Creating art together for over three decades, our sculptures are a collaborative effort through the entire process. We use traditional blacksmith methods of fire, hammer and anvil as well as modern techniques to create each unique art object and functional art piece. Steel is the primary medium we use, but incorporate wood, glass, copper and other materials as well. Taking inspiration from nature, music and dance, our work often reflects flora, fauna, and culturally significant subject matter.
Our artistic journey started in an old dairy barn in rural North Carolina. While raising our young family, we renovated the barn and set up our first blacksmith shop. After years living in the country and developing our craft, we moved to a nearby city to open an art studio. Struggling to find a work space in the city that allowed "hot work", we partnered with another sculptor to create Lyndon Street Artworks and Artworks Collective Gallery, a 20,000 square foot building that housed 46 artists in 26 mediums. It became a haven for artists who were struggling to find an affordable space to do large scale hot work including blacksmithing, glass blowing, and other fire arts. As life goes on, some years later we headed across country and set up shop in an old foundry to continue our creative process. Throughout our lives, we have been lucky to be influenced by fellow folk artists, fine artists and makers, and the incredible natural beauty that surrounded us. After our very first trip to Hawaii, as artists who work with molten steel, we were drawn to the natural beauty of the volcano. After many years in the city, we were ready to get back to the country, and we now live in Hawaiian Paradise Park and have our sculpture studio among the Ohia Lehua, canoe plants, and fruit trees, and we are often visited by curious local chickens and our dutch shepherd who keeps careful watch over the creative process. Overtime we have created many pieces of sculptural and functional art that have brought artistic design into required building elements. Our projects include public art for gardens, parks and municipalities. Examples include sculpture, pedestrian walkways, children’s garden seating in the form of large fruit and vegetables, gates, and fences. Oftentimes we incorporate specific elements to create a storyline of the ecology, culture, history and current events of a community. We design to bring enjoyment to adults and children alike who experience our pieces.
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Our artistic journey started in an old dairy barn in rural North Carolina. While raising our young family, we renovated the barn and set up our first blacksmith shop. After years living in the country and developing our craft, we moved to a nearby city to open an art studio. Struggling to find a work space in the city that allowed "hot work", we partnered with another sculptor to create Lyndon Street Artworks and Artworks Collective Gallery, a 20,000 square foot building that housed 46 artists in 26 mediums. It became a haven for artists who were struggling to find an affordable space to do large scale hot work including blacksmithing, glass blowing, and other fire arts. As life goes on, some years later we headed across country and set up shop in an old foundry to continue our creative process. Throughout our lives, we have been lucky to be influenced by fellow folk artists, fine artists and makers, and the incredible natural beauty that surrounded us. After our very first trip to Hawaii, as artists who work with molten steel, we were drawn to the natural beauty of the volcano. After many years in the city, we were ready to get back to the country, and we now live in Hawaiian Paradise Park and have our sculpture studio among the Ohia Lehua, canoe plants, and fruit trees, and we are often visited by curious local chickens and our dutch shepherd who keeps careful watch over the creative process. Overtime we have created many pieces of sculptural and functional art that have brought artistic design into required building elements. Our projects include public art for gardens, parks and municipalities. Examples include sculpture, pedestrian walkways, children’s garden seating in the form of large fruit and vegetables, gates, and fences. Oftentimes we incorporate specific elements to create a storyline of the ecology, culture, history and current events of a community. We design to bring enjoyment to adults and children alike who experience our pieces.
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