Sculpture Collaborations

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Copper Gazebo

This commission provided an opportunity to work with another Atlanta blacksmith, Corrina Mensoff. Together we created a copper clamshell roof that was supporte by hand-forged steel lemon trees, accented with brass lemons.

1. Working on the plywood outer skin (main image), skeleton frame (top right) and gazebo top (bottom).
2. Corrina and I hoist the gazebo roof (top) then installed the lemon tree posts (bottom).
3. The gazebo is complete (bottom) so it’s time to celebrate a successful collaborative project and a satisfied client (top).

Pupula Arboretum, 2005
Mild steel, stainless steel, DVD player, motion sensors, b&w monitors
8’ tall x 9’ wide x 3’ deep

This contemporary interactive sculptural installation, which was a collaboration that merged Joe Martin’s high-tech background with my traditional blacksmithing techniques, was created for the Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art’s 2005 exhibition “Activating Spaces: Sculpture as Environment”.

The forest of hand-forged steel plants are fused with technology; the heads of the pants are moving monitors with video images of human eyes. The eyes randomly scan the environment, and when the hidden motion sensors detect movement, the eyes lock on the visitor.

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