TAKING A SHINE TO METAL LOCAL SCULPTOR CREATES SUNNY SHOW.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer LANCASTER - In the back of Anne Marie Simon's pickup truck, nestled nes·tle v. nes·tled, nes·tling, nes·tles v.intr. 1. To settle snugly and comfortably: The cat nestled among the pillows. 2. among horse blankets like buried treasure buried treasure - A surprising piece of code found in some program. While usually not wrong, it tends to vary from crufty to bletcherous, and has lain undiscovered only because it was functionally correct, however horrible it is. , lay her metal sun sculptures. Except for one piece - the first she ever bought - all the metal for her sculptures is recycled from objects she or friends and family found: a wok, saw blades, gears, a copper-bottom kitchen pan, bolts, keys, beads and mirrors. ``I've always been into art all my life,'' the Bouquet bouquet a structure resembling a cluster of flowers. Canyon resident said. ``The metal - I just took a shine to it. If it's metal, I'll find a way to use it.'' Her sculptures will go on display this weekend at the Cedar cedar, common name for a number of trees, mostly coniferous evergreens. The true cedars belong to the small genus Cedrus of the family Pinaceae (pine family). Centre Art Gallery in an exhibit, also featuring pictures of her three daughters, that she calls ``My Suns and Daughters.'' Simon got the name for the exhibit after visiting with friends who had baby boys. An opening reception will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Simon has been putting in 14-hour days welding welding, process for joining separate pieces of metal in a continuous metallic bond. Cold-pressure welding is accomplished by the application of high pressure at room temperature; forge welding (forging) is done by means of hammering, with the addition of heat. and cutting in anticipation of the opening of her first solo exhibit. She prefers to preserve the rust on her metal and has even perfected her own rust accelerator. She then covers the finished product to protect the rust. To create the fiery outlines on some of her suns, Simon uses a plasma cutter Non-transferred arc plasma is a new process of high-temperature plasma arc cutting. Materials commonly cut
``I look at the metal. It comes straight out of the metal piece,'' explained Simon. ``The pieces kind of call to you.'' She is hoping her art business, Girl Sweat Metalworks, will take off and soon earn her an income. Simon lives in Bouquet Canyon on a piece of property that's been in her family for years and is affectionately af·fec·tion·ate adj. 1. Having or showing fond feelings or affection; loving and tender. 2. Obsolete Inclined or disposed. af·fec called the Sugar Shack
"Sugar Shack" was written by Keith McCormack and his aunt, Fay Voss in 1962. Ranch. Living with her youngest daughter and two horses, Simon has transformed the garage into a workshop for creating her art. She has been a photographer since she was in high school, working in black and white, and she writes poetry. She has also performed in dance, and she has acted in several plays at the Palmdale Playhouse. Her sculptures will be on display through Feb. 29 at the gallery, 44857 Cedar Ave. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. For more information, call (661) 726-0655. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color -- ran in AV edition only) Anne Marie Simon's metal sun sculptures are featured in an exhibit, ``My Suns and Daughters,'' that will open this weekend at the Cedar Centre Art Gallery. (2 -- color) Anne Marie Simon shows her sculpture with fiery outlines that she sometimes sees in the natural rust on scrap metal. (3 -- color -- ran in AV edition only) ``I've always been into art all my life,'' Anne Marie Simon, a Bouquet Canyon resident, said. ``The metal - I just took a shine to it. If it's metal, I'll find a way to use it.' Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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