I will set for hours just watching and analyzing the habbits of these creatures that I then transform into the resulting welded sculptures you see here. One of the most exciting parts of the process for me is when I find that perfect piece that lends itself perfectly to a particular insect appendage or some other body part.
I guess I am just facinated by how perfectly they are evolved and designed, each so well suited to the purpose they serve . With my work, as I mentioned before I find the correlation between objects we use in everyday life and these insect “Tools” to be facinating and as I am scouring the local flea markets and junk yards I am always seeing things as they can be or what they “Really” are rather that their everyday intention.
I enjoy standing back watching people analyze my work and point out all the various items that went together to create the piece.
I hope that you the viewer will also gain the same enjoyment that I receive in the creation of these personable creatures - thanks for looking.
This particular piece it all started with the head and the pinchers. I found this particular bicycle seat with its large springs and shape I knew instantly what this was to be. Then came the pinchers which as I learned are “Frog Pinchers” (that was a new one for me) from there I was off. I literaly worked down from there and the pieces just fell into place.
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