Dimensional wood art by Brandon Schmeidler. Each piece sculpted by hand from figured maple, walnut, and local hardwoods, one layer of grain at a time.
Each piece is sculpted by hand from solid wood, the grain and figure chosen to bring the character to life. No prints, no CNC shortcuts, no two the same.
Brandon Schmeidler carves wood the slow way, in a one-man shop in Derby. He works in figured maple, walnut, and the local hardwoods he can get his hands on, choosing each board for the grain that will bring a piece to life.
Every piece is drawn, cut, sculpted, and finished by the same set of hands. The faces have real depth because they're genuinely carved, layer over layer, not printed or pressed. That's why no two ever come out the same.
Whether it's a character someone loves or an original out of his own head, the idea is the same: make something worth keeping for a lifetime.
The most popular commissions start with someone's favorite character, but the originals are where it gets really fun. A few starting points.
Your favorite character, carved in dimensional relief and framed in figured hardwood.
A beloved pet or face, sculpted from wood with the same hand-carved depth.
One-of-one scenes and creatures out of Brandon's own head, like the moon-lit night watch.
Pieces that let the natural edge, spalting, and burl figure be part of the art.
A team, a brand, or a family name, carved into a piece worth hanging.
Got something that isn't on this list? That's usually the most fun to make.
Anyone can order a poster. What you can't order is forty hours of one person's hands, sculpting solid maple and walnut into something with real depth, real grain, and no copy anywhere on earth. These are heirlooms, the kind of thing that gets passed down and pointed at. Priced like the art they are.
Tell me what you have in mind, the piece, the wood, the space it's for. No commitment, just a conversation. I'll tell you honestly what's possible and what it would take.