Dale's most popular traveling exhibit, featuring 14 large-scale dinosaurs
and prehistoric creatures made from recycled metal and found objects.
This educational, fun and engaging traveling exhibit blends art, science and history
while providing a strong recycling message.
Scraposaurs is a unique way to draw media attention, millennials and families to your venue,
in addition to supporting or launching a membership drive.
Award–winning artist Dale Lewis uses his wild imagination and passion for recycling to create fun and
inspiring metal sculptures that always deliver a smile.
Ideal for science museums, zoos, arboretums, aquariums, sculpture gardens and river walks,
Dale's sculptures are made for outdoor or indoor display and require no maintenance.
Woolly Rhino
Mixed Metal
78” Tall x 50” Wide x 156” Long
900 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: My Woolly Rhino is made from salvaged steel and covered with 450 lbs. of tie wire, made into hair plugs. His horns are stainless steel and his eyes are green glass. I decided to make a Woolly Rhino when a friend sent photos with the caption “Siberian Unicorn.” That got me thinking, “Woolly Rhinos are every bit as cool as a Woolly Mammoth but not many people know about them.” Now they can see one up close.
Tri-Tops
Steel and Stainless Steel
90” Tall x 75” Wide x 246” Long
1000 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: Tri-tops is 20 feet long. Most Triceratops grew to be 30 feet in length. Built like a tank, he possesses many similarities with the modern Rhinoceros. He’s made of steel with stainless steel horns. Several parts of his legs are from a Chevy pick-up frame.
Thing
Mixed Metal
72” Tall x 64” Wide x 86” Deep
250 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: The title comes from the fact, that I couldn’t decide what to call this “Thing.” The real name is Similicaudipteryx, a feathered creature that lived in what is now China about 125 million years ago. “Thing” is proof that evolution happens entirely by chance.
T-Rex Evolved
Mixed Metal and Found Objects
135” Tall x 72” Wide x 162” Long
1800 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: My goal was to make a decent-sized Tyrannosaurus Rex that looked mechanically evolved. I used many scrap machine parts in this sculpture. The ribs and most of his teeth are from a John Deere rotary hoe. The pieces I find the most interesting are the stainless steel claws on his little stubby arms. They are part of a Boeing 747 cargo bay door latch.
Looking at this sculpture makes me think “How does T-Rex deal with an itch?”
Stanley, the Stegosaurus
Steel and Stainless Steel
110” Tall x 72” Wide x 220” Long
800 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: Stanley is 18 feet long, he could grow to be 30. Stegosauri are known to have the smallest brain-to-body mass ratio of any dinosaur. Yes, his brain may be the size and shape of a bent hot dog, but he has a big heart.
Smiley, the Smilodon
Recycled Rebar & Found Objects
67” Tall x 72” Wide x 92” Long
500 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: Smiley is made from salvaged rebar. I’m surprised how many patterns there are on the recycled reinforcement rod which makes an interesting texture for my cat!
Spinosaurus
Steel and Stainless Steel
89” Tall x 84” Wide x 264” Long
1,000 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: The idea to make Spinosaurus came from a National Geographic Story. New fossil discoveries led them to redefine what Spinosaurus looked like and how he lived. Barn cleaner chain links, salvaged from my cousin’s dairy farm, made some fine vertebrae. Spinosaurus is just a baby, at 22’ long, he’s only half the size of an adult!
Scrappy Ed
Mixed Metal
62” Tall x 62” Wide x 147” Long
500 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: Scrappy Ed is my version of Edmontonia, declared by scientists in 2017 as a new type of dinosaur. At 12 feet long, Scrappy Ed is half the size of his mom. These herbivores lived in Canada, South Dakota and Texas between 65 and 75 million years ago. With his heavy disk-and-spiked armor, he’s evolved to stay and fight off predators, not run away.
Mother of Dragons
Nest
Mixed Metal & Rocks
48” Tall x 96” Diameter
1000 pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: OK, so she just looks like a dragon, but she’s actually a prehistoric pterodactyl protecting her chicks. This mom has an 18’8” wingspan. The babies look like they could grow up to be dragons. Who’s to say, we don’t know what the father looks like!
Mom
Mixed Metal
110” Tall x 226” Wide x 87” Deep
700 pounds
Musk-Ox Mom
Calf
Mixed Metal
26” Tall x 16” Wide x 39” Long
100 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: It looks like mother-daughter day on the tundra. This pair of life sized musk-oxen are made of scrap steel and covered with salvaged steel banding for hair. Musk-Ox was one of a few species of Pleistocene megafauna in North America to survive the Pleistocene/Holocene extinction event and live to the present day.
Mom
Mixed Metal
51” Tall x 35” Wide x 77” Long
300 Pounds
Little Susie
Steel and Stainless Steel
74” Tall x 64” Wide x 48” Deep
250 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: Inspired by the famous T-Rex fossil named Sue that was 42 ft. long, Little Susie is just over 6 ft. tall and made from found objects. She has railroad spike toes, galvanized lag screws for teeth and ruby red glass eyes.
Jitters
Mixed Metal
131” Tall x 100” Wide x 120” Long
1000 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: Jitters is my interpretation of a Caudipteryx Dinosaur. I made him larger- than-life size to accommodate the galvanized rods used for his feathery quills. Various sized propane tanks were used for his construction. He looks a little wired to me, thus the name Jitters.
Dragonflies
Mixed Metal & Fused Glass
112” Tall 70” W x 82” D
400 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: These three life-sized dragonflies are resting on a rebar tree. They have fused glass eyes made by glass artist Gerie Thelen. This sculpture makes me wonder what the mosquitos looked like!
Dino, My Dog's Better Than Your Dog
Steel and Stainless Steel
48” Tall x44” Wide x 120” Long
300 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: This sculpture was inspired by the family pet in the cartoon “The Flintstones.” It was created specifically for people to interact with. I encourage people to hold onto his leash and pose for photos, then share with friends – especially those that may be a little too proud of their own dog. Of course, like all puppies, Dino will grow into his feet.
Dino, My Dog's Better Than Your Dog
Steel and Stainless Steel
48” Tall x44” Wide x 120” Long
300 Pounds
Artist’s Fun Fact: This sculpture was inspired by the family pet in the cartoon “The Flintstones.” It was created specifically for people to interact with. I encourage people to hold onto his leash and pose for photos, then share with friends – especially those that may be a little too proud of their own dog. Of course, like all puppies, Dino will grow into his feet.
For more information or to book this traveling exhibit, contact Mecca Page, Dale's Fine Art Representative.