As many of you are aware, I am a Direct Metal Sculptor specializing in welded metal art. I have several older pieces on my other blog at JohnsArt.org, but it’s been over a year since I posted anything new there. So, instead of posting everything I do I figured I’ll just selectively share a few things with you guys here on OMB.

Several months ago I was asked to come up with some large freestanding star sculptures which could be used as a collaborative project for the school aged kids in my home town of Frisco, TX. The design requirements were:

• There was virtually no budget.
• The sculptures needed to be weatherproof.
• They needed to be portable.

Generally speaking these three things don’t really go together, but after quite a bit of brainstorming I designed and fabricated all of the star sculptures that follow.
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Over in the UK there is a 650 foot long earth sculpture of a running horse called Sultan the Pit Pony. It’s an amazing piece of work, and it’s perfect for viewing three dimensionally in Google Earth.

If you don’t yet have it installed, use my Google Pack link to get it, then just follow this link to open Sultan in Google Earth.
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Got a kid that loves to build stuff? And a room large enough for some serious construction? Then what you need is a Spaceframe Sculpture Kit.

The 20pc Set includes:

• 4 ea: 40″ x 15″ large panel
• 4 ea: 24″ x 8″ small panel
• 4 ea: 13-1/2″ x 15″ large trapezoid
• 8 ea: 6″ x 3 1/2″ small trapezoid

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