PIECE SPECIFICATIONS:
Formed Aluminum, 72"
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HOMETOWN:
St. Louis, Missouri
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SCULPTING?
30-plus years.
WHAT GOT YOU INTO THIS MEDIUM?
An exposure to the aircraft industry.
WHERE DID THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS SELECTED PIECE DERIVE?
A Greek statue of Ariadne.
TELL US ABOUT THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH CRAFTING THIS PIECE.
Translating antique shapes into modern industrial methods.
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO COMPLETE THIS PIECE?
About two months.
HOW DO YOU WANT THE SCULPTURE GARDEN AUDIENCE TO LOOK AT YOUR WORK?
As a construction like an airplane fuselage.
WHAT WOULD YOU HOPE THE AUDIENCE TAKES AWAY FROM YOUR PIECE?
A sense that it is good to have bodies.
WHAT OTHER ARTISTS INSPIRE YOU?
Elie Nadleman, William Zorach, Malloil
WHY DO YOU DO THE WORK YOU DO?
Because it is one of the only things I do well.
WHERE DO YOU HAVE OTHER WORKS?
Hot Springs, Arkansas; Wildwood, Missouri; Lafayette, Colorado
HOW DO YOU FINANCE THE WORK THAT YOU DO?
Gifts from patrons, 70 percent; Sales, 30 percent.
