November 22, 2024: Completed sculpture [36″ x 24″ x 24″ / 91cm x 61cm x 61cm](Additional recent photos at the bottom of this post) “The Three Wise Monkeys” (Hear no Evil, See no Evil, Speak no Evil). I completed the
Hosting Artist Jo Caminiti for Community Project
This post discusses my September 2024 collaboration with Jo Caminiti from Australia. I worked with the Arts Council of Thayer County, who supplied her airfare, while I hosted her at my home studio here in Chester Nebraska. I had never
Steampunk Toilet – Complete!
Every now and then I get a call out of the blue about a project that gets me really excited. Of course, I love working on all of my projects, but some allow me to unleash the possibilities, and have
Why I Make Recycled Artwork
Here’s a post about how I have come to making recycled art, and some of my reasoning behind it. I’ll tell you a little about my background, some of the materials and methods I use, and why I think it’s
Re-Tired Raven Made from Bicycle Tires
Here’s short post showing some of the stages of my “first in a series” of Re-Tired Sculptures. I made this raven from salvaged bike tires that I picked up locally (Lincoln & Omaha). My goal is to create a series
2023 Year in Review
Last year was a busy year for creating, and the highlight was the completion of my Peacock sculpture! I learned a lot over the time it took me to work on this. I also finished the fire and flame section
Phoenix Scrap Metal Sculpture For Sale
This piece is available for Sale: $70,000Also available without the fire pit, please contact me for pricing and delivery options Sometimes I get a crazy idea, and being the artist I am…. I have to see it through and make
Phoenix Metal Sculpture
This piece is available for Sale – please contact me for pricing and delivery options For some reason, I’m making a lot of birds lately! It’s not a conscious decision – but first it was my crow, then the peacocks
Sandhill Crane Sculpture Made from Metal Cutlery
Sandhill Crane Sculpture August 2021: I’ve begun work on a life size sandhill crane sculpture made from scrap metal and cutlery. This is a commission piece for a couple’s 25th anniversary! This blog post will show the progress as start
SawFish Metal Art
In 2016, I made a ‘one of a kind’ SawFish and really liked how it turned out. I was planning to keep it, but it sold right away! So I made another, and it sold… I love to make them,
The Story of Sara Isabella Dickson in Glass Art
This is the story of the life and times of Bella… July 6th, 1860 – 1954. I’ve used the medium of glass art to fully explore the adventure! I used a mix of painted glass, fused glass, etched glass and
Carved Pencil for Disney!
In August I was contacted by Disney to be featured as part of their “Disney Arts” series. They were featuring artists who create work in very different mediums. I was asked to carve the character Rapunzel from the movie “Tangled”.