Working the High Iron

The latest piece in my 'America' series is

titled High Iron. It is an homage to the

brave men who built the bridges and

skyscrapers of this great nation.



Construction workers eat their lunches atop a steel beam 800 feet
above the ground, at the building site of the RCA building
at Rockefeller Center





Having spent the past 39 years as a

self-employed iron worker, I know a

bit about what it takes to be an iron

worker. It is a demanding job that

takes its toll on your body.

While I never worked the High Iron, I can 

imagine what it was like. These brave men

risked their lives every day to do their job.

Before the days of OSHA and labor unions

to protect them, they went to work every

morning to a grueling job that few man would

even consider.

So here's to the iron workers., a special

breed of men who do a special kind of work.

America salutes you.



LOVE

A while ago, Maryann Kuntz of An Octopus's Garden
informed me that the shop would be having a
special shopping event for Valentines Day.
For quite some time she has been asking me
to create pieces with a topical theme. That isn't
normally what I do, but I did make a few spiders
for her at Halloween. They moved fairly well, but I
didn't plan on doing other holiday pieces.

With Valentines Day coming up, and me having
some free time, I decided to make a few pieces
with LOVE as the subject. I took a few down
to her shop and they were sold the next day.
So I spent all day Friday making more.

This has been a fun endeavor. I was quite surprised
by the many different ways I found to make those
four letters.

Valentines Day is right around the corner. This year,
rather than getting the same old flowers that will be
brown in a week, consider getting your Valentine
a gift that will last a lifetime.
These are available exclusively at An Octopus's Garden.
They are located in the Village.on.High, on High St.
in Millville, NJ