Often my feelings seem simply too BIG to confine to paint strokes or words.
International Airport at Gallatin Field. The bison's presence at the airport will increase exposure to the bronze part of my art.
Inspired by animals and cast from
clay, it certainly will be interesting to see where the new bronzes take me. Clay is infinitely more forgiving than wood — a playful way to express and explore. The energy tapped into and released while playing with clay is a healthy contrast to the surgery-like intense focus required to carve wood. So I am playing in clay and working in wood.
What is the "Jake Bank?"
The first clay-to-bronze sculpture, the "Jake Bank," was originally commissioned for a specific fundraiser. The sweet little Lab spurred my own desire to give back by helping nonprofits raise funds. A special chapter for this fundraising fella will be launched on my Web site.
You have so many artistic paths…painting, sculp- ture, woodworking, even "storytelling!" Do you have a favorite?
When engaged with an audience in
storytelling I do not wish I were sculpt- ing. When I am in the studio working on a sculpture I am not thinking about an audience. My "favorite artistic path" is the one I am on. The paths often converge.
Is there an art form you have not yet tried that you plan on exploring?
I have always been smitten by glass.
Twinkling like a witch's brew or fairy dust, glass is intoxicatingly beautiful. I have cut, drilled, and ground glass but I have never blown or formed glass. I am pretty certain my "crush" on glass will grow into a full-blown love affair.
The Great Grandfather Clock is called "Yesterday's Tomorrow" - created 12 years ago – on exhibit at Museum of the Rockies (on loan by collectors)
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