About Ed
Baltimore City - Highlandtown A&E District
I am a proud recipient of a 2014 William G. Baker, Jr. Artists b-grant ( Semmes G. Walsh b-grant award).
My path to being a full time artist has been unusual. Long before I was a working artist I was a meteorologist focusing on a wide range of environmental issues throughout my career with the National Weather Service. I have been working on my art now well over two decades. In 2007, I retired after 50 years of work and have been focusing all my time today as that working artist and… more
My path to being a full time artist has been unusual. Long before I was a working artist I was a meteorologist focusing on a wide range of environmental issues throughout my career with the National Weather Service. I have been working on my art now well over two decades. In 2007, I retired after 50 years of work and have been focusing all my time today as that working artist and… more
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Work from 2017
This was the last year where I focused on a variety of assembledges and began the new year obsessed with using old cabinet doors as my canvas.
Musicians and Commissions 1995-present
Musicians- in the beginning of my scrap yard hunts I came upon a box of crushed and cut up instruments. I bought a half dozen and began my compositions.
Commissions - I've only done a few through the years, as I just wanted to do my own thing.
Commissions - I've only done a few through the years, as I just wanted to do my own thing.
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The Trio
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Horney French Trombone PlayerComponents: Parts of an old french horn and trombone, stainless steel, aluminum, old gas burner, and plowshare piece. 2016
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Cool Too
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Jazz Singer
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Monica's Song
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Mr. DJComponents:Copper, brass finials, steel, auto transmission part, 45 record. 18 x 16 x 13
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One Eyed Mike
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Reeling in the Past
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Drifting CopperComponents: Driftwood, copper and tractor cleats. - 18 x 24 x 28
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Good Morning SunshineComponents: steel plant holder, three tynes, ax head, tractor blade, brass. 72 x 34 x 15
Collaboration with Michael Owen
I began collaborating with local artists in 2015, which is a great way to learn from others. The first three collaborative pieces I have done with Michael Owen, a contemporary painter whose work is found across galleries as well as the streets of the United States. Michael is also the creator and lead artist of the Baltimore Love Project. I plan to collaborate with other local artist in the coming years.
More collaborations to follow.
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Ed and Michael Owen
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Office DoorComponents- Painted half of an old office door, steel pieces, brass lamp case and brass door pusher. Dimensions - 24 x 46 x 5 2015 With Michael Owen
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Farm SeatComponents- Painted steel canvas, old tractor seat, bolts, and wooden frame Dimensions - 23 x 23 x 6 2015 With Michael Owen
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School BusComponents: front of old school bus, painting, bolts, copper,led lights Dimensions 16 x 29 x 7 2015 With Michael Owen
3D Metal Collage - 2007 - 2015
2007 - 2015
I began to move away from my sculpture period and began to exploring the use of copper ,copper Marquetry and other found elements in my work.
It all started when I purchased a truck full of old patined copper downsproject and other copper roofing elements. I then aquired over 120 feet of 20in wide copper roofing material found in the rafters of our friends Yellow Barn Farm. The amazing thing that I found was that the otherside was painted a milk red and dated back to the late 1800's. These two materials , the greenish colored copper and the red painted copper , became the base foundation my new work. Last year I completed a series which I called RoofTop Views which incorporates piece of rusted corregated metal along with all the other found objects that I have around my studio. Today I am working with old copper and employing marquetry techniques constructed around a found object.
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3D Metal Collage 6Components- Aluminum block, brass, section from copper downspout, and a manufactured doodad. 15 ½ x 10 ¼ x ½ 2001
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3D Metal Collage 17Components – patinaed and painted copper, painted metal piece, electric strips 25 x 21 x 2 2011
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3D Metal Collage 22Components- patinaed copper, painted copper, old seed sower with nails 20 x 31x 2 2011
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3D Metal Collage 33Components- Patinaed and regular copper, cast model train wheel, stainless steel shelf and scrap aluminum 22 x 27 x 3 2011
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3D Metal Collage 49Component: Copper, patinaed copper, steel, aluminum, tractor part, cast wheel Dimensions:16 x 24 x 5 ...25 lbs 2012
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3D Copper Collage 38From Kandinsky's Accent in Pink 1926 Components - Painted and patinaed copper,washers, scrap copper and metal, 17 x17 x 2
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3D Metal Collage 39From Kandinsky's Red Oval - 1920 Components- Patinaed,painted,cut scrap and regular copper 16 x 16 x 2 2011
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3D Metal Collage 53Components: Found Objects - Aluminum Skeleton, patinated and milk painted copper. Dimensions: 24 x 24 x 1
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3D Metal Collage 54Components: Found Objects - Aluminum skelton, painted and patinated copper and cast wheel. 24 x 24 x 1
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3D Metal Collage MosaicComponents:Copper, cast wheel- 16 x 16 x 1
3D Metal Collage- 2007 - 2015
3D Metal Collages- 2007-2015
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3D Metal Collage 6Components- Stainless Steel, Aluminum, painted section from copper downspout and piece of brass. 24 x 24 x 2 2010
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3D Metal Collage 52 – Dyptyke – RoofTop View 6Components: Variety of copper and corregated metal. Size: each piece is 23 x 16 x 2 2013
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3D Metal Collage 46 – RoofTop View 3Components: Painted aluminum pattern, rusted corregated steel, patinaed copper, iron, cutout and tractor part Dimensions: 16 x 25 x 3 ...5lbs 2012
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3D Metal Collage 50Components: Variety of found copper pieces and a piece of corregated metal from old shed Dimensions: 26 x 20 2013
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3D etal Collage 56Components: Aluminum skeleton, copper. In this piece I began to introduce a marquetry technique 24 x 24 x 2 2015
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3D Metal Collage 45.jpgComponents: corregated roof, copper, 1942 Chevy hubcap- 24 x 24 x 4
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3D Metal Collage 46.jpgComponents:copper and corrugated metal- 24 x 24 x 2
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3D Metal Collage 5.jpgComponents: Copper, aluminum- 25 x 23 x 1
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3D Metal Collage 18.jpgComponents: Copper, electric strips :25 x 21 x 2
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3D Metal Collage 41 - DiptychComponents: Copper, patinaed copper, steel, keyhole, door knob - 13 x 16 x 3
Functional Art - 1995 - 2020
My functional art period began early in my exploration period - making lamps, mirrors and tables using a variety of found objects that I had in my studio. A friend of mine was rebuilding an old log cabin and I became the receipient of the ends of the logs. The logs are oak and from and old Indiana log cabin. I then clean the logs, and cut them to size for cocktail tables and lamps. The copper is incorporated into each piece. For the first time I am also doing commissions for the tables and lamps.
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Art Deco TableComponents: Aisle seat from an art deco movie theater in New Haven Connecticut , Welded steel and glass top. Dimensions:24 x 30 x 18 .... Custom Glass available 2013
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Baffled LookComponents – aluminum heating baffle, aluminum cutout, patinaed copper and steel tractor pieces - 39 x 19 x 4
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Clocktail TableComponents- stainless steel disk, tractor blade, clock, stainless steel legs,aluminum blocks. H 25 x 24 Diameter 10lbs 2004
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Log Cocktail TableComponents – Aluminum, sections from copper downspouts, oak base from 1850’s Tennessee log cabin, glass top and steel braces. Note: Glass table top can be designed and cut to your tabletop wishes H 17x W 60 x D 18 70lbs 2011
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Art Deco lampComponent:Tractor gear, telescope base, titanium, gas stove element, copper, art deco lampshade- 25 x 12 x 12
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Log Cabin Table Lamp 3Components: Oak log from 1850's cabin, patinaed copper, 1940"s green glass shade- 24 x 24 x13
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Control TableComponents: Aluminum legs, machine scrap metals, stainless steel- 18 x 24 x 20
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Scythe LampComponents: Scythe, antique Chinese hat, tractor chain, lab equipment- 69 x 10 x 6
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Firewatch MirrorComponents:Fireplace arch, steel trellis, mirror- 32 x 28 x 5
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Table baseComponents:Oak piece from 1850's log cabin, aluminum, patinaed copper, custom cut glass top- 18 x 60 x 1
Indoor Art - 1995. - 2020
This series of indoor sculptures include totems which were made using wood from an old cherry tree that I had taken down and milled from my old home in Takoma Park, MD. Farm pieces and other renewable artifacts are integrated into this work.
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Brazen LadyComponents - steel, aluminum automobile transmission part, ironwood tree branch cut down by a beaver…check teeth marks,farm parts and brass fireplace tool holder. 51 x 16 x 12 1996
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ShamanComponents: Farm piece, steel, aluminum, railroad piece. 32 x 24 x 13
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On GuardComponents: Oil can, lamp base, old computer disc, copper, steel, shoe stay and potato grater.- 36 x 36 x 8
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Ring MasterComponents - Steel, aluminum, computer circuit board, steel spring harrow, part of old outside drain 20 x 13 x 20 1998
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Brass RingerComponents: Aluminum, brass, clamp. 10 x 9 x10
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Painted LetterComponents – Steel stove spindle, aluminum, brass mail box, small painted picture, bent steel and cherry wood plank 68 x 12 x 12 1998
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The PrayerComponents: Walnut, aluminum: 20 x 9 x 6
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The TranceComponents: Cast iron plow share, steel, adz: 16 x 19 x5
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Lock and ChainComponents: Cherry wood, steel, aluminum, lock, steel chain: 69 x 10 x 10
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Tableleg TotemComponents:Table leg aluminum, brass water sprinkler, computer disk, lamp base. 33 x 8 x 8
Farm Works
Most of my early work was built around my large collection of old farm equipment that I found in junk yards. As you will see I used plowshares, old wheels and other artifacts that I found, most of which were used in early farming in our country.
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The TranceComponents- cast iron plowshare, steel and an adz. 16 x 19 x 5 1995
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Plowshare 5Components--- cast plowshare, steel spring harrow, painted cutting blade, chain part, old nail and aluminum parts 12 x 16 x 15 2008
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Plowshare 5Components – cast plowshare,steel spring harrow, aluminum, steel spring, steel ring H13 x W19 x D17 2008
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ArisingComponents- two horse plow share, steel spring harrow, machined aluminum scraps 16 x 15 x 15 2000
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Plowshare 1Components - cast plowshare, steel spring harrow, aluminum, chain, steel nail, painted cutting tool 14 x 17 x7 2008