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October 22, 2010

Wondering where I've been?

I'm waiting until I find a relatively inexpensive but very good foundry to cast small
bronzes for me. I have some nice sculpts that are just collecting dust at the moment.

In the meantime, I've been working on a different sort of business. If you're familiar
with my work, you'd probably never guess that these are my designs. Check it out:
http://zandapanda.com/products.asp

But don't worry, I'll be making more of the stuff that only I think is cute soon (by that
I mean more of what you see here). And besides, I have chocolate robot and monster
molds planned for the future...

 

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Really, REALLY old news:

I'm very happy to announce that I've been asked to be I-CON XXV's Artist
Guest of Honor this year. I-CON is held at Stony Brook University, NY,
the weekend of March 24-26, 2006. I plan on having several demos on sculpting,
perhaps some on sculpting food. Maybe I'll finally make my bagel and cream
cheese Loch Ness Monster and my Liverwurst (or SPAM) Troll!



If you're in New York in September, check out the Spectrum show
at the Society of Illustrators at 128 East 63rd St. It's an amazing show
and I'm very proud to have my work included in it. It's up until
October 1st, 2005.

Hours are Tuesday 10am-8pm, Wednesday -Friday 10am-5pm,
Saturday Noon-4pm. Closed Sunday.
(212) 838-2560 for more info.



The "Meet the Artists" reception for the National Sculpture Society's spring exhibition will be May
24, 2004 at 1:00 pm at the Park Avenue Atrium Lobby, 237 Park Avenue or 466 Lexington Avenue
(between 45th and 46th Streets). All sculpture in the show has an equine theme. My sculpture of
three horses, "TRIO" will be there. If you're in the area, stop in to say hello.


I'll be doing a sculpting demo along with other artists at I-CON 23
in Stony Brook, NY on Saturday afternoon, March 27, 2004.


TRIO is now on display at the National Sculpture Society's gallery
until July 30th, 2004 (M-F 8am-6pm, 237 Park Avenue, NYC).
Check out the show if you're in the city!


I'm very pleased to announce that I received two awards for my work at Lunacon 2004.
The sculpture of "A rare species of Hornless Unicorn known for their bad temperament"
was awarded a Judges' Choice ribbon and the Millennium Angel won a Writer Guest of
Honor's Choice ribbon from Storm Constantine. Thank you!


New BLINDFOLDED SCULPTING photos from Lunacon 2004!


I'm VERY happy to announce that one of my sculptures was accepted in the
NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY'S Spring Exhibition, to be held in
the PARK AVENUE ATRIUM, 237 Park Avenue, New York, New York,
from March 22-July 30, 2004.

I've updated the page on the Bronze Horses with some photos of the prototypes and
moldmaking and will have some photos from the foundry of the casting process soon.


It was an honor and a really fun experience to be MISTRESS of CEREMONIES
at the CHESLEY AWARDS ceremony presented by ASFA. The ceremony was held at
Torcon3 the 61st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) on August 29th 2003.


I'm delighted that the Millennium Angel was included in the recently released book
The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy Art: A Retrospective.

The Millennium Angel was also featured in the introduction. I'm especially proud of
this as there's so much AMAZING artwork in this book! Be sure to have a look at it.


DARK REALMS MAGAZINE I was the featured artist in their spring 2003 issue.
They did a really great job on the article!

BLINDFOLDED SCULPTING photos from Lunacon 2003

CLEOPATRA A new piece for the unofficial Lunacon Art Show theme.

MILLENNIUM ANGELS will be available VERY soon in a 22" version
in bronze or resin, and also as a 2.4" pendant, in sterling silver.
And a new (lower!) price on the 44" version, too!

SNEAK PEEK Here's a peek at a new piece, unveiled at Boskone in February.
I plan on having it available in bronze and resin later this year.

TRANSPORT I'm very proud to announce that Transport is featured in
SPECTRUM 9: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art annual.

XT-793 Alien Portrait Bust. XT-793 was nominated for a 2002 CHESLEY AWARD
for BEST THREE DIMENSIONAL ART!

T-SHIRTZ! Black 100% cotton Tees with your favorite Angel and Garg!

MOUSEPADS also available with Sentinels, Millennium Angels and Transport!

Current Projects

I'm currently working on what might be the most enjoyable commission ever for a really fun and interesting
couple. Wild horses, aliens and spacecraft, books and Greek gods. Needless to say, I'm thoroughly enjoying
myself! Here's a photo of the horse maquettes (rough sculptural "sketches").

Collections of sculpture and jewelry by Sandra Lira

[ Gargoyles and Uglies | Creepy Collectibles | Sculpture | Treasures of the Ancient World | The Rainforest Collection | Alien Artifacts from the Attic ]

Sandra Lira, Sculptor/Jeweler
P.O. Box 7332
Kensington, CT 06037

Phone: (860) 828-3336 or 1 (800) 747-LIRA
Fax: (860) 828-8842
E-mail: Lira@sculptor.net