Sharon Ziegenhagen is an award winning artist who specializes in horses, wildlife, and purebred dogs. Her work has been selected for numerous shows including The Wichita Art Show at the Dog Show, The Contemporary Canine exhibition at the AKC Museum Of The Dog in St. Louis, Missouri and the Harness Tracks of America auction in Lexington, Kentucky. She is a member of the National Wood Carvers Association, the Montana Woodcarvers Association, and the National Dog Museum Artists' Registry. 

The artist has won numerous awards including "Best of Show-Sculpture/Other Media" at the 1993 and 1994 Trails West Art Show in Vancouver, Washington; a "Best of Section", the "People's Choice" and the "Competitor's Choice" award at the 1997 annual Idaho Woodcarver Guild's show in Boise, Idaho; and the "Best of Show" at the 1997 Montana State carving show in Missoula, Montana. After 20 years of wood carving, Sharon recently started sculpting purebred dogs in clay for casting in bronze.  Recently the Bloodhound Sculpture received an Honorable Mention at the New York Dog Fancier's Club annual art show and both "First Place" and "Best in Hound Group" ribbons at Spokane, Washington

A lifelong dog lover, the artist studies each AKC breed standard before beginning a sculpture. While paying close attention to the standard, the artist's goal is to create a sculpture that reflects the beauty and dignity of every dog.

Recently the Bloodhound Sculpture placed an Honorable Mention at the New York Dog Fancier's Club annual art show and a First Place at the "Best in Hound Group" ribbon in Spokane, Washington.

Custom Colorization is available for most bronze sculptures. Sharon Ziegenhagen will patina the sculpture to match your champion dog.  
Please add $100.00 to the bronze price.

"Who Me?"
French Bulldog

"A Fine Fellow"
Bloodhound

"Little One"
Dachshund

Bronze is an alloy of copper mixed with tiny amounts of other elements such as manganese, aluminum, silver, or zinc to add brilliance and hardness.  Bronze is ideal for casting artworks since it flows into all the crevices of a mold that has been created from an original sculpture.   Thus the fine detail work of the artist is transferred into the bronze replica.  After the sculpture comes from the casting, a patina is applied by brushing on chemicals then applying heat with a torch until the desired shade is obtained.  The patina can be either a colored patina to duplicate the real thing or a standard patina which retains the metallic look.

To see some of Sharon's
excellent wood carvings
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