Awakening as an Artist
A woman emailed Kevin recently and asked, “What was that ah-ha moment in your career when you knew you were an artist?” Kevin says he’d have to go back to about a year or year-and-a-half into his professional...
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How to Work Alone: Using Jigs for Welding
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 MoreHow to ‘Stick’ (Arc) Weld Thick Metal
Kevin 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 MoreWhy Each of My 3D-Printed Sculptures Is Unique
When 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 MoreHow to Make a French Cleat for Hanging Heavy Items
A 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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