Award winning metal sculptor, Tom Boring, is the creator of all these wonderful pieces.  He is a retired CEO of several international companies.  Before his forced early retirement he had never even dabbled in art.   As a scientist, engineer and business manager art wasn't remotely a part of his life.  Wanting to create sculptures that closely resembled it's species, rather than more conceptual, he began assembling birds, frogs, fish and occasionally, a wild pizza.

The sculptures are put together using TIG welding.  While each weld is still hot it is brushed with a brass brush to transfer some of the brass to the metal, giving a wonderful  patina to the surface.  Some of the welds are  so small that they are holding a single set screw in place.  It can take many hundreds of small parts to complete a piece.  You might want to consider using a magnifying glass to try and identify the components.

SHOW SCHEDULE: 2008

McMinnville Wine & Food Classic, Evergreen Air Museum, March 7,8,9

Beaux Freres Winery, Newberg, OR, May 24, 25

Lake Oswego Art in the Park, George Rogers Park, June 20, 21, 22

Artists' Marketplace, Alton Baker Park, Eugene, OR July 4, 5, 6

Anacortes Arts Festival, Anacortes, WA, August 1, 2, 3

A Taste of Tanasbourne, Hillsboro, OR, August 16, 17

West Linn Arts Festival, Willamette Park, September 13, 14

Beaux Freres Winery, Newberg, OR, November 22, 23