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CAUGHT -- Fence wire & steel plate, black paint,
60in x 40in |
RON NORMAN works with metals -- with new steel,
recycled steel, polished steel, rusty steel, old fence wire, brass,
and copper wire and sheathing -- steel plate, and box tubing, wire,
re-bar, horseshoes, and sometimes, parts from cars or old machinery.
His work ranges from a few inches to over 30 feet --from ounces to
hundreds of pounds.
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BOAT RIBS -- Steel box tubing, bent, 24ft x 5ft |
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SPARKY -- Spark plugs with cedar base, 20in
x 19in x 6in |
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Some of RON NORMAN’S work is dramatic
and intense -- other pieces are whimsical and playful. Much of RON
NORMAN’S art is influenced by the environment in
which he lives and grew up -- on Lopez Island -- a small island
in the archipelago of the San Juan Islands, in the northwest corner
of Washington State. The San Juan Islands is a group of more than
200 islands, a stone’s throw to Canada. RON NORMAN is a fourth generation
Lopez Islander. Ron’s interest and connection to Native
American culture goes back further than his memory, and is deep
in his ancestry.
STEEL HERON -- 42in x 20in |
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POT RACK - Polished mild steel, 46in x 13in |
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