de'monte'

De'monte' 

is a minimalist abstract sculpture.

This sculpture, excluding the base is comprised of only four elements.

Three of those elements are simple geometric shapes, 

a square, a rectangle, and a circle.

The fourth element, a free form rusty metal rod, 

is what brings movement and depth to the piece.

This is a relatively small piece,

measuring only 14" in height.

Paperweights

The other day while puttering around in the scrap pile,

feeling totally unambitious, 

I decided that I was thinking too hard and decided to grab a few some small pieces

and just get to work.

The results were paperweights.

They are made from bits and pieces that I would 

usually incorporate into larger pieces.

It was a pleasant diversion and helped to get me out of my funk.

If you are interested in purchasing one

they are available at An Octopus Garden

in Millville, NJ

or on my ETSY page.

My ETSY Shop

 My favorite sculptures are those which would be called 'tabletop' sculptures. 

They range in size from 18 to 36 inches.

However, because I have limited space, I started 

creating smaller pieces. 

These pieces are easier to store and transport, 

and also are quite suitable for shipping,

as the freight costs are affordable.

It is for this reason that I opened an ETSY shop.

ETSY is an online medium for selling handmade goods 

and is especially suited for selling smaller works of art.

To visit my ETSY shop, click here

'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.

2013

As the new year begins, I thought I'd
just post a few photos of some of my
sculpture from the past year.

Two Piece Commission

 

 

 

 

My Gloucester County College show was
a great success. It was at the show that I was
approached by a woman who was impressed
by my sculptures created from old tools. She
had a pile of her father's old tools and asked
if I would be able to use them to create a
sculpture to memorialize her Dad. We decided
that I would take a look at the tools and see
what possibilities arose.

Time passed (she had to travel to New York
to retrieve the tools). I had pretty much forgotten
about it when she gave me a call. We made an
appointment at which time she presented to me
a box full of really neat and unusual tools. She
now wished for me to make two small pieces
and she would keep one and surprise her brother
with the other.

After playing with them, arranging
and rearranging them, I came up with
these designs.

 



GCC #2

My show at Gloucester County
College went extremely well.
Here are a few photos.