Busacca Gallery

This can be made in custom sizes Please call for details / Classical Bronze Patina Finish Lion Head Door Knocker with Ball Ring. Curb Appeal. Architectural details, accents / This is a Bronze Lion Head Door Knocker molded and cast from an original clay sculpture designed and created by Sculptor Karl Deen Sanders. It has been finished in Bronze using the time-honored and proven method of Lost Wax Casting. KARL DEEN SANDERS is an American sculptor. Born in Washington D.C. in 1971 he is the son of an Army Colonel Dr. Daniel T. Sanders and Mrs. Gay Sanders. In 1980, when his father retired from the army, Karl and his family moved to, Louisiana. It was Karl’s mother who first recognized his burgeoning talent’s as an artist. He began drawing at a very early age and his mother encouraged him and got him admitted into art classes at the age of nine. By twelve years old his mother found a portrait class at Bossier City Community College where he was first introduced to Classical anatomical proportions. Suffering from severe allergies, Karl spent most of his elementary and junior high school years in homeschooling. This relative isolation created an environment where Karl's artistic ability could blossom. Due to time missed from high school, Karl decided to take the GED and passed at age 15. He then attended Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He began in pre-med, which certainly contributed to his keen grasp of anatomy, but later switched to Fine Arts as his major. Don Alexander, then Dean of the Art Department at LSU-S, recognized the potential in Karl and encouraged him to pursue art as a career and to apply for admission to the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Karl spent the next two and a half years developing a portfolio to gain admittance into this highly competitive program. Karl was accepted into the Art Center as an Illustration Major. It was while studying the human figure in the rigorous foundation program there that Karl was introduced to the world of sculpting. While attending an advanced portrait class the instructor required the students to sculpt a bust of a live model over the course of four weeks. At a school surrounded by incredibly talented students, it was very difficult to stand out in any discipline but comparing this first sculpture attempt to those of his peers it was immediately apparent he had a uniquely natural grasp of sculpting. He fell in love with this medium. It was between his third and fourth semesters that what he thought was a tragedy at the time occurred. He was on break and visiting his family in Louisiana when his car was stolen with everything he had drawn and painted over the past year and a half. Literally hundreds of figure drawings he had executed from live models. This was a blessing in disguise. He took a semester off after this incident and decided to teach himself how to sculpt the human form. He spent three months in his apartment sculpting an 18” human figure starting with a fully detailed skeleton then adding muscles and finally skin. He would later learn that this was the classical technique of “Ecorche” used by classical artists for centuries. For the rest of his college career, he worked with his instructors to apply sculpture content to assignments. This was not easy, as wonderful and creative an environment the Art Center was, it did not have a sculpture program. By the time Karl graduated he had an Illustration portfolio as well as a Sculpture portfolio. Following graduation, Karl began a successful period working in the film industry. After a few years, Karl was hired as one of five in house sculptors for the world-renowned Franklin Mint. While there for two years he honed his skills and executed several high-profile projects... Karl’s professional career has now spanned twenty-two years. His clients range from action figures, collectible statues, figurines to life-sized or larger installations. Though still doing occasional commissions and selected projects, Karl Deen Sanders has now embarked on a new path. His artistic vision and integrity have taken him to the highest level of achievement in each endeavor he has attempted. His artistic range and diversity make him a true Renaissance man. From a youthful vision has grown a succession of mature, visionary work that has made Karl Deen Sanders one of the foremost Sculptors working today. Karl is currently living in Thousand Oaks California with his Wife and two dogs. He is now focused on developing original Human Figurative sculptures cast in Bronze. Stressing anatomy, movement and always beauty his sculptures are timeless works of art.

This is a Limited edition collectible (Custom Made Door-knocker) please call for a quote 415-215-6533 / There are a variety of Patinas available. This listing is for an ancient finish. Decorative in its nature, this piece bestows beguiling charm in any entryway. Please provide us with the size and any ideas you may have for your door. We are looking forward to hearing from you.