About Me

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
I have a B.A. in Sculpture and a M.A. in Fine Arts from Hofstra University in New York. Most of my works were created and exhibited right after college. In the last 35 years, I have been pursuing my career as a Plastic Injection Moldmaker. For me, the intricate process of building and repairing the ‘molds’ was an excellent substitute for the process of creating a sculpture. During that time, I have also kept my artistic talents honed by designing and building stage sets for my wife’s Ballet school. When time permitted, I have continued to create a limited number of sculptures. I have recently retired and so, I can now return to my passion of creating Welded Steel Sculptures.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Back to work.

I went into the shop to start work on a new piece. The first thing I did was sweep the floor. That made it feel cleaner and got rid of the wood chips that I made when I installed the fan. On Sunday, Lexi took some photos of the shop and me working. I continued with the pieces that I was trying to place when I was being photographed. After a few 'spot weld and then evaluate' tries. I welded the two pieces together. I ground the weld smooth and began to clean-up the ragged edges. I had to order some rougher grinder pads to remove the rust from the face. I will decide on the surface finish after I clean the face of the plate, maybe high sheen and maybe black.

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