"Sail Away" $450

Welded torch cut steel and industrial salvage. 21" X 9 X 3" Available. Gallery on First, Sanford, Florida. $450.00 Shipping is always available.

Two Recent Steel Pieces - SOLD

"Nesting Bird" is a steel table top sculpture that is now in the collection of author Tracy Lamphere in Colchester, Vermont. Tracy and I were old school chums going back to fourth grade. We haven't seen each other in about forty years, but have reacquainted on Facebook. Within ten minutes of posting this piece he inquired about it and in less than hour he decided he needed to have it perched on his writing desk. Tracy has two books, "Vermont Maple" and "The Mill" with a third on the way. The books fall under the thriller and suspense genre. The second piece is a bit of a departure and is a wall mounted piece. "Daphne" measures just under 26" X 8" X 2". The form is an amalgam of a female torso and a wild flower. While suggestive of both is actually neither and therefore an abstraction of the two. I have used both raw and rusted steel to provide contrast and give the steel a more organic quality. "Daphne" is currently available at Gallery on First, Sanford, Fl. or contact me directly. As always shipping is available. Both of these works are now sold.

Untitled Tabletop sculpture - SOLD

This recent piece didn't hang around the gallery long. Less than a week I think. Deb thinks it's a tree, maybe on the serengeti or somewhere in Africa. Others see a bird. The funny thing is I had neither in mind as a created this one. I do seem to see some Erte influence. Must have been subconscious. In any case the collector who purchased this piece really likes it and I am happy it has a good home.

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Seeking commissions for summer 2013

As Deb and I prepare to head to New York for a couple of months I am hoping to line up a few projects to sustain us for the summer. We will be painting, sculpting and making hypertufa parts and garden art. I have a few small projects lined up and will be helping KII out at his carving studio. An ideal project would be a large scale steel, stone or concrete installation. Interested parties may contact me directly via e-mail at kabbott765@gmail.com

"Victor/Victor"

This piece melds both a very industrial and gritty look with organic forms and seems to feel a little "Steampunk" to me without gears. This is one of three pieces entered in the Orlando Museum of Art's 1st Thursday event for May, 2013. "The Boiler Plate Ball": Steampunk Steps Out. The piece stands 31" tall and is my latest welded steel table top sculpture. $600.00

Sculpture by KV Abbott

These pieces have been posted here before, but I have been getting interest in some new projects and thought this would be good to show prospective clients. Both are steel fabrications made of mild steel, cut, shaped, welded and powder coated. These two pieces are both out door sculptures that are mounted on top of concrete pedestals which are sitting on a footer. (click on an image to view larger)







The piece at the top is titled "Organica" and is installed in front of the Central Square, NY Public Library. The sculpture was made possible by a grant from the New State Council for the Arts, (NYSCA). "Organica" is a modernist style piece inspired by a piece of sea weed I found on a beach in Nova Scotia.

The second piece is titled "Of Course It Is". An Ayn Rand inspired modern,industrial statement that stands over 9 feet tall on it's pedestal and is 54 " wide at it's widest point.

I currently have two residential projects pending and two public projects on hold due to funding.

I am happy to design sculptures for interior or exterior settings and work can be done in stainless steel, *Corten and the painted mild steel shown here.

Pricing is determined by design, size and materials.

*Corten steel is a steel that actually rusts for a natural aged look. The steel will only rust to a certain point and then due to chemical reactions actually hardens.

"Organica"

This is a photograph of the piece of sea weed washed up on Carter's Beach, Nova Scotia that inspired my latest sculpture. The shape intrigued me so I did a series of drawings based on the basic form going off in different directions until I arrived at the one that I ultimately used for the sculpture.

I actually could and may do several variations. The piece that now lives on the front lawn at the Central Square Library is made of mild steel and painted black and red. I would like to see it done different sizes and painted different colors. A very large one, maybe 8-10 feet tall would be nice. I think small for inside would be fun to see as well. I also would like to see what it would look like in stainless steel. I'd be in trouble if I had the money.

I have several proposed major projects for 2009, including a large scale piece for the Arts Center in Old Forge and a somewhat smaller sculpture for the Parish Public Library. Securing funding will be the trick.

More to follow! Stay tuned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Organica"

Today we installed "Organica" in front of the Central Square Library. The steel sculpture is 48" tall and 32" wide. This piece was inspired by a piece of sea weed I found washed up on Carter's Beach in Queens County Nova Scotia this past summer.

The shape is taken directly from the sea weed which I photographed. I then added to it for a modern design and for structural integrity. The sculpture is mounted on a concrete pedestal about 12" off the ground. The pedestal is also resting on a concrete footer. I plan to go back in the spring and do some more work on the pedestal and raise it up about another 4"-6".

I am presently waiting on the title plate and then we will make the official presentation to the Library and do the photo-op thing for the newspapers.

Pictured here I am tightening the bolts that hold the sculpture to it's pedestal with my helper Steven Collaro.

This project was made possible by a grant from the New York State Council for the Arts (NYSCA) and the Syracuse Cultural Resources Council.

Special thanks to Randy Stier and Specialty Welding and Fabricating of Syracuse, NY.

Griffiss Business Park Sculpture Garden

"Crown" by German artist Rainer Maria Wehner is an impressive work currently on display with six other large sculptures at the Griffiss Business Park Sculpture Garden in Rome, NY. The large scale sculptures by local, national and international artists will be on display through 2010.

Debe and I took our granddaughter Kaitlyn this past Sunday, Nov. 16. It was a cold and blustery day. Very typical for this time of year. I learned about the sculpture garden from a recent article in the Syracuse Post Standard. We had to be in the Rome area that day anyway so we decided to stop by and check it out.

I'm glad we did. The sculpture garden is yet another gem adding to the cultural richness of our Central New York region. I would be hard pressed to suggest a special trip just to see the sculptures however. Unless you are a student or real fan of contemporary sculpture, there simply are not enough to make a special trip in my opinion. That is not to say it is not worthwhile. On the contrary, I was very impressed, but if traveling any distance, try to tie it in with a trip to Munson-Williams Proctor Institute or some other business in the Utica - Rome area.

Next time I'm over that way I may stop by again to see them with a blanket of snow around them. I find that colors contrast against the white back drop of snow so that these types of sculptures look even more impressive.

NYSCA GRANT

The New York State Council for the Arts has awarded two Individual Artists Grants for 2008 in the amount of $1,000. This is the first year that NYSCA has included Oswego County in this program. I am fortunate to be the recipient of one of the awards. The $1,000 will go toward a public sculpture for the village of Central Square. This project is slated for the spring of 2008. NYSCA grants are administered through the Cultural Resources Council of Syracuse. http://www.cspot.org/