Services

Fallen Leaf Gallery ~ Canmore

The Painted Moose

Village Arts ~ Invermere

1045 7th Ave.

Invermere B.C.

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Frank Bitonti ~ Sculptor ~ Quality and Affordable Sculptures

Services

Fallen Leaf Gallery ~ Canmore

The Painted Moose

How to Contact me:

Email: Fbitonti@shaw.ca

Cell#: 403.829.7991

Year round availability of One Penny Rock Sculpting product available at:

The Painted Moose. This new Gallery is located across the street from the mall in this small Hamlet . This Gallery is Artist owned and operated. Meet the artists join a workshop. Potter, Sculptor, Jewelers, Painter, Denim Art,Wool, Wood workers,

12 Balsam Ave. 403-880-1027

Frank Bitonti ~ Sculptor ~ Quality and Affordable Sculptures

Frank was born in Italy in 1955. He arrived in Canada in 1956 via Pier 21 in Halifax, his family traveled from Halifax to Calgary by

train and has called Calgary home ever since.

Frank differentiates himself by carving with harder rock. He prefers to carve with Carrara Marble from Italy, Honeycomb Calcite from Utah, Serpentine Steatite from BC, and Anhydrite from BC and African Serpentine. And has specialized in tree sculptures since 2008.

In 2006 he began sculpting as a hobby after admiring an Invermere BC Artists Bear sculpture. He was fascinated with the way it

was carved and how powerful this rock looked in his hands. He located the Artist, who opened up the door to a whole new

experience for him. The Artist generously gave him a few pieces of rock to experiment with. Well, at that point he was hooked. The first rock he sculpted was a simple piece that looked like a hand on one side and a foot on the other, so he call it "Hand in Foot".

Berry Farm outside of Calgary. The rock he chose to work with was African lemon opal from Zimbabwe. No power tools were used on this sculpture just chisels and rasps. His first soft stone carving was a Turtle, weighing 90 lbs with the dimensions of

24 x 18 x 8 inches. Working with the softer stone allowed him to put more detail in his sculptures. For him the best part of rock

sculpting is when you sand your treasure and see the colors come to life when you polish them. Every rock he works on is a little

different and always special in some way.“I would recommend this hobby to anyone, it's a great escape it's easy to learn and truly rewarding”.Frank is always out exploring for new rocks to sculpt with, and prides himself on continually looking to improve his sculptures and

finding new uses for the rocks he works with.

Services

Just a few things I do at "One Penny Rock Sculpting"

Here are a few Galleries that are carrying some of my Sculptures and Sand 'n' Sketch art.

Fallen Leaf Gallery ~ Canmore

102-822 Main Street, Canmore AB

http://www.fallenleafgallery.com

The Painted Moose

#12 Balsam Ave.

Bragg Creek, Alberta

403-880-1027

Restoration:

I can restore your treasured old or damaged sculptures.

I restored this Otter for a couple in Canmore, Alberta. The Customer purchased the sculpture 30 years ago

Broken Sculptures:

If you accidentally break your sculpture, carefully gather up all the pieces and place them in a box and contact me I will repair it for you.

Commissions:

If you need that ' one of a kind ' unique gift for that special friend, why not something that is one of a kind and made in Canada. Let me know what you need and I will be more than happy to give you a quote.

Here are some of my commissions: Penquin, Inukshuks, Grouse, Nude torso, stacked rocks, Angels, fish, mudskipper, 15 Bears for UofC, 24 Trees with bases for a corporate gift.

Commissions:

I recently acquired some large beautiful chunks of architectural Serpentine Steatite that was mined in Sycamous BC. If you are in need of a large sculpture contact me for a quote.

Workshops:

Several times a year I conduct workshops at my studio in Calgary or at a customer site. Last workshop was in New Denver B.C.

How to Contact me:

Email: Fbitonti@shaw.ca

Cell#: 403.829.7991

Year round availability of One Penny Rock Sculpting product available at:

The Painted Moose. This new Gallery is located across the street from the mall in this small Hamlet . This Gallery is Artist owned and operated. Meet the artists join a workshop. Potter, Sculptor, Jewelers, Painter, Denim Art,Wool, Wood workers,

12 Balsam Ave. 403-880-1027

different and always special in some way.

“I would recommend this hobby to anyone, it's a great escape it's easy to learn and truly rewarding”.

Frank is always out exploring for new rocks to sculpt with, and prides himself on continually looking to improve his sculptures and

102-822 Main Street,
Canmore AB