Jacob’s Ladder
Limestone
52 x 16 x 11 inches
$8,500

Paris Alexander
Raleigh, NC

Stone carving for me is an intuitive process. Rarely do I work from small models or even drawings. Occasionally works evolve though stages. Each stage producing a finished sculpture can spark inspiration for another work. "Jacobs ladder" has such a linage. A predecessor, "Kokoro", was purchased by Sacks fifth Ave. and was placed in a couture section. A Twelve-foot, several-ton, work also called "Jacobs ladder" now permanently stands outside the Duke University School of Law.

And Then One Day….It Happened
Locust wood, deck screws, preservative stain
144 x36 x 36 inches
$7,000

Charlie Brower
Willis, VA

“Recently most of my outdoor sculptures have been human figures. The ideas for them come from my personal experiences. Occasionally I experience, or think something that seems to resonate with meaning going beyond my personal life and I turn it into a sculpture. I hope viewers will recognize in these figures something of what it means to be human.

I make them out of locust wood that grows in the Blue Ridge Mountains where I live.  Locust has been the traditional wood of choice for fence posts because it is extremely hard and very resistant to weather and rot. This also makes it a good material for outdoor sculptures. 
For each sculpture I use some locust directly from logs and limbs, and some that has been cut into lumber by sawmills. Together they suggest the way we humans seem to be both part of nature and products of our own invention.

We live in a difficult era – humans and the earth are in trouble on every front. I cannot make art without thinking about this situation. 
I find myself asking – how should we live, what should we do, what is beautiful, true, good, and important now?”

Oracles Gate I
Galvanized steel
16 x 14 x 8 feet
$40,000

Jim Gallucci
Greensboro, NC

Good art challenges us, makes us feel righteous, moves us, soothes us, heals us and brings us peace.

Natural Progression
Steel, Concrete
135 x 27 inches
$5,850

Paul Hill
Wilmington, NC

“Natural Progression reaches upward, standing taller than life, hoping to see beyond what cannot be seen by others. Brave in her armor of steel, she moves ahead knowing there will be obstacles to encounter – anxious to move and accelerate her journey, the unforeseen slows her progress.

So she waits… She waits until the moment is right – to move steadily – swiftly forward – knowing hesitation is not an option.”

The Golden Mirror
Steel
12 x 3 x 3 feet
$18,000

Tripp Jarvis
Holly Springs, NC

"The heart is the greatest temple to be found in the world. What we choose to let pass through it, may in return, allow us touch the most sacred."

Earth, Water, Wind, Fire #2
Steel and paint
16' x 7' x 4' feet
$35,000

Hanna Jubran
Grimesland, NC

This sculpture is from a series of work that deals with the concept of the four elements, Earth, Water, Fire and Wind in our universe on the micro and the macro level. It expresses the cycle of life, growth and continuum. The interplay of shape, form, space and colors. These four elements are seen in a variety of forms shapes and colors as they occur in nature. They are ever changing. As Gibran Kalil Gibran said, “ The mission of art is to bring out the unfamiliar to the most familiar.” With this, I would like the viewer to gaze, interact and experience my sculpture.

Night Lotus
Black steatite stone
70 x 16 x 6 inches
$7,5000

Dale McEntire
Saluda, NC

"The sculpture ”Night Lotus “ is inspired by the concept of life and beauty evolving from the below the surface and enfolding into visible form. This is a metaphor that appears in ancient text in many cultures. The stone was quarried in Virginia and the opportunity to use natural surfaces incorporated with carved and polished surfaces is a major element in this work. My goal with sculpture is create positive images that are inspiring and uplifting."

Wheel of Life
Steel and bronze
8’6” x 6 feet x 16 inches
$10,000

Charles Pilkey
Charlotte, NC

“Like much of my work, “Wheel of Life” is about the interconnected, co-evolving relationship between humans, nature and technology. It is derived from the Buddhist symbol for the cycle of suffering that all life must endure - suffering, which the Buddhists believe, can only be eliminated through enlightenment. The sculpture symbolizes our emergence from nature, the rise of technology, the development of ever more destructive technologies and finally the end of civilization. Then the cycle begins again. But the question remains, ‘Will we find the wisdom to free ourselves from the cycle of suffering and destruction?’”

Air Guitar
Welded steel, stainless steel
17’ x 12’ x 3’ feet
$30,000

Mike Roig
Carrboro, NC

“I’ve been making art since I was small, it’s what I came in hard-wired to do. Working in steel satisfies me in a way no other medium has. It is tough and durable, yet malleable, and open to infinite suggestion. It is heavy and obdurate, and yet can be made to express delicate movements of balance and grace. It can appear earthen and solid, or be polished to light-refracting brilliance. I don’t often sketch ideas in advance: the bars, angles, torch, and welder are my drawing tools. All I need is a hook, some notion of an interesting direction to explore and I begin.