Sculpture Exhibit at the Gardens

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens partners with the Arts Council of Mendocino County to present this biennial exhibition of sculptures placed throughout the Gardens. This outdoor exhibit features the work of primarily California artists. Artwork purchased through the exhibit benefits the Gardens and the Arts Council. Artists generously contribute 40% of all proceeds to the two nonprofits. When you purchase a sculpture, you are sustaining creativity as a source of livelihood as well as supporting our beautiful Gardens and the Arts Council.

All sculptures in this exhibit are for sale; contact the Gardens' administrative offices for more information at administration@gardenbythesea.org or call 707-964-4352 ext. 113. 

2025-2027 Featured Art

New sculptures are already arriving... the full exhibit should be on display by June 2025
Sales tax (7.875% Mendocino County; subject to change) and delivery fee not included in the price

Mariposa Kinetic, Mark Oldland
$2,900

COMING SOON...

stainless steel, aluminum and concrete; 11’7” tall x 5’ x 28” wide
Location: Perennial Garden

Jackrabbit, Nate Scott
$5,250

COMING SOON...

Upcycled metal, including gears, wrenches, lamp base, ornamental iron, automotive paint, and clear lacquer; 36" x 27" x 48"
Location: Perennial Garden

Buddha's Hand, Jill Peterson
$1,900

COMING SOON...

Ceramic with enamel paint; 22" tall x 35" wide
Location: Succulent Garden

Peas de Resistance, Sebastien Dery
$5,000

COMING SOON...

Italian marble; 35" tall x 10" wide x 10" deep
Location: Mediterranean Garden

Armine, Rogelio Morales
$4,000

COMING SOON...

Fiberglass, reinforced concrete, structural foam, stainless steel wire; 50" tall x 26" wide x 18" deep
Location: North Forest

Black Bolete, Peter Baker
$5,500

COMING SOON...

Mendocino cypress; 3’ tall x 3' wide
Location: North Forest

Periwinkle Rime, Ian Wieczorek
$2,000

Ceramic, glaze; 45" x 18" x 18"
Location: Meadow Lawn

My work as a ceramic artist is deeply rooted in a fascination with the natural world and its cycles of growth and decay. My material practice is centered around large-scale sculptures, that push boundaries of size, form, and traditions of making in clay. I use a press mold to create textured slabs which are attached together to construct forms that evoke both the foreign and the familiar. The textures I create resemble snow-capped mountains, snow build-up on trees, and a deep network of mycelium that is leading the front line of exploration. These ceramic sculptures stand as totems, honoring and attempting to make concrete the beauty, complexity, and subliminality of the natural world that connects all life. The ritual of bringing together elemental materials like clay, wood, and fire, activated through the collaboration of many hours, labor, and artists, is a vital component of my work, speaking not only to the final work, but to a significant artistic process where people come together.

Whorl, Sonya Popow
$3,800

Ceramic; 16" tall x 48" wide x 16"deep
Location: Fuchsia Dell

Quetzalcoatl, Clayton Thiel   
$5,500

Ceramic; 56" tall x 18" wide x 17" deep sold with pedestal
Location: Fort Bragg Rhododendron Collection

We Are All Made of Star Dust, Wendell Rickon
$675

Redwood, local beach pebbles; 74" tall x 10" wide x 2" deep
Location: Narrows

Green Man, Nate Scott
$24,575

COMING SOON...

Cast bronze head, steel structure, stamped ornamental iron leaves, forged steel branches, scorched oak barrel staves, bronze coating with patina, clear lacquer; 10' tall, 5' 6" wide, 3' deep
Location: Narrows

Tidal Wave, Diego Harris
$14,000

Corten steel sheeting welded over an internal structure of steel rebar; 9' tall x 5.8' wide x 3.5' deep
Location: Dahlia Garden

2023-2025 Featured Art

This exhibit is ending this spring. Keep an eye out for a fresh batch of new sculptures gracing the Gardens soon...

Prince Charming, Eileen Fitz-Faulkner
$5,500*Sales tax (7.875% Mendocino County; subject to change) and delivery fee not included in the price

mosaic; 18” x 36” x 28”
Location: Perennial Garden

My hands create my evolution as an artist. It’s through making my work I can see where I’ve been. I can understand my own transformation as I watch the evolution of my work. As I sculpt, I uncover myself.

Eggs were the first subjects of my concrete work. Large and colorful, they symbolize potential. They are the original container for new life. While my eggs exemplify the beginning of this new work , I have hatched many different fauna. In my current phase, I am working with birds in conjunction with the figure. I see these birds as messengers. While my large birds have the same Seussian exaggerations of the eggs, my smaller birds are quiet: they are my inner voice, mystical and secretive.

After receiving a degree in Design from UC Davis, Eileen entered the world of Visual Merchandising creating whole worlds of fantasy and display. In order to find her true form of art, she reentered California College of the Arts in 1992 studying Sculpture, Industrial Design and Fine woodworking. Since then she has experimented with a wide range of materials including, foam, steel, bronze, and ceramics but has found a deep love with concrete.

Arise, Eileen Fitz-Faulkner
$7,500*Sales tax (7.875% Mendocino County; subject to change) and delivery fee not included in the price

   
concrete; 40" x 38" x 26"
Location: Woodland Garden

My hands create my evolution as an artist. It’s through making my work I can see where I’ve been. I can understand my own transformation as I watch the evolution of my work. As I sculpt, I uncover myself.

Eggs were the first subjects of my concrete work. Large and colorful, they symbolize potential. They are the original container for new life. While my eggs exemplify the beginning of this new work, I have hatched many different fauna. In my current phase, I am working with birds in conjunction with the figure. I see these birds as messengers. While my large birds have the same Seussian exaggerations of the eggs, my smaller birds are quiet: they are my inner voice, mystical and secretive.

After receiving a degree in Design from UC Davis, Eileen entered the world of Visual Merchandising creating whole worlds of fantasy and display. In order to find her true form of art, she reentered California College of the Arts in 1992 studying Sculpture, Industrial Design and Fine woodworking. Since then she has experimented with a wide range of materials including, foam, steel, bronze, and ceramics but has found a deep love with concrete.

Wisdom Owl, Clayton Thiel   
$3,000 - 3,800*Price based on approximate size. Sales tax (7.875% Mendocino County; subject to change) and delivery or de-install fee not included in the price

Ceramic (member of a limited edition; sold with pedestal); sculpture on display is 46" x 14" x 14"
Location: South Trail at the Deer Gates

Clayton Thiel’s stunning ceramic sculpture, Wisdom Owl is a member of a limited edition and can be duplicated. For details on purchasing or commissioning a piece, visit claytonthiel.com.

Video: Clayton Thiel hand-builds an owl

View Past Exhibits of the sculpture gallery.