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A. Artist Statement: <br /> I make custom furniture and decor utilizing wood,metal, stone,resin and other mixed materials. My <br /> favorite thing is combining these materials together to create one cohesive piece, to showcase their <br /> beauty. My love of making things started years ago. Wood working started when I was a kid making boxes <br /> to wrap my family's birthday presents in. Of course,they needed a hammer and pry bar to open them. It <br /> really flourished when I became a homeowner and I needed new cabinets. I figured out I could make <br /> them for far less than any store and I could make. them to match the existing woodwork in the home. <br /> Working with metal came much later when my trailer which i purchased off Craigslist for$50 broke. I <br /> figured it was a great time to learn how to weld and had nothing to lose since it was already broken. <br /> Thank you,YouTube, for my crash course in this Oxy/Acetylene welding! <br /> I've morphed my abilities into creating pieces that mean something creating form and function into <br /> statements. Instead of creating something out of pure necessity,I create because it gives me joy and adds <br /> beauty to my surroundings. I describe my personal artwork as showcasing the beauty of something that <br /> was maybe misunderstood and cast off,so,when you look at a piece,you see the art first and the function <br /> second. <br /> My work with stone to this point has been mainly on a small scale.Adding small stones to the pieces I <br /> am creating. Luckily since my family and I are very serious rockhounds.We spend most of our vacations <br /> traveling the country mining out rocks and crystals. I pride myself on collecting the items I use to make <br /> my art. <br /> When I can collect and source the different components for my art pieces. I can create a full story <br /> around my art piece. <br /> B. General Information <br /> For my piece I will be creating a large steal and stone sculpture. I have created a small mockup version. <br /> This piece is not to scale and as it is created in its full version the shape will change slightly but the general <br /> concept will be the same. My hope is to create a piece that will shadow the form of the Mississippi as it <br /> travels through the Elk River area.Adding in large stones sourced from the Elk River area will truly create <br /> a piece that resembles a flowing river. <br /> I have also included an image of the mockup for ease of sharing. I believe though that seeing and being <br /> able to touch a real piece would make the biggest impact. <br />