Sioux 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…
Read MorePlymouth Primavera Art Show
The city of Plymouth, MN has an annual art show called Primavera, sponsored by the Plymouth Arts Council (yes, I am a member). I’m in it this year. Come and see lots of local art. I dropped off my pieces today and saw a few sculptures and lots of paintings. The show is at the…
Read MoreTowering Interest
Towering Interest My good friend and strudio mate, Judd Nelson, has a CNC plasma cutter. He’s busy making animals and other recognizable sculptures (does a great job – check it out) that leave lots of scraps with lots of great cut outs and shapes. Enter me who likes the steel leftovers. Apply heat. Bend. Weld.…
Read MoreMaelstrom
Maelstrom I originally built this as a model several years ago. Just finished this one for the 2012 SculptureWalk in Sioux Falls, SD. It will be there beginning May 5, 2012. This one was so much fun to make. I got re-acquainted with my oxy-acetylene welding roots. There’s something really inspiring to making a sculpture…
Read MoreLeap from the Magnolia
Leap from the Magnolia When I created this I thought of an orchid. I saw several at a butterfly garden in Key West and thought about replicating them with my own take. My father-in-law saw it and said, “nice bird taking off”. See, art is in the eye of the beholder. An Art on a…
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