Over 30 Artists represented at Piper Custom Framing & Fine Art Gallery
For more information and images of artwork go to http://www.pipercustomframing.com/ or email beth@pipercustomframing.com
Tim Axtman: Raku Pottery
Ron Balthazor: Photography
Jim Bieker: Photography
Deb Burckhard: Horse Hair Pottery
Janet Carroll: Jewelry
John Dosch: Mixed Media
Dennis Ellingson: Acrylic on Canvas
Lori Ann Hallstrom: Stained Glass and Jewelry
Up in Smoke Pottery (Chad & Keisha Dykstra): Pit Fired Pottery
Gary Hartenhoff: Oil on Canvas
Ruthmary Jackson: Photography
Shane Juhnke: Metal Sculpture
Tom Larson: Wood Turning
Steven Larson: Acrylic on Canvas
Greg Latza: Photography
Chad Lubbers: Acrylic on Canvas
Thomas Maras: Blown Glass
Boyd Mcpeek: Found Wood Sculpture
Eyob Mergia: Oil on Canvas
Kristin Peterson: Acrylic on Canvas
Gerry Punt: Salt Fired Ceramics
Julie Punt: Hand Built Ceramics
Danielle Roethler: Acrylic on Canvas
Paul Schiller: Photography
David Sieh: Acrylic on Canvas
Roberta Steele Finch: Decorative Ceramics
Oscar Thompson: Furniture
Ed Tilford: Kinetic Sculpture and Story Robes
Denny Watson: Turned Wood
Dr. John Wightman: Bronze Sculpture
Darwin Wolf: Bronze Sculpture
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Bellfish by Ed Tilford
We are happy to have Ed Tilford at Piper Custom Framing & Fine Art Gallery. He is a very talented artist. Stop in the store to take a look at some of the other work he has in the gallery.
Creation of Bellfish
The fish is cast in bronze using a lost wax process. The fish starts out as a wax bowl approximately 3/8 inch thick and nine inches in diameter.
The bowl is cut into a tail and two side parts. The tail and side parts are welded together using a hot blade and the mouth opening is cut into the fish body formed by the two welded parts. A fin is added at this point
Creation of Bellfish
The fish is cast in bronze using a lost wax process. The fish starts out as a wax bowl approximately 3/8 inch thick and nine inches in diameter.
The bowl is cut into a tail and two side parts. The tail and side parts are welded together using a hot blade and the mouth opening is cut into the fish body formed by the two welded parts. A fin is added at this point
The body is then cut into three separate parts. Wax piping and a poring funnel of wax is attached to the three parts. The parts are then coated with a ceramic like material. The ceramic coated parts are placed into a furnace and the wax is milted off. Hence the lost wax reference. Now we have a three hollow ceramic shells and liquid bronze is poured into it. After it cools the cermatic material is chipped away, the piping and funnel are cut off and the parts are ground and pollished. The parts are then balanced, tuned and hung.
All of the wax bowl is used in constructing the fish. Thus you could take all of it's parts and reform a solid bowl. As wind hits the fish it appears to swim and as its parts strike together it sounds like a bell.
Biography
Ed Tilford was born March 3rd 1937 in Osawatomie, Kansas. He moved to Eagle Nest New Mexico at age 3 days. Ed was home taught until age 12 by his grandmother who was full blooded Native American. He was taught art as a way to tell stories and develop his life skills (purpose, ethics, morals, etc.)
He graduated from University of Missouri in 1962, where he focused on mathematics and physics. Ed worked as a rocket scientist from 1962 to 1972. He also had the opportunity to work under Jack Ausburg and Paolo Soleri from 1965 to 1970 and learned architectural kinetic sculpture. Ed then worked as a software engineer from 1972 to 1989. He formed Fissure Corporation, an international project management and leadership training company in 1989. Developed a simulation based training platform (much like a flight simulator) for adult learning. He sold the business in 2005. Ed moved to Sioux Falls in 2009 and does kinetic sculpture and hide story robes.
“My sculpture is both static and kinetic. My paintings are mostly in the style of Native American Story Robes. There is a strong influence of native America and mathematics/physics in the art I do. Like most artists I have been influenced by other artists, namely; George Rickey, Alexander Calder, Jack Ausburg, Paolo Soleri, Paul Grandlund and my grandmother who was my first art teacher”
Biography
Ed Tilford was born March 3rd 1937 in Osawatomie, Kansas. He moved to Eagle Nest New Mexico at age 3 days. Ed was home taught until age 12 by his grandmother who was full blooded Native American. He was taught art as a way to tell stories and develop his life skills (purpose, ethics, morals, etc.)
He graduated from University of Missouri in 1962, where he focused on mathematics and physics. Ed worked as a rocket scientist from 1962 to 1972. He also had the opportunity to work under Jack Ausburg and Paolo Soleri from 1965 to 1970 and learned architectural kinetic sculpture. Ed then worked as a software engineer from 1972 to 1989. He formed Fissure Corporation, an international project management and leadership training company in 1989. Developed a simulation based training platform (much like a flight simulator) for adult learning. He sold the business in 2005. Ed moved to Sioux Falls in 2009 and does kinetic sculpture and hide story robes.
“My sculpture is both static and kinetic. My paintings are mostly in the style of Native American Story Robes. There is a strong influence of native America and mathematics/physics in the art I do. Like most artists I have been influenced by other artists, namely; George Rickey, Alexander Calder, Jack Ausburg, Paolo Soleri, Paul Grandlund and my grandmother who was my first art teacher”
Friday, January 8, 2010
Hello 2010!
Hello and welcome to our blog!
We are excited for what 2010 will bring at Piper Custom Framing and Fine Art Gallery. We are located at 1825 South Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We carry over 30 hand crafted items from local artists. We have a wide selection of frame mouldings to offer our clients. At Piper, we like to give our clients the one on one attention they deserve. Jon Piper and Elizabeth Omanson are happy to help you find the solutions to your “empty” wall problems.
Jon Piper, owner of Piper Custom Framing and Fine Art Gallery, is originally from Des Moines, Iowa. He moved to Sioux Falls fifteen years ago for a job opportunity to work as a custom framer for a local gallery. Jon has been custom framing for over 25 years. He started his career working for one of the largest galleries in the Midwest. He opened Piper Custom Framing & Fine Art Gallery over four years ago. Jon has extensive knowledge about the framing industry, especially when it comes to the products and procedures. High quality product is what he strives to give his clients. In his free time, Jon enjoys spending time with his wife Deb, and their 2 year old daughter Emily.
Elizabeth Omanson has been working at Piper Custom Framing and Fine Art Gallery for over the past year. She grew up on a farm south of Chamberlain, South Dakota. Elizabeth studied art at the University of South Dakota and received a B.F.A with a specialization in Photography in 2003. In 2007, she received a M.A. in English with an emphasis in TESL. She has over 3 years art sales and custom framing experience. In her free time she enjoys traveling with her husband, photographing various things, and teaching ESL for a local organization in Sioux Falls.
We are excited for what 2010 will bring at Piper Custom Framing and Fine Art Gallery. We are located at 1825 South Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We carry over 30 hand crafted items from local artists. We have a wide selection of frame mouldings to offer our clients. At Piper, we like to give our clients the one on one attention they deserve. Jon Piper and Elizabeth Omanson are happy to help you find the solutions to your “empty” wall problems.
Jon Piper, owner of Piper Custom Framing and Fine Art Gallery, is originally from Des Moines, Iowa. He moved to Sioux Falls fifteen years ago for a job opportunity to work as a custom framer for a local gallery. Jon has been custom framing for over 25 years. He started his career working for one of the largest galleries in the Midwest. He opened Piper Custom Framing & Fine Art Gallery over four years ago. Jon has extensive knowledge about the framing industry, especially when it comes to the products and procedures. High quality product is what he strives to give his clients. In his free time, Jon enjoys spending time with his wife Deb, and their 2 year old daughter Emily.
Elizabeth Omanson has been working at Piper Custom Framing and Fine Art Gallery for over the past year. She grew up on a farm south of Chamberlain, South Dakota. Elizabeth studied art at the University of South Dakota and received a B.F.A with a specialization in Photography in 2003. In 2007, she received a M.A. in English with an emphasis in TESL. She has over 3 years art sales and custom framing experience. In her free time she enjoys traveling with her husband, photographing various things, and teaching ESL for a local organization in Sioux Falls.
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