Grovewood Gallery has Done It Again ! ! !

The team at Grovewood Gallery continues to amaze me.  I want to thank Cheri and LouAnne for the spectacular Holiday display which showcases my new Floating Sculpture series.  I like the way they incorporated my Standing Flight along with a little ceramic village.

Design Your Own Wall Sculpture

Once again, after 4 years of procrastination an untold excuses, I have finally taken my dear Joyce's suggestion and made some small wall sculptures.  The new series is called "Floating Sculptures" because they are approximately 1" off the wall.

Now anyone can try their hand at designing a piece of sculpture for their enjoyment.  Hopefully they will be back from the powder coater and in the galleries just in time for the Holidays.

Gotta Have A Ginko!

Once again, after procrastinating for an entire year, I finally completed the copper ginko leaf which my dear Joycester has been asking me to make.  It came out Grrrrreat, IMHO!

A smooth landing on Cape Cod for Standing Flight

Just received this photo of my sculpture Standing Flight taken in its new home on Cape Cod.  This gift was given by a discernible art aficionado.

Boy that guy has good taste...IMHO!

A-MAZ-ING

I wanted to show you how the sawblades look before they are cut apart.

This pair will be part of a sculpture which will be installed in New Jersey later this winter.

My Process:

First I used soapstone which can be easily erased while I am creating the desired look.  Then I outline the design with a magic marker for steel which allow me to see the image as I cut it out with my plasma cutter.

When I look at them, it still amazes me how they stay together after cutting!

New Installation brings Happiness

Both the customer and The Alchemist were smiling once the sculpture was installed in their entryway. 

This is the first residential installation of a 47" Captured Flight.  Previously, one was purchased by Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital and two others are currently in sculpture exhibits; one in Boston and the other in Pennsylvania

"Neighbors" made friends in Lenoir, NC

...My new sculpture "Neighbors" was well received at the 25th Sculpture Celebration which opened on 9/11 in Lenoir. I was gratified by the wonderful comments and the connection I felt with those attending this exhibit. This is a maquette (sculptor’s small preliminary model) for a 20’ tall sculpture and the first in a series I am creating which deals with “Man’s Inhumanity to Man." I used 1/4" stainless for the Star of David, brass for the Crescent Moon and copper for the Cross. My goal is to find a home for the full sized sculpture where it can be viewed by a diverse population.

A Leaf Grows in Asheville

The leaf I created for the Handmade Design Expo at the NC Arboretum was purchased by an art collector in Asheville.

Selective Cutting Wins One For Me and The Environment

Developers, at times, miss the mark and do not respect the quantum leap between selective vs. clear cutting. As stewards of terra firma, selective is the only way to go to minimize our impact. I transformed a 52" saw blade which I found on one of my interesting junkyard excursion into this work of art which took a ribbon.