Welcome to David Caccia's art studio for hammered bronze sculpture and wood turnings.  You are invited to peruse some of the highlights of my works over the years, initially from Philadelphia and now from my home in Hawaii.  Many of these sculptures are on public display.  Recently created bronze sculptures and wood vases and bowls are presented and are made available to you for purchase.

Much of the inspiration for my sculptures originates from my experiences in caring for injured birds - hawks, owls, water birds.  If you are from the Philadelphia area, you may know of my "Raven" at the Edgar Allan Poe house.  Based on Poe's poem of the Raven, (and modeled on the actual raven which inspired the poem), this larger-than-life bronze raven stands, open winged, as a sentinel over Poe's former abode.

Other works of mine include the memorial sculpture at Houghton College in western New York State.  In this sculpture, six life -size bronze eagles soar upward symbolizing the hope of life and the freedom of the soul.  See also: my solitary osprey atop a weather vane at the Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, N.J.; a bright flock of gulls in stainless steel for a park in N.J.; a Great Horned Owl in iron for a school in Philadelphia; and a Red-Tail Hawk at the Sun Company in St. Davids, PA.

Recent influences on my work come from my home and studio which are now on the Big Island of Hawaii.  In addition to birds, I also have been sculpting orchids and offer some here.  These pieces are fabricated from bronze and have bases made from the tropical woods of the island.  They are all one-of-a-kind; so you see the piece being offered.  New pieces come along as my plants bloom.

Since moving to Hawaii, I have become aware of the many beautiful tropical woods that grow here.  On my own property is a Macadamia nut orchard.  I found this wood too beautiful to waste when a tree came down, so I bought a wood lathe.  While Koa is the best known of our woods, there are other beautiful woods here that are virtually unknown off the island.  I limit my wood turnings to trees that have to come down, and offer some of my bowls and vases here.

If interested, contact me at cacciastudio@aol.com  This is an evolving web site, so check back often.