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Aluminum + Copper Fish Sign, 2005
Recycled Aluminum, copper and plywood.
51" H x 96" W x 1" D |
Purchase Aluminum + Copper Fish Sign for $850
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This was originally going to be a sign for the studio… I got this far with it and decided that I liked it better as art. I made it before I had a plasma cutter, so the whole thing was done with shears and a jigsaw.
I especially like the way that the copper fin near the gills came out all ripply and dimensional. I had intended it to lay flatter, but the copper got all bent up while I was cutting it and actually looked much better that way. It's pretty common that the best features of a piece will be the mistakes… I could certainly have flattened it out the way I had intended it to be, but so often what makes art be art is seeing the benefit of an error before you correct and having the sense to leave it in.
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Tags: art, fish, folkart, garden, metal, outdoor, self taught, sign, trout
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Haitian Style Merman, 2006
Recycled steel.
26" H x 8" W x 3.5" D
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This sculpture reminds me a lot of the graphic style used by Haitian artists who make cut steel art from 55 gallon drums. Which makes me really happy, since usually I can't even touch those cats for raw style. It's just one of those things that can't be faked.
I got lucky on this one… it was a piece of steel that was left over from some other cut out pieces I was working on, and I could kind of see the design struggling to get out. So I made a few more cuts, emphasized a few things, threw in a little bit of detail, and there it was.
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Tags: art, folkart, garden, metal, outdoor, self taught
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Little Red Riding Hood Narrative Sculpture, 2006
Recycled steel,
8.75" H x 20.25" W x 10" D
Collaboration with Mya Smith
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Little Red Riding Hood is a narrative sculpture that my daughter Mya and I collaborated on. The drawing is hers, the cutting and welding I did. I love the way that she used the tree and the headboard to separate the story into three panels with three scenes.
This one was almost the end of the process, because I made her re-draw the woodcutter about 12 times to get more of a dynamic swing to his axe… she was really frustrated by that, but in the end we both felt the results were worth it. |
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Tags: art, comics, fairytale, folkart, Little Red Riding Hood, metal, narrative, sculpture
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| Atlas: World Famous, Cut Steel Sculpture |
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Atlas: World Famous
75" high x 48" wide x 12" deep
$2,800.00 plus shipping costs |
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100% Recycled Steel from antique cars and factory scrap. |
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Unique piece, act quick! |
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$2,800.00 |
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Item ships FedEx Freight. Shipping is NOT included in price! Please call 231.584.2710 or email me for a shipping quote. |
Atlas: World Famous is my first large-scale sculpture made
using the newly operational plasma cutter to create metal "collage."
I'm really digging it… I have plans to do a whole series of similar
work based on carnival banners, circus posters, and other pop-culture
type images. This is a lot of fun for me because it's a way to go back
to my roots in the folk art/pop culture vernacular where I started my
art career. I love colorful sculpture and bold graphics, and I really
wanted to make some big work for the yard that would be more visible as
people go whizzing by on the highway at 60 mph.
The sculpture is 75" high x 48" wide x 12" deep, which means that
Atlas himself is pretty much life-size. I'll try to get some pics of me
next to it for scale when I have someone handy to shoot the photos. As
you can see in the images below, the sculpture is two sided, with the
image reversed on one side. Click on the images to enlarge.
Below is the image this sculpture is based on. It's one of my all-time faves… I did an Atlas mosaic in glass and bottle caps a couple years ago, using the same image. The original is from the Mexican Loteria deck, a traditional game similar to Bingo. Teresa Villegas did a very cool updated version of the game which has now been published in in a handsome book.
I highly recommend checking out her site devoted to the project,
which provides a good deal of background on the game and images. You
can also learn more by visiting this website from Boston University on
the History of the Mexican Loteria Card Game.
Tags: art, culture, design, elmundo, folkart, loteria, metal, mexican, mexico, outsider art, pop culture, roadside art, sculpture, self taught, steel
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| Fire-Breathing Dogzilla Cut Steel Sculpture |
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100% Recycled Steel from antique cars, rivets, bottle cap. Each of these is a unique, hand-drawn sculpture. |
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Purchase Fire-Breathing Dogzilla for $90
26" H x 33" W
$75 plus $15 S+H |
I've always been a sucker for fire breathing acts, and somehow, it just seemed like Dogzilla needed get in on some of that action. But then, I'm also the guy who makes his cat stand and walk on two legs to get her treats and, yeah, the guy that taught his daughter fire breathing last summer. More circus flavored art is in the works, I think. I really like the way this one came out.
Get it now for only $75 plus $15 shipping!
Tags: art, fun, funky, garden, home, metal, recycled, sculpture, steel
Five of the cut steel sculptures have sold already since I posted them this morning… They went to a gallery owner in Southern Michigan who had stopped by the studio last week.
If you had your heart set on one of the ones that sold, let me know and
I'll be happy to try to make a similar piece. They're all hand cut from
recycled material, so I won't be able to do an exact match, but I
should be able to capture the same style and subject matter fairly
closely.
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| Cut Steel Creature Sculptures |
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100% Recycled Steel from antique cars. Each of these is a unique, hand-drawn sculpture. I photographed them with pennies to give a sense of scale. |
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Little Mermaid
20" H x 24" W
$60 plus $10 S+H
Based on the La Sirena loteria image.
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Blue Striped Bee
13.5" H x 17" W
$60 plus $10 S+H
A fun image inspired by petroglyphs.
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Dogs Chase Tails
9.5" H x 11" W
$40 plus $10 S+H
This dog has caught his tail…Now what? Inspired by a Keith Haring Drawing.
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Funky Alien
15.5" H x 10" W
$45 plus $10 S+H
Everyone likes weird aliens… I just made this one up.
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One Big Eye
15" H x 9" W
$45 plus $10 S+H
I adapted this image from my petroglyph series on luminaries.
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Big Fish
9" H x 30.5" W
$50 plus $10 S+H
I love drawing fish for some reason…
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Big Fish
24" H x 27" W
$50 plus $10 S+H
More fun with fishes.
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Little Fish
10" H x 16" W
$40 plus $10 S+H
Even more fishy fun.
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Dogzilla
24" H x 28" W
$60 plus $10 S+H
You gotta love Dogzilla. Look out world! I think I'll have to do a firebreathing version soon…
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Alarmist Hedgehog
6.5" H x 13" W
$35 plus $10 S+H
Yikes! This is how I feel in the morning.
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Happy Little Creature
7" H x 16" W
$40 plus $10 S+H
But this little creature has obviously had his coffee and is now content.
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Happy, Funky Bird
12.5" H x 9" W
$35 plus $10 S+H
Dance the funky bird!
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Tags: art, fun, funky, garden, home, metal, recycled, sculpture, steel