUDIO on Hillview, unveiled at FINE ARTS SOCIETY opening, Dec. 2018

·       Developed a line of original Cast Stone Illustrations, 2018

·       Restoration of enormous Japanese Lantern at Sarasota Garden Club (Historic 9-foot granite piece restored using concrete) 2016

·       Circus Sarasota Nik Wallenda hand & foot prints 2009 www.YourHandPrint.com

·       Ringling Isles Marble Urn designed with Ed Pinto who put Marble Statues on St. Armands Circle 2008  www.colsoncreations.com/ringling_isles_urn.htm

·       Restoration of 12 large concrete Eagles surrounding base of Veteran’s Memorial bronze at JD Hamel Park in Sarasota

·       Restored, using concrete, several 5-foot ancient olive oil urns in the Ringling Museum courtyard.

·       Three white concrete flower boxes cast from original marble ones found at Charles Ringling mansion

·       Concrete benches featuring "Griffins" from Charles Ringling mansion

·       Twelve 24” X 24” "Bertha Palmer Urns" reproduced in concrete, from Historic Spanish Point

·       200 "Avondale" neighborhood Lion Urns (19” x 16”) reproduced in concrete

·       Concrete cross (5-foot) atop Church of the Redeemer, Palm Ave. & Ringling Blvd. 

·       20 life-sized concrete lions in St. Armand's & Sarasota.

·       Custom 5-foot concrete plinth created to match interior walls, Asolo Theater

·       4’ X 3’ concrete Turtle Shell at entrance to Turtle Beach

·       Restoration of Cornerstone at Bethlehem Baptist Church (Sarasota County Historic Resources)