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I have really liked the way that laminated baltic plywood works with stacked glass.  The lines compliment each other. This piece has both the stacked glass and laminated plywood lines running horizontally.

The first image is after I shaped the left side, but before the right side is completely shaped.

The second image is after the right side shape was finished.

This image is the first glass test.  I need to do some fine tuning to get the proportions just right.  Its not quite there yet.

My Steel Quilt Clock sold.  Thank you Haywood Arts Council.

My first try at welding stainless steel.  Just added it to the Haywood County Arts Council Members Show after Odin’s Eye sold.

Even before the opening of the Haywood County Arts Council Members Show, this piece sold.

It’s done.  Everything is connected and in place.

My newest piece is Baltic plywood, stacked glass and steel.  The stacked glass and base have not been attached yet.  The stacked glass I like, the base, I’m still thinking about.  I can’t attach the glass permanently until the base is attached.  Sculpture, what a pain.  The order it’s assembled in makes a huge difference.

Its finished. I’ve got say I really like this one. It went through a number of design stages like most of my work and this is where it finished.

I once watched this documentary about Georgia O’Keeffe (actually, I watched it a great number of times). In it she is being interviewed by this person who wants to gain great insight into her working process. She asks O’Keeffe how she knows when a painting is finished. O’Keeffe looks her right in the eye with an absolutely straight face says, “I start in the lower left hand corner and when I get to the upper right hand corner I know I am done.” The interviewer looks at her and says “Oh…”. Not a clue. I thought I would fall out of my chair.

So, when anyone asks how I know when one of my pieces is done, I’ll look them in the eye and say with an absolutely straight face, “I start in the lower left hand corner and when I get to the upper right hand corner I know I am done.”. If its good enough for Georgia O’Keeffe, its good enough for me.

Gregg’s working on another clock.  Plywood surround, stacked glass and layered stainless steel.  The funny angle is because I wasn’t willing to climb a ladder to get a good composition.

Well, I finally finished it.  Its about 5 feet tall, 39 inches wide and 22 inches deep.  It made out of cedar, 1/4 inch glass, sheet steel and rebar.  I don’t know it exact weight, but some where under 100 pounds.  The cedar was donated by Sarah Burris, and the glass was donated by Blue Ridge Glass of Waynesville.  The rebar and sheet steel I bought.  Funds for the project were provided by the Haywood County Arts Council through the  Regional Artist Project Grant. 

I have found that working on several pieces at once works for me.  If I get stuck on one piece and work on another until I over come my design problems on the first piece.  Here is my next stacked glass piece. Here is the finished piece.