Fabricated Sculpture - Kelly Johnston

kjcreative - Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 7:45pm

Hello all,

My name is Kelly Johnston. I've been doing fabricated metal sculpture for about 5 years now, after previously doing graphic and product design. I mainly do abstract contemporary wall art in steel, copper and brass, with emphasis on torch coloring, transparent tints and patinated finishes. I previously designed in the home accessories industry for Artisan House Fine Metal Sculpture and have recently started a wall sculpture line for NOVA Lighting.

I like sharing secrets of the craft with fellow artists, but I also like to try to involve more artists in the commercial application of the art, since it can be surprisingly lucrative and satisfying. If any of you are interested in doing commercial work, specifically wall or tabletop sculpture, let me know!

You can check out some of my work in the flickr photos below.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10704463@N04/sets/72157602210346389/

I'm looking forward to sharing our craft!

Thanks
KJ

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Paula - Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 9:30pm

Welcome to the group, and i'm sure most here would be interested.

Paula
Guthrie, MN

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:) back at ya

kjcreative - Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 6:38pm

Thanks Paula. It's good to see fellow artists on here that are open and encouraging.

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:)

Paula - Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 6:39pm

i agree... nice to meet you
Paula
Guthrie, MN

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Welcome to Artmetal Kelly,

eligius1427 - Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 10:49pm

Welcome to Artmetal Kelly, just looked through your picts and you have some pretty impressive pieces. Is your commercial work all one-offs or do you create a design or line and re-produce it for a while? Some of your pieces have stunning colors, I'd love to hear how those were accomplished.

Jake

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Hi Kelly....and Welcome

SteelyJan - Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 7:10am

Wow , your work is amazing. Welcome to ArtMetal and thanks for shaing with us. I love your wall pieces and the mixed media. You can do it all....paint, design and execute. Pretty impressive. I will check out your flicker offer later. Again welcome. Janet R.

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Thanks Janet

kjcreative - Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 6:39pm

Thanks for the comment. I'll be sure to post more end of March...I'll be digging in deep for the next 3-4 weeks. Fingers crossed.

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Thanks!

kjcreative - Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 6:31pm

Hi Jake. Thanks for the welcome and comment! My commercial pieces are reproduced by a partner manufacturer and I receive royalties based on sales.

As far as color is concerned, there are two ways I accomplish the vivid, transparent colors using the airbrush: 1) using Universal Tints within a water-based clear coat or lacquer base and 2) Using Sculpt Nouveau solvent dyes. Both require multiple layers of application and color layering to achieve the results. The solvent dyes are pricey for large pieces, but they are far more saturated and transparent than using the tint+lacquer method.

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welcome to Artmetal,

Bill Roberts (not verified) - Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 11:42am

welcome to Artmetal, Kelly.
good to have you with us. I checked out your images. You've got a Very Good eye. Love your designs, and execution.

look forward to seeing more,
Bill

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Thanks Bill

kjcreative - Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 6:29pm

I truly enjoy your work as well! I'll post more by the end of March, as I am doing a (nail-biting) 20 new designs by 3/26. Let's just say there will not be a lot of leisure time these next 4 weeks.

I'm going to send you an email shortly!

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Welcome Kelly

visitor - Friday, February 22, 2008 - 11:24am

Great to have you here. There are lots of very interesting and helpful folks on this list glad you are among us!!!!!! Look forward to more posts and all. Cynthia (my wife and the artist, I am the foundry tech guy) is going to give you a call for a chat.

John Dach

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Thanks John

kjcreative - Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 6:30pm

I'm looking forward to hearing from you and Cynthia!

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You do some beautiful

webminster - Friday, February 22, 2008 - 11:28am

You do some beautiful professional looking metal art Kelly! I'm sure we could all use some advice on metal coloring and those beautiful trasparent tints you are using. I hope that in turn, we can help answer any questions you may have in the metal arts.

Welcome to ArtMetal!

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thanks!

kjcreative - Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 6:32pm

I'm happy to learn from each other!

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Your Pieces..

Cooper Dalhart - Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 8:47am

Hey Kelly I love your work...I just joined the site and your art stands out. I do mostly found art, but love the polished look of your wall hangings.
Cooper Dalhart
dalhart designs
www.dalhartdesigns.com

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