On a Personal Note
To me a scrap yard is the perfect place to find inspiration. What others disregard as trash, I create into pieces that connect to the rational mind, the heart and inner child. I never imagined myself becoming an artist, but as I started to work with scrap metal to build pieces, I began enjoying the creative process and where it led me.
My work tends to focus on novelty pieces. It has evolved over time and flowed to my interests and those of my loved ones. I’ve created functional art such as: lamps, custom tables and business card holders and pieces that embody my passions, such as motorcycles, guitars and movies.
Although I do not have formal art training, I am a trained sheet metal journeyman. That said, I aspire to combine my craft and creativity into pieces that others can easily relate to and place in their homes, business or yard to remind them of what makes life beautiful and inspiring.
My influences are traveling to new cities, antiques, national heroes, nature and architecture. I enjoy hearing new ideas from those that visit my art shows and challenging myself to move out of my typical genres. To define what my art means, to me is an impossible task. Everyone takes something different from it, connection to their youth, inspiration to be creative or beautification of their home. What means something to me is to watch them connect to a piece and witness their excitement.
The Process
Each piece is handcrafted with mostly recycled metal found in a scrap yard. Almost all sculptures are stainless, so they are rust proof, allowing them to survive the outdoors and look wonderful for many years in your home.
After the metal is identified for the piece, it is bent, welded or sheared and then ground and polished to make it a uniform gleaming piece. At times color is added for decorative purposes, but typically the stainless material is adequate in bringing the piece to life.
