The Artist Who Built a 28ft Wide Falcon

Chilliwack artist, Kevin Stone has recently completed a huge project he’s been working on. This art project was originally meant for a show in Las Vegas, but that, unfortunately, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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This larger-than-life, 28-foot-wide, 3,000-pound metal sculpture can be seen from blocks away. This stainless-steel falcon sculpture is called “Bird of Prey.”

The piece of art was supposed to be transferred from Chilliwack down to Las Vegas for the Big Boys Toy Show. This show is a fancy lifestyle exhibition that shows some of the world’s most lavish and innovative products including cars, yachts, planes, robots, and giant 3,000-pound falcons.

This isn’t the only wildly creative artwork that Kevin has made. Over the years he has worked on large eagles, a dragon, and some smaller pieces as well. Hours and hours go into the design, and he finds photo ideas online, then prints them as an outline and gets to work.

He started the Falcon back in January. He starts with a base frame, then builds other parts such as the head and wings and welds them onto the body. The stainless steel he uses is the same high-quality steel that is used for medical instruments and the food industry.

The large falcon also comes apart easily. Stone designed it this way in order for it to be easily transportable to Vegas. “The wings have lifting points and they just slide out. When you’re ready to install it, they just slide back in,” he says.

Kevin has been doing this for about 15 years and has even opened his own shop called “Stone’s Speed Shop,” eight years ago.

Now, Stone is looking for someone to purchase this massive sculpture as he no longer needs it for the Las Vegas show. He is hoping to sell it for $350,000, so if you are in the market for a ginormous stainless-steel falcon, you can view it Monday to Friday outside Stone’s Speed Shop at 45920 Rowat Ave. in Chilliwack.

 

 

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