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.

Flight Returns Home

My singer, songwriter friend Aaron Burdett snapped this picture of Standing Flight in my studio in Rutherfordton, NC.   The sculpture had just returned home after being in the Mountain Sculptors' show at the Upstairs Gallery in Tryon, NC.

I used a 57" saw blade which I found many years ago in Brevard, NC. to create this sculpture.

Lights...Camera...ACTION!

The PBS station out of Chattanooga, TN was here recently to interview The Alchemist for their show “Southern Accents.” The show airs on the following stations: Tennessee PBS statewide Alabama PBS statewide APT IQ West Virginia PBS statewide WVPBS.2 North Carolina PBS statewide UNC-NC New Jersey Network PBS statewide NJN2 Kentucky PBS statewide – two channels South Carolina statewide - SC Channel Moline, IL- WQPT East Lansing, MI - WKAR Bozeman, MT - KUSM Hershey, PA - PPTN Tampa, Fl – WUSF Houston, TX – digital PBS station. I’ll post the link once the show is on their website.

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.

A Harrowing Experience

In keeping with my desire of recycling found steel objects, my good friend and fellow sculptor, Steve Sane, gave me this steel harrow disc to play with! The finished art (22" diameter) certainly stands on its own and can be either a decorative piece or functional art.