Archive for May 2012
Meteorite Ring – Folded Metal
I found a story about a man. This man forged a wedding band from a meteorite. How freaking cool is that? Make sure to NOT tell my wife, she’ll want me to make her one. Here are the step-by-step photos. A couple of photos: I’m interested in folded steel (Damascus-style steel) as well as mokume-gane…
Read MoreSioux Falls SculptureWalk 2012 — Final Thoughts
This was a great event for me. To be to meet other artists and talk about art pretty much non-stop for the weekend. Sweet! I know what to expect and now I’m really inspired. I’m going to come up with something better for 2013. Already thinking about. Plotting I am very thankful for everyone I…
Read MoreSioux Falls SculptureWalk 2012 — Day Two
Installation Up at 5am — I can’t sleep I’m so excited. Judd and I drive over to his site for a 6:25 am install. The weather is cloudy and misty — not the 86 and sunny originally predicted. There are cranes, welding trucks, and volunteers all over downtown. The cops directing traffic wave us through…
Read MoreThe Journey to Sioux Falls — Day One
The Journey So we got everything loaded into the trailer about 11am (thanks to Keith and Paul for your loading assistance) and headed off to Sioux Falls. It was gorgeous Friday morning. We stopped in Mankato for a good Mexican lunch and resumed our drive to Sioux Falls as scheduled. Like any good story the…
Read MoreThank you Sioux Falls
What an incredible experience. The people of Sioux Falls are wonderful. They really took care of all the artists in the 2012 SculptureWalk. Thanks to Jim Clark who somehow manages to take care of more than 40 artists, coordinate all the installs, find sponsors and manage the multitude of volunteers. Amazing! Here’s a shout out…
Read MoreSamurai Dancer
Samurai Dancer Samurai Dancer was inspired by my admiration for the Japanese Samurai. At the least the legend and the myth of the samurai is thoughtful, educated, polite and honorably. Not to mention the deadly in battle thing. The mystique of dancers is similar. They can do quite amazing feats on their feet. A great…
Read MoreOff to South Dakota Sioux Falls SculptureWalk
I’m heading to the Sioux Falls 2012 SculptureWalk on Friday to deliver two sculptures. Samurai Dancer will be stationed by the Orpheum theatre. and Maelstrom will be up by 5th and Main in front of Adwerks. I’m looking forward to this event. Hope to see you there. Now, on your trip to the Black Hills…
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