The Genesis of Ideas: Making a Fireplace Sculpture - Kevin Caron

Sculptor Kevin Caron addresses the age-old question asked of artists: "Where do ideas come from?" using the fireplace sculpture Igneous as an example. The answer might surprise you.

To learn more about this specific sculpture, visit http://www.kevincaron.com/art_detail/igneous.html

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• fireplace
• fireplace sculpture
• genesis
• zen
• ideas
• idea
• fire
• fire sculpture
• sculptor Kevin Caron

[VisorBlue]

More magic! I get some scrap metal and end up with...well...scrap metal. You, you create art. Amazing!

[kevincaron]

@VisorBlue You are a magician in your own right my friend.

I would love to get you and my brother together to talk photo stuff. He is taking classes for his degree and could use a mentor.

[2alejandro2008]

Thanks for sharing! great video Kevin

[kevincaron]

@2alejandro2008 Dude, Where have you been??

Haven't seen you around here in a few..

[kazl1m]

It is amazing what can be done with "found objects" or industrial cast offs. You seem to be having a blast!

[kevincaron]

@kazl1m I love my job!! Sometimes I feel like a mad scientists, creating some weird monster. Other times I am amazed at how a piece just seems to flow out of my fingers. I stand in the back of my mind and watch it happen, wondering how do I do that.

[kevincaron]

@StMichaelsCrew Thanks! I have been trying to get a good video of it running. Just can't get the camera set right.

The gloves are from Home Depot. They are Goat skin. Look for "Leather for Weather". I think they work a lot better than regular cow skin, and they hold up to the sparks very well.

[StMichaelsCrew]

Ya that must look cool with the flames dancing behind it. Kevin. I like those black and white gloves. Can you tell me where you purchased them? Thanks.