Pine Cone 23-651

About Pine Cone 23-651

Sculptor Floyd Elzinga’s pine cones have become one of his signature pieces valued for their exquisite detail and iconic form. This tabletop sculpture is hand forged from corten steel—its pop-art form and rust-coloured patina emulate natural colour and shape.
Elzinga views pine cones—one of nature’s most aggressive seeds as symbols of both potential and renewal.

"What I love about seeds is their rugged durability and adept design involved in promoting self-reproduction." Floyd Elzinga

“Much like a painter with a brush, Elzinga uses metal-working machinery to create textures and strokes, with a color palette determined through means of polishing, burnishing, sanding, grinding, rusting, or heating.” Paul McAtomney, Landscape Architects Network

Floyd Elzinga received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design in Halifax, NS. Elzinga has been an artist in residence in both India and Vietnam. At the foot of Everest, he had the unique experience of creating art from collected waste and in Hanoi, he attended a symposium that attracted sculptors from all over the world to contribute to Southeast Asia’s largest sculpture park. Floyd Elzinga’s pinecone sculptures have been featured as part of Toronto’s Scotiabank Nuit Blanche celebration of contemporary art, and his work is held in collections across Ontario and the US. He lives and works in Niagara, Ontario.