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

Earth Day 2012

This year I will be the featured artist

at An Octopus's Garden for Earth

Day Weekend, April 20-22, 2012.

To celebrate Earth Day, I will present

a selection of my small, affordable

sculpture. As with all of my sculpture,

all of these pieces are created with

used and recycled metals.

An Octopus's Garden features a unique

and eclectic selection of fine art, jewelry,

and other 'one of a kind' items that are all

assembled under one roof for your

convenience.

In addition to my earth-friendly art, they also

feature other artists who believe as I do that

there is an abundance of used and neglected

material out there just waiting to be given a

second life.

You will find paintings on old maps,

jewelry made from repurposed items,

and art created from old vinyl LPs,

skateboards and many other unconventional

items.

So I invite you to join us for a wonderful weekend.

Friday evening from 6-9pm will be Millville's

Third Friday celebration, which is always fun.

 An Octopus's Garden is located at:

The Village on High

510 N. High Street

Millville, NJ 08332



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

 

Affordable Art



AA #7
$50






We need art.

The human animal is different from all the
other animals. While we share many
characteristics with our fellow planet mates,
the need for water, air, shelter, even
companionship, we are alone in our appreciation
of art. Wolves may howl at the moon, but I don't
believe it is because they find it beautiful.








Geometric #1
$85



We are visual beings. Our eyes allow us to

experience the world both near and far. We

must be relatively near to the source of the
stimuli to hear, taste, smell or feel. But with
our eyes we experience things that are miles
away, even millions of miles, in the case
of the heavens.






 Art lifts our spirits. It renews us. It arouses
our sense of awe. It is so important to us

that we spend millions of dollars on it.

 Take van Gogh's "Sunflowers", for instance.


AA #9
$45

What drove a man to spend 40 million dollars for a piece of canvas covered
with a few ounces of oil and pigments.
Obviously he saw more than that.
He saw something so precious that
he was willing to spend what was
at that time an unprecedented amount
of money.






This brings me to the point of this post.
I believe that art shouldn't be only for
the wealthy. I know there are many who would like to have a piece of fine art
to call their own, but they feel that art
is beyond their budget.

AA Red #1
$35

To this end, I am introducing my

'Affordable Art' series. These are small

sculptures priced to be affordable to

those on even the tightest of budgets.
These pieces range in size from five to
eighteen inches tall. I hope to keep them
priced from $100 or less, with many
pieces priced under $50. Their small size
also allows them to be shipped at a
reasonable cost.
They make great gifts for the art
lover in your life, or for the person who
has everything.

To see the entire series, CLICK HERE