Some sculptures demand attention. Others invite it.Echo Catcher, built in 2025, belongs to the second kind. Inspired by the long-standing tradition of bottle trees and ghost catchers, this piece explores how objects can hold silence, memory, and presence. Echo Catcher was designed to become a subtle guardian—something that doesn’t interrupt a space but deepens it. […]
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Finished and installed at Chestnut Hill SquareBy Donald Longley After weeks of shaping, welding, and sanding, the Mayflower sculpture is now complete — and installed at Chestnut Hill Square, thanks to the generous support of Northeast Development and the New Art Center. This piece started as a simple idea: take the soft, easily overlooked mayflower
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Scrap Metal Seahorse Sculpture: Handcrafted Art from Recycled Steel Creating Metal Art from Salvaged PartsI recently completed a custom seahorse sculpture built entirely from scrap metal, using salvaged motorcycle and Jeep parts. As a metal artist based in Massachusetts, I’m always looking for ways to give new life to discarded materials. For this project, I
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