Phil Gerstner - "Catsius Clay, Muhammad Ali-Cat" Mixed Media

"Catsius Clay, Muhammad Ali-Cat"
Mixed Media
21.5" H x 7.25" W x 15.75" D.


Phil Gerstner

My earliest art endeavors were portraits. After some years of doing those, I graduated to watercolors - first realism and then finally abstracts which I enjoyed more. When I began sterling jewelry making, I wondered why I had painted for so many years. I find as I grow older that I am looking for more fun and finding it in each new medium I try. Now I am having the most fun making sculptures who bring smiles and friendship to others.

To say I use found objects in my "foundlings" is a misnomer. I wish I did find things, but instead I buy things, often at an exorbitant price if I feel that a foundling gestating in my head needs an item for a...

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