Working on my public art commission with the help of a family-owned machine shop, I witnessed a young father teaching his 5 or 6-year-old daughter how to Tungsten-electrode, Inert Gas (TIG) weld steel. It is not easy to handle “the magic wand” of a TIG torch. The TIG uses a high frequency electric arc, glowing …
2015, opening a new chapter in public art sculpture. Imagine combining art with mathematics and science by using architectural Dichroic panels. The Dichroic effect is a color changing phenomenon found in specially prepared transparent films that are adhered to glass or plastics. As the angle of viewing changes, so does the color. Presently making and …
The Bernalillo County (New Mexico) Seal The History That Constitutes Its Creation and Design by Doug Czor, Artist and Sculptor, July, 2013 In March of 1999, I received the commission to create two, 6-foot-in-diameter, cast bronze, Bernalillo County emblems. I realized that the large size of the various design elements would allow me to create …
Evolution of an Idea: “Reaching For the Stars”