Bear Privacy Screen
A custom steel bear screen designed as yard art for a mountain home at Snoqualmie Pass.
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The Story
The design draws from the feeling of Snoqualmie Pass itself, stone, timber, wildlife, and a sense of shelter in the mountains. The bear was meant to feel protective and rooted to place, not decorative for decoration's sake.
This piece was designed as yard art for a mountain home at Snoqualmie Pass, where the goal was to create something that felt both strong and welcoming. The bear became the natural anchor, a regional symbol rendered as part sculpture and part privacy screen.
Instead of using a solid silhouette, the design opens the body into flowing cut lines so light, shadow, and landscape can move through it. That openness keeps the piece from feeling heavy, even though it is built from steel and made to live outside in mountain weather.
From fabrication to installation, the work carries the marks of being made by hand. Once set against the timber and stone of the house, the weathered surface turns functional yard art into something closer to a quiet guardian at the edge of the home.
Themes
Details
- Medium
- Cut steel outdoor privacy screen
- Size
- Site-specific exterior installation
Materials & Technique
Materials
- Surface
- Heavy steel plate for exterior use
- Paints
- Natural weathered steel patina
- Other
- Installed as a custom outdoor panel at a private mountain residence
Technique
Drawn directly onto steel, hand-cut to open the interior bear lines, then installed as a site-specific privacy screen for long-term outdoor exposure.
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