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Sarah and I are headed to the southwest later this year.   I believe it is this trip that prompted my revery to conjure images of the majestic Saguaro cactus.

Of course, my Saguaro is not 12 feet tall.  No, mine is more like a bonzai Saguaro!  It is made of forged steel and stands about 18 inches tall (and 48 inches on its plinth).  You can go straight to the slideshow of this sculpture by clicking here. Solvent dyes give the waxy green texture of the outside covering of the cactus and vertical channels represent the Saguaro’s exterior ridges running vertically along the succulent.

This sculpture also has base hieroglyphs [see slideshow for detail images] that I imagine as emblematic of the high arid plains and mountains where these cacti are found.   You can see a slideshow of this sculpture and its detail by clicking here.

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Also, in the past week another new sculpture has emerged from the studio which you can see at the side bar.  Click through to New . . . in the studio to see the slideshow of this new work titled Le Plongeon Arrière [The Back Dive].

No, this is not a reference to my state of mind as a Tufts undergraduate in Boston circa 1972!  Rather, it is a reflection on last Friday’s spring-like temperatures.

Yes, with East Coast temps on Friday in the 70 degree range, fleeting snow sculptures made way for new, permanent pieces to blossom in our sculpture garden. So look to the right and see my new, featured work titled, La Nue I [Nude I], which is a copper sculpture about 5 feet tall now mounted under a pine tree in our sculpture garden.  In the coming days, I will post a slideshow that shows the evolution of this piece from raw material to finished sculpture. But for now you can see a slideshow of this sculpture’s many facets.

Plus, check out the addition to . . . in the studio with images of the new Untitled Balance sculpture.  Look to the right column for a peek.  See if you can determine how this piece is balanced.

Also, News on the Exhibitions front:

I received an offer of a solo show from the Curator of Art for the city of Wilmington, Delaware.  I accepted and after installation in late March my work will be exhibited for the entire month of April. The Exhibition will be part of Wilmington’s city-wide Art On the Town also know as Art Loop. My sculpture will be located in the lobby of the Louis L. Redding City/County Building, 800 French Street, Wilmington DE 19801.

Opening night for this show in Wilmington is Friday, April 1, 2011–April Fool’s Day. Please come out and join me and the other artists in Wilmington’s April Art Loop.  I am not a superstitious creature, but I do think it curious that, in eight times showing my work, there are:  Two dates occurring on Friday the 13th; two dates on 9/11; and, one date on April Fool’s Day!

This is uncanny good luck in my book and I hope to see you at 800 French Street in Wilmington DE on the first of April 2011.

Finally, for subscribers (thank you one and all) and users of my website, I have adopted security and privacy measures that are part of a Google Compliant Privacy Policy.  In addition, my website’s privacy policy incorporates by reference the WordPress.org Privacy Policy, which is also Google Compliant.  See my website’s complete Privacy Policy here.  So I hope you feel secure in subscribing to, and using, my site as this will allow you to see what new sculptures emerge from my studio from time to time.

Thanks very much for your support and encouragement.

Best, Tom

2.20.11

Single Steel Male seeks Single Snow Maiden. . .

The steel sculpture above, Man in tunic walking, will discover the Snow Maiden!

What you can discover straight ahead is all the new stuff such as:

• the recent copper wire sculpture, Portrait de jeune homme, which is new in the studio . . .
• a new slideshow called, Anatomy of a wire sculpture which deconstructs the sculpture Portrait de jeune homme . . . and
• the Meandering about the issues I face–and am facing–with commissioned artwork or read former discussions of other issues.

So, welcome back!

But, if you are new to my site, then welcome!  Feel free to take a test drive and see my work, learn about my process, find where I get my inspiration or just look around and discover where and when my upcoming exhibitions will be.

I always appreciate your feedback and if you think of someone who might be interested in my work, forward the site address to them . . . http://www.tcmsculptures.com . . . and thanks, Tom.

I am posting this notice to aid in site navigation and generate interest of course.

I will try to display some images of my new works in progress via a weekly post on the front page here.  From my body of work to what’s new in the studio, you can tour galleries of my existing sculptures or get a glimpse of some works in progress.  And you can read my reflections on the work I do.

Of course, there will always be meanderings that contain notions which I think are of some note.  These too I will try to post in weekly thoughts.

I would like to add a My Heroes page or a link with a rotating gallery of favorite sculptors and images of their work.  Alberto Giacometti, August Rodin, Edgar Degas, Constantin Brancusi and Bernini among others are very special to me.