Daniel Gottschalk
Face Plate, 6.5” x 3” x 1,” Bronze, Aluminum
Daniel’s work explores the intersections of nature, familiarity, and function through jewelry, sculpture, and object-making. He is drawn to materials that hold history—bronze, bone, silver, steel, stone, wood—and use them to create forms that feel at once purposeful and ambiguous. Many of his pieces echo tools or body parts, suggesting utility or recognition without ever resolving into something fully known. This tension allows him to question how we assign meaning, value, and memory to objects.
While Daniel’s background is rooted in metalworking, jewelry, and sculpture, he also experiments with soft sculpture and woodcarving. CAD and digital processes play an ever-increasing role in select projects, but his practice remains grounded in direct engagement with materials. He is especially interested in how scale shifts perception: a small, hand-held object can suggest intimacy, while a larger form can evoke ritual, monument, or absence.
At the core of his work is a fascination with conservation and exploration—of materials, of forms, and of how people connect with objects over time. By crafting pieces that appear aged, familiar, or tool-like, he aims to spark recognition in viewers, inviting them to imagine their own histories within the work.
Daniel Gottschalk
Daniel Gottschalk is a metalsmith and sculptor from Roselle Park, New Jersey. His work bridges jewelry, sculpture, and object-making, often drawing inspiration from time spent outdoors and moments of solitude in nature. Using bones, metal, wood, textiles, and occasional digital processes, he creates pieces that feel both familiar and ambiguous, exploring memory, function, and preservation. His practice reflects a love of exploration, conservation, and the intimate connections people form with objects and place, aiming to spark recognition and curiosity through crafted forms.