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Ankh sculpture by Sam Spiczka - $300 (St. Cloud)
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I purchased this sculpture from Sam several years ago. I have loved it, but it is time for me to downsize since I have accumulated too much. It is 44 inches high and 14 wide at the arms; the base is 11 by 16. We used AI to create the warmer description below. Feel free to send questions.
About the sculpture
A large, freestanding ankh — the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph for "life" — fabricated entirely in metal and finished in weathered cobalt blue over a dark brown ground. The loop at the top has been reimagined as a heart, fusing a timeless Egyptian icon with a universal symbol of love and lending the piece an unmistakable warmth.
The sculpture rises from a solid rectangular metal base that gives it a sense of permanence and weight. The blue paint is intentionally distressed, revealing the dark underlayer beneath — a visual metaphor for age, endurance, and the quiet passage of time.
The Artist
Sam Spiczka is a rural Minnesota sculptor known for works of uncommon grace inspired by natural bone forms, agricultural machinery, and geometric structure. Using industrial fabrication techniques, he crafts metal objects that feel as though they belong simultaneously to a forgotten past and an imagined future.
Born and raised in the countryside, Spiczka developed his affinity for metalwork while working in his family's welding shop — a sensibility that permeates every piece he creates, including this one. His recurring theme of melding organic forms with geometric structure is visible here in the way the rigid cross geometry of the ankh is softened by the flowing heart loop at the top.
We created this website to show you how this work of art can be displayed.
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