"Ferrous metals and some copper alloys have a unique ability to be molded when heated. The strength of metals is another quality when combined with their plasticity can produce pure, powerful forms. I have been steadily developing this expression since the early 1970s with my own original forms. This ongoing voyage of exploration and discovery with these stubborn materials is an exhilarating outlet."

- Stephen O'Ryan Curtis

Each sculpture is unique and is signed and dated.

Metal sculpture is done on commission

This "Homage to John Coltrane" is a reduced scale submission to an art competition for the embellishment of the entrance to a Philadelphia neighborhood as part of a revitalization plan. The piece is one section of an ensemble, which was designed to be installed along a bridge to the neighborhood, meant to translate in metal some of the strong rhythm, improvisation, movement and vitality of John Coltrane's music.

These sculpted ironworks are meant to evoke different musical "motifs and phrases" with a repeated pattern of movement in all axis and undulating lines that change with different angles of view.

""Buckling", front. In the process of working with metal in its near molten form, I am continuously re-discovering its wonderful plastic qualities. At the same time, metal answers with a strong mind of its own. My sculptural work in metal deals largely with letting the material speak for itself.

"Tulip Base", side

""Buckling", rear. Experience working with hot metal teaches you how to better control the results, but a full control of all the variables is illusory. The fascination I have with the material comes from the often unpredictable outcomes and discoveries that are made in the course of working near molten metal. It is a vigorous, physical give-and-take with a demanding interlocutor.

"Imprint #2"

"Wave Dish" for Chinese porcelain ball

Pendent forged in wrought iron