Joel Haas

If you find whimsy, color, and humor delightful, then Haas Sculpture Studios has a line of garden sculptures for you. They're weather resistant, being made of recycled steel liberally sloshed with bright and rugged sign painter's enamels. Joel Haas' creatures bound, gallumph, snort, and crawl their way into your heart. This makes a great gift for the non-gardener to give a gardener-- it won't wilt or die and they don't already have one-- plus, there's no long latin name to remember!

Artist's Statement I make whimsical animals for the garden. Most pieces are welded and forged together from scrap steel parts and painted with rust-resistant primer. The final colors are applied with sign-painters' lacquers which won't fade in sunlight. Some people have asked me if there is any serious or deep meaning to my work. I say, "I hope not. There're already enough serious and deep meanings in the world to keep thousands of art critics busy." I just make stuff that transports me to a happier place where I can hum and whistle. Art can do that.

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