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GARDEN SCULPTURES

David N. DeMattia’s artistic style reflects the influence of his childhood in Southern California, where he spent a fair amount of time at Disneyland. He spent as much of his time at the park as possible and the rest of it in his mother’s garage, learning the secrets of animating creatures, like the ones those now famous Disney “Imagineers” had done.

David’s creations continue to evolve and take new forms, as if these fantastic animals refuse to be limited by narrow definitions. He combines his highly individual artistic vision with his first love, sculpture, to create one of a kind art pieces in his lair at Sleeping Dragon Studios. The studio derives its name from David’s first dragon, sculpted back in 1984. This “Sleeping Dragon” is a droopy-eyed, winged fellow, who has become the grandfather of all David’s dragons and other strange stuff.