From October 2025 - September 2026, Music To My Eyes will be on display in  Georgetown,TX as part of the Georgetown Sculpture Tour 2025-2026.

Each year, about a dozen new sculptures are installed, and I'm pleased to be included amongst this year's group of 'fresh' sculptures around the historic downtown square area.  

Music To My Eyes is an homage to the various metal-working techniques and equipment used in my studio when I create sculpture.  To learn more about this sculpture and its inspiration, click here.   

You can find Music To My Eyes at 500 S. Austin Avenue (@ 6th Street), located by Monument Cafe, Lark & Owl Booksellers, and more.  The sculpture is installed on the corner in a great location, under a mature sycamore with a nearby bench.  

‘Cloud Cover’ was created by Forgiatura Gruppo U.S.A. — a specially-invited group of five U.S.-based female artist-blacksmiths — at the XXVI Biennale Europea D’Arte Fabbrile in Stia (province of Arezzo), Italy.   (16th European Biennial of Blacksmithing Art.)

The sculpture was forged and completed during the September 4-7, 2025, event.  The public was able to ask questions and observe the team bringing the sculpture to fruition.  
 
The sculpture features Art Nouveau-inspired lines, punched-and-drifted pass-throughs, and cloud elements created from hammered aluminum- and steel- sheet.

‘Cloud Cover’ is intended to offer a moment of refreshment and restoration to passers by — an opportunity to stop, observe, and embrace the visual of the clouds as a meditative moment.

The artistic team which created ‘Cloud Cover’ includes Laura Armstrong, Lisa Geertsen, Heather McLarty, Beatrice Perret, and Leslie Tharp.

The collaboratively forged sculpture is now a public art piece for the town of Stia, Italy.
‘Cloud Cover’ measures 60” tall x 62” wide x 41” deep, and incorporates steel and aluminum.  

Music To My Eyes is an homage to the various metal-working techniques and equipment used in my studio when I create sculpture. 

This seven-foot-tall composition beckons viewers to approach for a closer look at its various yet harmonious blend of forms and textures — an arrangement made for one’s eyes to savor. 
 
The most enjoyable parts of creating this tall, slender sculpture were torch-cutting the plate steel, heating and hand-hammering the scapular elements to upset the metal, and punching holes through the sheet steel using my fly press.  I also enjoyed designing and building hardware, then drilling and tapping the sculpture to receive these custom connectors.    
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Music To My Eyes is made of mild steel, including 16-gauge sheet; 1/2” and 3/16” plate; flat bar; pipe, hardware (nuts & all-thread); and c-channel for the base.  Multiple coats of Permalac, a clear lacquer, are painted on to retard rusting and maintain a refined appearance.

​The sculpture measures 84” tall x 24” wide x 16” deep.  

'Valet Nouveau' was inspired by the whiplash lines of Art Nouveau and designed for a client wanting a dedicated spot to hang his keys.  There is a ‘coin paddle’ next to the key hooks, handy for emptying one’s pockets of small change or such.

​The gentle, flowing lines of 'Valet Nouveau' complement the architecture of the modern Swiss home in which this accessory now resides.
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The forged forms were created from 5/8” square bar using the drawing dies on my power hammer, then forged to finish on the anvil.  The forms are riveted to 1/2” x 1 1/2” bar.

I'm delighted to be included amongst more than 21 new public art sculptures installed as part of Lafayette's 17th annual Art on the Street program!  

'Interconnected' was installed in April 2025 and can be seen through April 2026 at 100 S. Public Road (@ E. Simpson Street) in Lafayette, Colorado. 

​To read about the inspiration behind 'Interconnected', click here.  

'Green Screen' was installed in Georgetown, TX, in October 2024 as part of the town's annual  Sculpture Tour. 

Located at the corner of S. Main and W. 8th Streets (801 S. Main Street), it will be on display until October 2025.  

I consider a sculpture base to be an integral part of the overall piece.  For example, this sculpture's base isn't an afterthought; rather, it reflects lines created in the pod portion of the sculpture.

To read more about the inspiration behind 'Green Screen', click here.  

This sculpture was inspired by a picturesque grouping of Prickly Pear cactus in the Texas Hill Country.  I envisioned a stylized ‘protector’ overseeing the beautiful scene from its elevated stature.

This tall and slender sculpture draws the eye upward.   The elongated, parallel lines and joinery 'cubes' are reminiscent of the Art Deco style.  A subtle green sheen emanates from the three pods, and the base integrates into the overall sculpture.

Dozens of joinery pass-throughs kept me occupied for days at my drill press, drilling and fitting pieces together.  Because of this joinery approach, the sculpture required assembly in a certain  order — so figuring that out was a bit of a puzzle.  Luckily I didn’t get myself backed into a corner, and a streamlined and sleek look is the final result.

Nevertheless, while entertainment exists for those inclined to reverse-engineer its construction, the casual viewer can simply enjoy ‘Green Screen’ from afar and find delight when exploring it up close.

‘Green Screen’ measures 90” tall x 35” wide x 35” deep.  Multiple coats of clear lacquer have been applied to the entire piece to retard rusting and maintain the sculpture’s refined, polished look.

In need of a two-wheeled vehicle to enjoy the bike-friendly town of Missoula, MT, this summer, I bought a rebuilt bicycle from Free Cycles, a non-profit and primarily volunteer-run community bike shop.

Free Cycles’s founder is Bob Giordano, and his vision captured my interest.  So when an opportunity arose to design and build a sculpture for the building’s new entrance, I didn't hesitate.     

‘Hive’ is a wall sculpture comprised of five separate honeycomb structures of various sizes which can be mounted in endless combinations.  Dozens of bees adorn the honeycomb cells.

The cooperative nature at Free Cycles and the activity buzzing around the indoor and outdoor work stations reminded me of bee colonies.  This observation made the sculpture’s theme and design come into quick focus, especially when I realized that freewheels on bicycles look like honeycomb cells... 
 
In keeping with the repurposing ethos at Free Cycles, the elements for the sculpture were harvested from the bike yard:  honeycomb cells, bees, and bee antennae -- in other words: freewheels, bike chain, and brake cables.   

To bring the sculpture to fruition, a day was spent harvesting bike parts.  Then, over a period of several days, I worked with a couple of local folks in the metal-working community who provided shop access and project assembly assistance:  

• Jason Cox gave his time and access to his his studio; any improvement to his fine motor skills from brazing ‘antennae’ (brake cable) onto dozens of ‘bees’ (bike chain) was purely incidental.
• Charlie Bruce of Artifact Fabrication generously provided shop space and access to his welding equipment.      
• Reed harvested and cleaned  the elements for the sculpture (no easy task, given they started life as greasy bike parts), and he took on assembly and miscellaneous tasks throughout the project as needed.

Many thanks to Jason, Charlie, and Reed!  It wouldn’t have happened without y’all.    

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This is my first ‘found object’ sculpture.  I’ll tell you, it makes a piece come together much quicker when the elements are already made.  

Getting to create and build public sculpture was an ultimate vacation surprise, and I’m grateful for the opportunity.  

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Each honeycomb is approximately 3” deep.
There are five honeycombs, and they can be installed in any orientation.  34 bees adorn the honeycombs.  There is a singular Lone Drone (solitary bee).

Measurements of each honeycomb are:

• Honeycomb # 1:  11” x 7”.  [3 cells, 4 bees].  This honeycomb rotates.       
• Honeycomb # 2:  17” x 8”.  [5 cells, 5 bees].  This is the honeycomb with the chain.
• Honeycomb # 3:  12” x 9”.  [5 cells, 5 bees].  This is the honeycomb in the X-pattern.
• Honeycomb # 4:  18” x 14”.  [9 cells, 10 bees].
• Honeycomb # 5:  16” x 12”.  [10 cells, 10 bees].  This honeycomb has a double-stack.

I received a delightful variety of responses to my inquiry about the last place y’all enjoyed public art.  There were seasonal/temporary creations as well as permanent sculpture; there was artwork ranging in scale from silver dollar-sized rocks to 20-foot tall monumental creations; and the locales ranged from neighborhoods to university campuses to national parks.  In at least one case, the creator of the art is anonymous.  

Compiled from the responses, here are some places across the United States to see public art:

• Smither Park in Houston, TX - “It’s always being added to and is fun to take friends from out of town.”
• Head to Minnesota in the winter for temporary sculpture:  Stillwater, MN, hosts an event in January featuring snow sculptures created by sculptors from around the world.  And there's also the Rice Park Winter Carnival in downtown St. Paul, MN...
• ‘Girl with Doves’ by David Wynne is sited in front of the main library at the University of Arizona.
• In Dillon, CO, gaze upon a bronze likeness of John Bailey, a former mayor of Dillon who was instrumental in relocating the town to its current location after the original town was flooded for a dam project.
• In Atlanta, Georgia, there's anonymous art:  “I see public art on daily walks with my dog:  a neighbor paints small rocks and nestles them in the base of trees along her old-school, low-rise, block-long condo, moving and changing them about.  It’s always fun to watch closely because there’s often something new to discover…”
• “We have some cool public art in Glenwood, CO. I particularly like this "Topec" project that the art center organized." ​