Work samples

  • Freedom
    Freedom

    Wall piece constructed of steel
    Bodice with wings
    Conveys personal strength and the feeling of a new found freedom and ability to spread your wings and fly
    24 x 50 x 8"

  • lady sheila front detailLR.jpg
    lady sheila front detailLR.jpg
    Steel sculpture with aluminum screening. 55.5 h x 23 w x 18.5 d Soft and feminine yet strong and powerful depiction of women. A woman's suit of armor.
  • Heatwave
    Heatwave
    Sculpture made of repurposed steel and aluminum screening. Portion of steel had previously been an oil heater. Label is on back of dress.
  • Beryl
    Beryl
    Created of recycled, vintage ceiling tin. Honoring my grandmother McCullough.

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About Donna

Carroll County   2024 OTW Artist  

Donna M. McCullough
Born in Baltimore, Maryland 1954
Currently lives and works in Westminster, MD


Fashion is well known as a reliable reflection of cultural trends and historical events. On a personal level, it has become my creative vehicle for exploring the essence of life.

I employ steel and various metals to create my dresses. I like the duplicitous nature of steel which can be manipulated to appear feminine and soft while actually maintaining… more

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kitchen series

This series grew from "The Jones Girls" which was a tribute to my grandmother and her sisters who grew up on farms and they were marvels in the kitchen. I used new and vintage food tins.
  • Candyland
    Candyland
    Created of vintage candy tins with a wooden base.
  • Mixed Identity
    Mixed Identity
    A bit of humor was added by using the bar codes of in this bodice piece. Mostly from tea and mint tins.
  • Tea and Strawberries
    Tea and Strawberries
    Bodice created from tea and cookie tins. Life size.
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    • The Drill Team

    “The Drill Team” - a whimsical take on our oil-driven culture and our passion to be members of a winning team. They are constructed of vintage gas and oil cans and resemble cheerleader outfits.

    Each piece measures approximately 55" x 17" x 15"

    • Team Texaco
      Team Texaco
      One of the members of the Drill Team. “The Drill Team”, one of my current series, is constructed of vintage gas and oil cans. The individual pieces resemble cheerleader outfits, suggesting the complexities of teenage life and delving into childhood memories, all the while parodying our nation’s clinging relationship with petroleum products.
    • Team Gulf Orange
      Team Gulf Orange
      One of the members of the Drill Team. “The Drill Team”, one of my current series, is constructed of vintage gas and oil cans. The individual pieces resemble cheerleader outfits, suggesting the complexities of teenage life and delving into childhood memories, all the while parodying our nation’s clinging relationship with petroleum products.
    • Team Sinclair
      Team Sinclair
      One of the members of the Drill Team. “The Drill Team”, one of my current series, is constructed of vintage gas and oil cans. The individual pieces resemble cheerleader outfits, suggesting the complexities of teenage life and delving into childhood memories, all the while parodying our nation’s clinging relationship with petroleum products.
    • Team Invader
      Team Invader
      One of the members of the Drill Team. “The Drill Team”, one of my current series, is constructed of vintage gas and oil cans. The individual pieces resemble cheerleader outfits, suggesting the complexities of teenage life and delving into childhood memories, all the while parodying our nation’s clinging relationship with petroleum products.
    • Team Gulf XHD
      Team Gulf XHD
      One of the members of the Drill Team. “The Drill Team”, one of my current series, is constructed of vintage gas and oil cans. The individual pieces resemble cheerleader outfits, suggesting the complexities of teenage life and delving into childhood memories, all the while parodying our nation’s clinging relationship with petroleum products.
    • Team Esso
      Team Esso
      One of the members of the Drill Team. “The Drill Team”, one of my current series, is constructed of vintage gas and oil cans. The individual pieces resemble cheerleader outfits, suggesting the complexities of teenage life and delving into childhood memories, all the while parodying our nation’s clinging relationship with petroleum products.
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    • Team Quaker Maid
      Team Quaker Maid
      A proud member of the Drill Team. Made of vintage oil cans and steel.
    • Team Pure
      Team Pure
      Team Pure Oil, another member of the Drill Team. Made of vintage oil cans and steel. Resembling a vintage cheerleader's outfit.
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    • Garden Girls

    The Garden Girls series celebrates the beautiful connection between humans and the natural world. The series began as a memorial to my mother-in-law who loved her garden. I created a piece to embody the idea that our memories stay alive and continue to grow even though the physical being may be gone.
    • Japonica
      Japonica
      Created of steel with metal screening. Metal has been given a texture to resemble patterned fabric. Inspired by Japanese Kimono's
    • Anima
      Anima
      All steel. Representing the true inner self, a strong feminine nature.
    • Memory Garden
      Memory Garden
      The original piece of this series. Created when my mother-in-law passed away. She loved her garden and this piece was created to express that memories live on within us.
    • Ariel
      Ariel
      A tribute to a friend who passed too early. All steel.
    • Laura's Garden
      Laura's Garden
      Another of the Garden Girls series. This piece is steel with an aluminum screen skirt. Inspired by a friends beautiful garden.
    • Looking to Spring
      Looking to Spring
      Detail of piece showing the texture.
    • Looking to Spring
      Looking to Spring
      Steel dress created as a garden piece. One leaf has been left on one of the branches in the skirt. Created in the winter and yearning for spring.
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    • Flow

    A constant stream, the flow of life, a symbiotic relation to its environment.
    This series captures the movement and flow of events in my family and through my life.
    • Emily
      Emily
      Wall piece Constructed of vintage ceiling tin, metal bucket and metal screening 29 x 9 x 7
    • Beryl.jpg
      Beryl.jpg
      Sculptural dress made of vintage ceiling tin with recycled vintage lamp base. Named for my grandmother McCullough as a celebration of her life
    • Betty By The Bay
      Betty By The Bay
      Steel and aluminum screening. Describes the ebb and flow of water. The bodice and skirt have flowing pieces to emulate water. Named for my mom who lives by the Chesapeake.
    • Erin
      Erin
      Erin. Constructed of steel. Representing the innocence of youth, full hope, full of life, imagination and joy!
    • Heatwave
      Heatwave
      Heatwave. Created of repurposed metal and aluminum screening. Some of the metal was from an oil heater. The label from the heater is on the back.
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