Leslie Ann Becker

sculpture and storefronts

Sculpture

None of these pieces are available for buying. They have all been sold, given away or hurled at hungry landlords. However, I am available on commission. If you are interested in a sculpture, let me know.

Meanwhile, these pictures are here so you can get a good glimpse of what I've been up to.

a sculpture of a swordfish, 69k
  • Swordfish, 69k
  • 1993
  • Not available
  • 7 Feet long
  • The Swordfish was done for the "Gone Fishin'" restaurant in Toronto. Fibreglass on metal wire armature. Acrylic paint and marine varnish to keep the sun from fading it. It weighed about 100 pounds.
an abstract sculpture of a woman - 50k
  • Reclining Woman, 50k
  • 1987
  • Not available
  • Ten inches high
  • Sold to a chiropractor from Stoney Creek. This piece is textured bronze with a patina finish.
sculptures of common furniture - 63k
  • Whimsical Furniture, 69k
  • 1993
  • Not available
    • Magic Mirror: 7 feet - metal armature, papier mache, steel sheeting
    • Tongue Chair: fibreglass
    • Horned Side Table: 28 inches - wood, papier mache
    • Standing Coat Rack: 5 feet - metal armature, papier mache, wire
a sculpture of a giant clown head - 69k
  • Horendous Hector, 69k
  • 1993
  • Not available
  • 10 Feet tall
  • Paper Mache, Chicken Wire, Wood. Hector was loaned to the North York Winter Carnival of 1993. The city then commissioned me to do the Globe of the World (next piece down) for the 1994 carnival.
a sculpture of a globe - 44k
  • Globe of the World, 44k
  • 1994
  • Not available
  • 6 Feet tall
  • For the City of North York - Winter Carnival 1994. Metal base, wood armature, fabric mache and felt on top of chicken wire, acrylic paint. It spins and comes apart for transport.
a sculpture of a dolfin - 33k
  • Dolfin, 33k
  • 1986
  • Not available
  • 12 Inches tall
  • Polished Bronze
a sculpture of a clown head - 26k
  • Clown with Checkered Hat, 26k
  • 1992
  • Not available
  • Paper Mache, Chicken Wire, Wood
a sculpture of a chameleon - 66k
  • Chameleon, 66k
  • 1993
  • Not available
  • Five feet long
  • Paper Mache, Chicken Wire, Metal Wire (18 guage)
a sculpture of a moose, 69k
  • Painted Moose for the City of Toronto, 69k
  • 2000
  • Not available

  • This Moose was pre-sculpted and my job was to paint and decorate it.

    Latex paint, Fibreglass Camera and Hat.

    You can read about it at city of Toronto's web site. There is even a picture of the moose without the foliage in the face, but the quality of the jpeg is so bad that I thought it would be best to spare you.

Storefronts

a storefront, 75k
  • Any Direct Flight, 75k
  • 1990
  • Not available
  • a storefront in Toronto
a record store storefront, 65k
  • HMV Display with Chris Isaac, 65k
  • 1993
  • Not available
  • 14 Feet
  • For the grand opening of the HMV Superstore on Yonge Street. My work is behind the photograph of Chris Isaac. It's supposed to loosely represent the shape of a guitar, but this is difficult to make out with the reflections in the store window.
a storefront, 74k
  • Extraordinaire, 74k
  • 1990
  • Not available
  • a storefront in Toronto