Lewis Colburn

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Progress! Next big element on a new work for a show next February. Turned amphora and bowl (birch) with brass mounts in a steel frame. Also very happy with a finishing process I figured out- the steel has a coat of paste wax mixed with graphite powd
Provisional System III (Waiting for the Flood), 2024 70” x 30” x 39” Oak, copper, brass, aluminum, found objects (concrete fragment, cast-glass hand, 3D printer components, brass lamp, plumb bob and copper mug), and hardware. Ne
WIP, summer studio. Very excited about the copper funnels and the polishing on this. #sculpture #contemporaryart #studio #wip
Excited to participate in Vox XIX at @voxpopuligallery . Come see this piece in some truly excellent company at Vox this Friday 7/12, 6-9pm. Curated by @nataliehijinxart and @eve_greensweig - this will be fun! Anxious Machine (A Diagram Stiffly Wait
Made this quick little weirdo for phone wallet KEYS @cocohunday opening tonight! A show of artist made keychains- what could be more fun? Creative Engineering/Tuff Stuff, 2024 7” x 5 ½” x 1 ½” Aluminum, brass, epox
Anxious Machine (A Diagram Stiffly Waiting for Relief), 2024. 87” x 39” x 49” Salvaged pine, basswood, walnut, marble, brass, aluminum, copper, electrical and electronic components, coral, air pump, server rack components, iron g
More details. Scrap copper skeletal hand, after a week in an ammonia fume patina (grocery store ammonia, salt), delicately holding a turned wooden bowl. Next is figuring out how to mount it on on the rest of the piece. #sculpture #studio #workinpro
WIP. Brass mount and frame for a piece of (aquarium?) coral I found on the sidewalk in Kensington a couple of weeks ago. Fascinating object, and I love to contemplate the story of it arriving on the street. Where did this grow, how was it harvested,
Philadelphia friends! Please join me this Thursday, 5-7pm at the Study at University City. I'm excited to share this new work with the world- hope to see you there!
Just installed a little show today at the Study at University City. Excited to show the new Rock Drill piece. Open as of today, but please join me Thursday November 30th from 5-7pm for a reception. #sculpture #contemporaryart
A Fallible Adapter (After the Rock Drill), 2023. 80” x 49” x 44” Salvaged pine, concrete, aluminum, brass, found 3D printer components, electronics, various tanks, plumbing components, slate, marble, LEDs and computer case fan. I
Details of a new thing nearing completion. I've been trying to salvage more materials and objects and let them shape the work. The past months have been fruitful- finding all manner of tanks and vessels, and one day I stumbled upon a whole 3D printer