I have been drawing or
sculpting all my life. As a teenager, I spent many hours doing
charcoal and pen and ink drawings of the boats tied-up in the boat
basin near our house in Brooklyn. I was also the child who built
things in the sand at the beach or left bits of clay around the
house as I tried to finish a sculpture, regardless of anything else
I was supposed to be doing. Although I still draw sometimes - it
is sculpture that has stayed with me.
In 1975, I took a class
in stone carving. The instructor was a well-known, cantankerous
Italian artist, Philip Pavia. From the moment I picked up a hammer
and chisel, I was hooked and I stayed exclusively with stone work
until a few years ago. Many of my stone pieces are figurative, but
not realistic. My desire is to capture the beauty and motion of the
human form. In-between doing figurative pieces, I try to do an
abstract work, which always feels so liberating.
I am interested in all
types of sculpture, which led me, in 2004, to try my hand at working
with metal. In metal, I am able to explore line, space and form in
a completely different way. I work in found objects and scrap metal
and love the way welding allows me, literally and figuratively, to
go in many different directions. Many of my metal pieces reflect
the urban environment in which I grew up and lived most of my life.
Although I never obtained
a degree in fine arts, I have studied art in New York City, Boston,
Massachusetts, Vermont and South Florida. My studio is located in
Boca Raton, Florida. I have been, and am, a member of many art
organizations, including being a Signature Member of the Boca Raton
Museum of Art , The Artists Guild. I have exhibited extensively in
New York City, New England and South Florida. My work is in many
private collections.
I love being a sculptor.
Each piece I do presents me with a new and challenging experience.
I never get bored.
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"My studio is located in Boca Raton, Florida."
"For more information on my work, including pricing and
ordering information, you can click here or email me at mlamel@comcast.net
or call me at 561-347-7610."
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