First Saturday Open Studios

I originally started doing this type of steel work in 1984. At the time I had been doing a lot of portraits in pencil and though enjoyed it did not feel satisfied with the medium. My desire was to do something large and three dimensional. Back then the majority of my time was spent customizing and painting old and classic cars. I had taught my self to do this and discovered I had a real knack for it. It was not long before my shop was very busy. One day I started to reflect on using small pieces of sheet steel to weld a head. Since I was well versed in welding steel already in the body shop the project came together quite easily. After this first piece I was obsessed even though no one at the time seemed that impressed. Since that time I have not been able to stop