Artist
About the Art
All of my work involves the use of reclaimed metal found in scrap yards or donated by friends. The challenge of organizing junk into an artistically intelligent statement entices me. I am attracted to the interesting shapes and textures metal can exhibit. The cut made by the flame, the glisten from polishing and the patterns of rust created by weathering, all intrigue me. I often add color by powder coating and incorporate my pottery into some metal sculptures which add even more color and textural elements. Creative influences are derived from objects observed in nature and the intuitive adventures of my imagination. The transformation of steel which is inorganic, machine-like, cold, hard, non-referential, into a drawing in space with organic qualities that flow with energy seems to be what evolves.
If you are interested in any of my pieces or would like a custom sculpture, please contact me via email, anglrsn@gmail.com.
Work
 Purple Bug |  Triangulated Escape |
|---|---|
 Bronzed Chestnut |  Tortola |
 Giggle |  Gerrymandering Dismantled |
 Camoufler |  Peek |
 Squeezed |  Entangled |
 Pinch |  Kanagawa |
 Underpinned |  Chan |
 Gourde |  Hurricane |
 Versenkt |  Moth Disassembled |
 Retractor |  Liking |
 Hiding Places |  Flotage |
 Dance |  Nestled Within |
 Shielded Famininity |  Water's Edge |
 Slant |  Energized |
 Barbara |  Finale |
 Looping |  Vrouwentong(Women's Tongue) |
 Escaped |  Bloom Strong |
 Moonsplainer |  Totem Blues |
 Feminine Strength |  Fragile Strength |
 Rethink |  Similar Differences |
 Brummagam |  Nested |
Artist Bio
I hold a Master of Arts in Social Foundations, a Master of Arts in Studio Ceramic Arts and a Bachelors of Arts from Eastern Michigan University. I taught in southeastern Michigan for 38 years while maintaining a ceramics studio. Upon retirement I took a new path via Schoolcraft College's welding and ceramics programs. Sculptural welding is now occupying my creative energy. I continue to concentrate on the challenge of finding sculptural solutions by investigating form and its relationship to negative space.
Awards, Exhibitions and Shows
January 2020, Black & White, Northville Art House, Northville Mi
November 2019, 106th Scarab Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Scarab Club, Detroit Mi
November 2019, Black & White, Galerie Camille, Detroit Mi
September 2019, Modern Female Archetypes, Higher Art Gallery, Traverse City Mi
June 2019, Peace Is Every Step, The Mindfulness Through Art Project, Jerome Mi
June 2019, 38th Annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham Mi
May 2019, Odds & Ends, Ann Arbor Art Center,
Ann Arbor Mi
April 2019, 10th Annual Open Juried Exhibit, The Plymouth Community Arts Council, Plymouth Mi
April 2019, The DSWPS Spring From the Box, Black Box Gallery, Dearborn Mi
February 2019, Gilda Snowden Memorial Exhibition, The Scarab Club, Detroit Mi
January 2019-2020, Public Arts Program, Farmington
Hills Mi
November 2018, 105th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, The Scarab Club, Detroit Mi
July 2018, Members Exhibition, The Heat is On, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit Mi
April 2018, Four Women Art Exhibition, Downtown Farmington, Farmington Mi
May 2017, Blooms, Bugs, Beasts Exhibition, The Scarab Club, Detroit Mi
November 2017, 104 Annual Gold Metal Exhibition, The Scarab Club, Detroit MI
August 2017, Open Competition - Honorable Mention, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, UM Dearborn, Dearborn Mi
February 2017, Silver Medal Exhibition- Honorable Mention, The Scarab Club, Detroit Mi
January 2017, Michigan Annual XLIV, Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens Mi
June 2016, Blooms, Bugs, Beasts, The Scarab Club, Detroit Mi
September 2016, Schoolcraft Metal Sculpture Students and Alumni 2016 Art Show, Janice Charach Gallery, Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit , West Bloomfield Mi
September 2014, Art Prize, Grand Rapids Mi
1985, Michigan Ceramics Show, Ann Arbor Mi
1984, ‘Five in Clay’ Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti Mi
1984, Michigan Ceramics Show, Alice Kales Hartwick Award, Detroit Mi
1977, J. Walter Thompson Company, Invitational, Dearborn Mi
Contact
Angela Larson