May 2008 has been very busy. My Gallery has been open now since February and I have had a wonderful response to this new collection in metal which is very exciting.  I have met the most wonderful people who have come through my doors, I wish I had done this years ago.  People from all over the world have come in and began collecting this new body of work of mine and I couldn’t be happier to see it receive such a nice reception.

In the midst of all of this, I have created a Totem Poll which stands 8 feet tall by 8″ wide by 2″ deep. It’s a solid deep red bar on a black matte base with chrome and it has turned out beautifully. I will have photos of it soon on my site. It is the first in a collection of modern totem polls that I am creating. The others will be completed this summer. Additionally, I have created metal canvases and have been torching words into the metal….words being so powerful and along with the strength of the metal, they have received an amazing response……photos will be forthcoming…… 

Artist, Michael Weems, was featured in today’s “Palm Beach Post”. Read the Helen Mtundu’s “Fabulous Finds” editorial to learn more about Michael’s past art career and how he transformed his work from crystal to metal.Click Here to read full article (PDF File).

After 8 years of producing glass and crystal – I have turned to a new medium….Metal, reclaimed to be exact and I am thrilled to share this new collection in this new medium with you here on my website.

This change in medium for me from glass to metal began when I happened upon an amazing metal graveyard out in the Southern California desert with the most beautiful and amazing “bones” that have been washed over by years and years of sand and beaten by the harsh desert sun. I saw around me the most graceful and elegant twisted pieces of metal that I knew had the potential to become pieces of art. Old cars, left for dead….large twisted pieces of steel and metal peeking out of the sand…they just needed some new breath to come alive again. This is how this new collection was created.

All of my pieces are made from reclaimed metal. I am so happy to bring these pieces back from the graveyard, in new form, with new purpose and life - to live on in our lives. I feel it is also socially responsible as well to work with pieces that have already served a purpose previously, especially with all that is happening to our beautiful planet.

It is with great joy to bring this new collection together and share it with you. My hope is that you will love it as much as I and that it will bring years of enjoyment to your own dwellings as it does my own.

Sincerely, Michael Weems