Kevin has a motley collection of bits and pieces on his workbench. They’re various jigs, or helpers, he uses when he’s making art and doesn’t have an extra pair of hands. First he shows one of best-known types...
Read MoreKevin has gotten out the AHP Alpha 160ST to do a little arc, or Shielded Metal Arc Welding, on some heavy steel railroad plates he is using for a base for a sculpture he is making. The plates get nailed to the railroad ties and...
Read MoreApril 2018, Art, Blog, Updates
Even though I have an 8-foot-tall 3D printer that will print up to 4 feet tall, there are times I’d like to make something bigger. I have done that, as evidenced in the 5-1/2 foot tall sculpture Epic Swoon (below), which was commissioned by PriceCooperswaterhouse in Columbus, Ohio. That sculpture, the tallest 3D-printed piece I’ve […]
Read MoreWhen he does 3D printing demonstrations, Kevin often gets asked whether, once he creates the form of a sculpture, can he just keep pushing a button and the 3D printer will keep spitting them out? Says Kevin: “It really...
Read MoreA viewer wants to hang up a heavy wall sculpture and is thinking about using a French cleat but isn’t sure what it is. Kevin’s simple diagram shows two pieces with one end of each cut at the same angle. One piece is...
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