A couple of years ago, I completed a metal mailbox sculpture inspired by the work of Jonathan Borofsky. His art has had a lasting influence on how I think about scale, repetition, and the relationship between human-made objects and the spaces they occupy. Borofsky’s sculptures often feel both monumental and approachable. There’s a clarity to […]
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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At Hercworx, I love turning junk into something meaningful—and for a while now, I’ve had a rainbow trout sculpture on my list. After finally carving out some time between other builds, I decided to make it happen. This metal trout is about 28 inches long, made entirely from scrap, old tools, bike chain, and repurposed
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From Salvage to Sculpture: The Start of the Build What do you get when you combine a pile of scrap metal, a vision, and a few long days in a small shop? A handcrafted camera sculpture, built entirely from recycled metal, motorcycle parts, tools, and raw steel. I created this camera-inspired piece by hand, and
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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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