Sculpture, Welding, and Mold Making
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Sculpture, Welding, and Mold Making
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Browse the site to explore my artwork. If you are interested in commissioning a project, email me and we can make a plan together.
Photo Gallery
APPLE, 2026
Bronze, copper, paint
1' diameter
The apple is used as the base of a large sculpture of a question mark. See the QUESTION sculpture below.
QUESTION, 2026
Steel, bronze, copper, paint
7.5’ by 3.25’, 450 lbs.
The question mark is a profound symbol pertinent to our current time of biased perspectives. While the apple and the serpent do make reference to original sin, I believe it makes other multiple references such as the question of our advancement in AI technology. Should we bite that apple? My sculpture, QUESTION, is not meant as a les
LEAF, 2026
Copper, paint
LEAF is attached to the apple that is used as the base of a large sculpture of a question mark. See the QUESTION sculpture above.
GATE, 2012
painted steel
The commissioned gate, shown above, was on Lafayette Blvd. for a number of years before it moved with its owner.
DUALITY II, 1997
Steel
The chess pieces for “Duality II” were made from nuts, wing nuts, hooks, bolts, and screws. Gun bluing was used to create contrasting squares on a steel chess board that was suspended from the ceiling by a steel rod and stabilized by an inverted steel triangle under the chessboard. The piece was shown at Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts and received positive reviews
MASTER FISH, 2001
steel, styrofoam, plaster
2' by 5'
May, 2001, edition of the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Top photo: The master fish used for casting.
Bottom photos: Making the mold from the master fish.
In 2001, I was awarded a contract by the 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA, for an outdoor display. I made the master fish for reproduction. Two hundred reproductions were used by artists to paint and display t
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Artist Statement
When I first learned to cast metal at Virginia Commonwealth University, I was immediately fascinated with the process. As my exposure to the world of art expanded, my art grew and evolved. Influenced by artists such as; Merce Cunningham, JeanTinguely, and Cristo Javacheff. I discovered Performance Art. Eventually, my love for casting and Performance Art merged as demonstrated by several photos in the Photo Gallery section.
After graduating, I returned to my hometown of Fredericksburg and sought employment. Each job required skills associated with some form of metal working such as hand forging, casting, or mold making. While working, I continued to participate in the Arts. I was a member of the Fredericksburg Center for the Arts and the Washington Project for the Arts and received numerous awards, several commissions, and reviews in the Freelance Star. Additionally, I exhibited at Virginia Commonwealth University, the Renee Reston Gallery, the Premiere Gallery, the Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, the Eyeclops Studio, and the Coincidence Gallery. At the request of an art professor at Mary Washington University, I taught a summer workshop in mold making.
Now retired, I am free to resume art and sculpture more fully. I enjoy conceiving of an idea and process of creating its physical expression. By merging my art education, job skills, and innate ability with life experience, I have become dedicated to combining form, style, function and concept as suited to its creation.
THE SUN VERSUS THE MOON, 1998
bronze
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EDUCATION
· Virginia Commonwealth University- Richmond, Virginia
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1986
J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College - Ashland, Virginia
- AUTOCAD coursework, 2000
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Welding defense equipment. 2021 - 2026 - Patriot 3. Fredericksburg, VA.
- Fabricating and installing ornamental and structural metal elements (hand rails, gates and stairs).
Fredericksburg Machine & Steel, LLC. 2013 – 2021. Fredericksburg, VA.
- Fabricating and assembling commercial signs, image works aluminum. 2010 – 2013
Aerotek, Inc. - M.G.M. Metal fabrication. Fredericksburg, VA.
- Hand-forging steel to customer specifications using various metals.
Virginia Architectural Metal, Inc. 2007 – 2010. Fredericksburg, VA.
- Mould-making, forming and repairing plaster (historical cornices, walls, and ceiling medallions)
Nunnally Studios, LLC. 2002 – 2006. Fredericksburg, VA.
- Mould-making. Applied Rapid Technologies. 2001 – 2002. Fredericksburg, VA.
Wegner Metal Arts. 1986 – 2001. Fredericksburg, VA.
- Mould-making and casting bronze sculptures. Assembling and repairing metal items.
University of Mary Washington. 2000. Fredericksburg, VA.
- Instructor for a summer workshop in mould making.
EXIBITIONS
· Virginia Commonwealth University- “Entropy,” 1986
· Renee Reston Gallery Plain - “Support,” 1990
· Premiere Gallery - “Condo,” 1991
· Deja vu Gallery - “Condo,” 1991
· Renee Reston Gallery Plain - “Ball and Axis,” 1995
· Premiere Gallery - “Support,” 1995
· Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts – “Entrapment,” July 1995
· Washington Project for the Arts, Washington DC– “Balance,” performance art, 1996
· Deja vu Gallery - “Support,” 1997
· Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts – “Duality II,” performance art, Aug 1997
· Coincidence Gallery - “Condo,” 1997
· Old Farmer’s Creamery Gallery, Candle Art,” 2000
· 1708 Gallery – “Defaced,” performance art, 2000
· 1708 Gallery – “Go Fish!,” 2001
· Old Stone Warehouse – “Head, Hand, and Foot,” performance art, 2002
· Fund Raiser, sponsored by Spay & Neuter – “Dog,” 2003
