Island metal sculptor
 

Started welding and shaping metal on a rooftop in Manhattan in '88. '95 moved to an Island on the west coast on the border of Canada where I started acquiring sheet metal tools and selling kinetic copper and stainless steel wind sculptures in a field behind my shop. Now, 24 years later and several surgeries later still at it 7 days a week with hundreds of visitors in the summer. Aside from a son my other children include 2 pullmaxes, an english wheel, erco SS, yoder PH, pnuematic sheer, rolls, tube bender, 50 ton press, rotary punch, 6 welders, lathe, mill, forklift, 5k sq.ft.space, and a tractor.

Hi Anthony and welcome!:)
Do you have any pictures of your sculptures ? We love pictures around here!:D

sounds like you have alot to share :) i like how you mention the tractor and forklift in the tools. i have used the forklifts here at work a few times to get a unibody pulled in an angle the frame rack just cant get to!



how about some pics of that art!

Here's the last one I finished a few weeks ago. I used to do a lot more shaping to the metal and you can see that on my website at http://www.howeart.net under "Past Work". I also have spent quite a bit of time trying to make a successful hand pan, a hand played version of a steel drum. It is unquestionably the hardest thing I have ever tried to make. Many thanks for including me in your forum.

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WOW!:eek:
I just checked out your website! The YouTube 's were fantastic!

i second that!

Hi Anthony, welcome to the site. Nice work!.

David

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Hi Tony, fantastic work. How about some shots of your workshop where it all happens. Theres alot of tourists on here that would love a peek in to your studio.

Here's a wide angle shot from 8 or so years ago. A few new tools since then but more or less the same plus 4k additional space where I have s p r e a d out a bit.

Nice Work Tony,

wished there was 48 hours in a day so i could do some art also.

i love it.

Nice shop too.

Ben