more Leslie suns for Maddi's

....more suns on their way to maddi's gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina. They have a nice collection of Leslie and Markel suns made for the wall and standing with a stem and mosaic base.

small pieces

These are examples from our tabletop line of sculpture, all hand painted and one of a kind. A little bit of purplebabydaddies goes a long way.

purplebabydaddies at Maddi's Gallery

The first shipment this week of March 18th, 2007, to Maddi's Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina will be suns for the wall and standing suns. For more information on Maddi's Gallery, please click on the link for Maddi's Gallery on the top right of the page under the heading: galleries that carry our work.

Mini flowers and wall pieces

We are well known for our standing sculptures, which we still make and sell, however we have added mini sculptures and wall pieces to our repertoire.

Having our store in Key West and serving a traveling clientele who we shipped to regularly, alerted us to the fact that pieces that easily fit in a suitcase like the mini's and smaller wall pieces do, were an attractive alternative for easier, more economic transport, .
Our customers also requested pieces for the wall and more affordable pieces, which is why we have developed the mini-size sculptures for a table-top. All of our work is available for sale without the stem and base, with a wire added for hanging indoor or outside on a patio, pool, or deck wall.

The top photo shows a collection of the mini flowers that we do, and a mini cat at far left.





Also shown, in middle photo above, a wall fish. They come in sizes from tiny, 9 inches to as big as a customer wants. The one shown is approximately 24 inches long.
Bottom photo- Wall sun by Markel. This one is large- about 30inches x 30 inches. We also do these much smaller and much larger.

purplebabydaddies: large wall suns

This is a markel sun for the wall and suitable for placement inside or out. It is 2.5 feet by 2.5 feet. Colors shown are not necessarily true as it is difficult to accurately photograph and print them. It is very vivid and hot in color.
This is a close-up of the markel sun shown above, a mixture of painted metal, wire, hand-painted glass, and clay.
Markel sun for the wall in cool colors, also 2.5 feet x 2.5 feet and suitable for indoor or outdoor palcement.
Close-up of Markel sun from above. The suns were completed on May 18th, 2006 and are available from Island Style Gallery in Key West- 305-292-7800

purplebabydaddies: New Faces in New Sizes

Markel and Leslie Leland, designers and producers of the purplebabydaddies design line have reprised the tabletop sculpture sunface that they briefly began making last spring.

It is as detailed as the larger pieces but it's smaller size makes a place on the mantle or an outdoor garden table an easy addition.

On the studio table, very close to being finished are two large markel sunfaces specifically made for the wall.

Markel continues to increase the complexity of the surface design with his use of metal, paint, wire, glass, plastic and clay. The finished pieces will be shown on this site within the next few days.

The new-sized suns will be available for sale at Dennison-Moran Gallery in Naples and at Island Style galleries in Key West and on Sanibel Island very soon. Please call the galleries for information on purchasing one.

More New Work at Island Style-Key West

These are new purplebabydaddies works on sale at Island Style gallery in Key West, FL

purplebabydaddies at Island Style Gallery- May 2006

These are new sculptures that Markel Leland has
delivered to Island Style Gallery at 620 Duval Street in Key West, FL


Call Island Style at 1-305-292-7800 for information about purchasing.

Markel Leland, the creator of purplebabydaddies, is showing at Island Style, 620 Duval Street, Key West

The sun face shown below, a Markel Leland signature piece, is almost completed. Markel and Leslie Leland will be delivering newly completed sculpture and wall pieces to the popular Key West Gallery, Island Style, Friday, the 5th of May, 2006. The gallery has been selling the purplebabydaddies design line in Key West since purplebabydaddies closed their doors in November of 2005.The photo below is a close-up of the labor inensive works Markel Leland creates out of metal, wire, painted glass, and clay. They are all suitable for indoor-outdoor use.
please call Island Style at 1-305-292-7800
or visit the store at
620 Duval Street
Key West, FL 33040
to inquire about the availability of pieces.

We will be posting more photos of completed purplebabydaddies pieces at the gallery itself on this Friday, 5/05/06

The painting above is 5inches by 5inches
and was completed on May 3, 2006
by Leslie Leland.

Her paintings are sold directly through her.
For more information on their availability

please contact her at:
leslievictoria@msn.com
Leslie and Markel- 1996

swimming and making art

this is a magical little spot for someone who loves shallow sandbars. It's my favorite spot to sit and dream.
this is part of our new mini-sculpture line. It's about 18 inches high with the mosaic base and this fish is about 14 inches long

this is a mini-sculpture sun for tabletops, when our large size ones are just more than a customer can bargain for.