City Block began as a fascination for grand skyscrapers one would find in any major city of the world. In this sculpture five major buildings are represented to create a “city block”. The sculpture began by creating five boxes made from particle board then all the found objects were welded around the boxes. When the sculpture was complete the wooden boxes were burned out leaving just the sculpture.

The pieces that were used in the sculpture are all from found objects in Renfrew County. One can find agricultural objects, worker’s tools, industrial objects, and ordinary pieces of metal. There is even an organic element included in the sculpture represented by the rope, a common item used in agriculture and industry.

The sculpture was created by utilizing different tools: a mig welder, different angle grinders, oxy-acetylene cutting torches and of course the customary woodworking tools to create the boxes.

One of the unique things about this sculpture that many have commented on is that all these objects escaped recycling. People have said that it’s marvelous that objects such as is found in the sculpture can be welded together to create a thing of beauty. People ask, “How long did it take to create this?”, to which I answer, “It was during a period of five years working on it off and on”