A Studio Study

During our trip to Illinois we stopped to visit with my Dad, Ed, and his wife, Gale. My dad has worked for most of his adult life as a sculptor and my siblings and I would often hang out after school at his studio when we were young. Robbie and Riley both wanted to see his workplace, so he took us to see it.

His studio is functional before anything else, but it's also charming, sentimental and funny. Dad's Navy days and life in submarines are evident in his no-nonsense style of organization; there is nothing out of place and neither excess nor waste, but there's a lot of history there too. Hopefully these pictures will give a sense of the place.

Come on in!

After the initial design and maquette, a cut list is laid out on graph paper.

A component, cut from a large sheet of steel, hangs suspended by the crane.

Dad illustrating to Robbie where one side will attach.




Fasteners used when transporting completed works.




Grinding disks.



One of the shrine-like arrangements which are integrated among the practical elements.

Riley climbing the crane.