

Blue Skies of Spring
Spring has always energized me and this year the effect is stronger than ever. The heavy rains of winter have given my garden a beautiful explosion of flowers and fruits. How inspirational is that?! Under the intoxicating influence of Spring, a number of new pieces have tumbled out. You may notice, a new direction in theme with one of the new, steel-on-cradled board pieces, pictured here. Who Wants to Play, vignettes a young lion emerging from the shelter of foliage in th


Steel Carving Revisited
Although I have been using this technique of freehand cutting and carving steel for a number of years many people still jump to inaccurate conclusions regarding how the sculptural pieces are produced. For some reason, the idea of using a plasma cutter to "paint" in steel is so unusual that some people cannot wrap their heads around it. I have had people assume that the work was the result of laser templates, engraving tools, or some sort of stamping technique. In fact, I