Child - by Lee Coulter

	Child (Chinese Character for Child) by Lee Coulter    58" H x 28" W (including base) Bronze with Verdigris Patina in dish with white sand. Dish sits in steel ring on steel base. If outdoors, the base is intended to rust to a uniform rust surface.  This sculpture would make a fine memorial. Cremations remains could be sealed inside of the base. Sorry! This item is no longer available.

I suppose the fundamental rational and inspiration for creating this series of works stems from my interest in man's early efforts as self-expression. These efforts lead to man's ability to leave a record of himself through symbols. The distillation of ancient people's thoughts into characters and symbols fascinates me. I enjoy trying to find the essence of the character, which were the images used before people learned to write. For instance to find the "woman" form in the Chinese character for woman, or the drop of water and "splash" in the character for water. I invite the viewer to do the same and to feel the connection with history. The greatest challenge is developing three-dimensional medium, while preserving the original meaning and imparting my own individual signatures.    -- Lee Coulter

Originally from Chicago but currently residing in the seaside community of Bristol, Rhode Island, Lee Coulter creates sculptures in bronze, brass, copper and steel. His roots from metal working stem from his days as a jeweler in California. In 1990 Lee moved to Switzerland and opened his own studio in Zurich where he worked on marble and alabaster sculptures. There he had the opportunity to travel, meet and work with several European artists. Returning to California in 1991, Lee eventually went back working on metal sculptures and he became an exibitor at the Santa Barbara Art Show. He has been participating in shows in USA and Europe for 20 years.