Undersea Creatures at Studio 419

Some new and old works

Here area few photos of some sculptures.
some old, some new.

 

Lefty Loosey - Righty Tighty

Lefty Loosey and Righty Tighty

  are my two newest wall hangings.

The titles come from an old mechanic's saying.

When someone was unsure which way to turn a screw, the

mechanic would say "lefty loosey, righty tighty"

Lefty - Loosey

Righty - Tighty

These two pieces prominently feature tools that turn-

wrenches, screwdrivers, drill bits, etc.

Detail  -  Lefty-Loosey

Detail  -  Righty-Tighty

They are on the larger side, measuring 24" in diameter by 40" in height.

'UNTOOLED' A new look at our fathers'tools

Untooled is my newest series of sculpture.

This series looks back at the artistry inherent in vintage tools.

The tools that were used to build the Brooklyn Bridge, the model T, and the Eiffel Tower 

were designed with the same attention to beauty, functionality, and durability

as the structures they were designed to build.

Rather than creating artworks using tools as an element in a larger piece,

Untooled attempts to show the tools as works of art 

in and of themselves.

All of these tools were used by craftsmen in various disciplines

to build the America we know today.