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Archive for Metal work

Ingorance is bliss – Sandy Cogar

By Station Gallery
 on August 17, 2022
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Sandy Cogar

Sandy in her work gear.  Pretty fancy, right?

Many people ask me if I have been trained to weld and why I decided to take up the hobby. I love to garden and when I created multiple gardens at our first home, I was in the market for something unique to complement them. I couldn’t find anything that appealed to me so I decided to take a stab at making something that incorporated my love of rocks. As I had no formal training, my approach was rudimentary, but sometimes ignorance breeds a new style of approach. Although I’m sure there was an easier and more industrial way to create a sculpture, I loved the fact that my creation was unique and done completely by hand. So here I am 18 years later, still making rock art and expanding my skills to bigger pieces for my sculpture trail and commissions. Every piece still done by hand with a bench vise, a plasma cutter and hand grinder and a welder.

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Why do I love rocks? – Sandy Cogar

By Station Gallery
 on June 26, 2019
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Sandy CogarI was one of those kids that collected a pocketful of rocks on family outings and adventures. Only thing is, I never grew out of it! On many vacations I have set my eye on a magnificent piece of nature that would be my trip souvenir.

Why do I love rocks? They make me happy. A rock panorama has a calming effect on me and makes me feel content. They create adventure. Scaling a natural rock formation to the top makes you feel proud and free. They are beautiful. Natural rock formations have created some of the most incredibly scenic places in the world.

It definitely seems fitting that I am now creating rock art. Finding the rocks for my art is definitely not an easy task, especially when you are a rock lover. I have a lot of criteria set for rock picking, so much so that none of my family members or friends will help me anymore! It has to be the right shape – large potato with a flat bottom for a woodpecker or large, oval and pudgy for a bunny and the list goes on. In addition, the rock must have some interest in colour and geological formation. For me it’s all about the rock because the rock is what creates and finalizes the personality of each sculpture.

sandy cogarI’ve discovered that there are a lot of other people that also have a strong connection to rocks and have a favorite rock or two at their homestead. In fact I have made many garden art creations with someone’s special rock.

One customer kept a rock from the structure of her best friend’s cottage that had to be torn down. She hung onto it for years knowing that one day she would find something to do with it. She randomly came across me at a show and knew immediately that one of my heron sculptures was going to be her friend’s wedding gift and would showcase that special rock.

One more reason I love rocks? They allow me to create something special that makes people happy and sometimes tell a story.

Sandi will be in the gallery next on July 4th.

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Brenda Mulholland – Mixed Media Artist

By Station Gallery
 on May 15, 2018
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I am best known for my ever-changing Acrylic Media Mix, Collage, Watercolour, Ink & Pencil Pet Portraits, birch tree variations as well as my outdoor Wall Murals.

All my works are original and unique.  My subjects are joyful, easy to live with and  incorporate intriguing textures within.  Many celebrate the best of Ontario’s multiple seasons!

I will be kicking off the season at the Fenelon Station Gallery by working the entire long weekend.  I will have a creation on the go as I look after the gallery.  I’d love to have you visit and have a chat or leave you to look around at all the lovely work that is in the gallery this year.

We open on May 19th at 10 am and are open until 5pm.  And we will be open on the Victoria Day Monday too.  See you here!

Owl’s Own

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Best of Both Worlds – Sandy Cogar

By Station Gallery
 on August 15, 2017
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When we moved to our beautiful wooded lot just outside of Bobcaygeon two years ago, I asked my husband to build me a little studio where I could display and store my work, but most importantly so I could work outside.  I love to weld but it is not the healthiest trade, especially indoors.

My workspace consists of a 8′ x 2′ workbench with a vice mounted on it and a welder and plasma cutter by my side.  Add a grinder, some vice grips, a wire brush and emery cloth and that completes all the tools I need to make my sculptures!  Surprising that so little tools and some brute strength on my part can create such hefty garden art pieces!

When my working season starts (I don’t endure the winters outside!), I place a large metal order and it gets delivered to my doorstep.  The metal comes to me in 20′ lengths, so immediately I get to cutting it into the various pieces I need to create my sculptures. That is a long and tedious process and I am happy to get to the next step of bending each piece by hand on my bench vice.  Once the pieces are formed to my liking, I get my skull flamed welding helmet on (a Christmas gift from my husband) and get welding.  This is where the vice grips come in handy, to clamp each piece securely before I weld.  Then a little cleaning up with a brush and emery cloth and the piece is ready for a stone.

I am really enjoying my new workspace.  Having worked in many environments, I have had some time to think about an ideal setup and this is it.  I’m enjoying the outdoors while I work.  What more can you ask for?  My “Rockhound Reg” is usually in a shaded spot by my side and occasionally my workbench is put to a different use, a good shave to cool him off!

If you are making a trip Bobcaygeon way, please feel free to drop by my studio.  I am open from May long weekend to Thanksgiving, Friday to Sunday (and holidays), 11-4.  If that doesn’t work into your schedule, I also welcome appointments. Call or text me at 705-341-5738.

Sandy will be in the gallery next on August 17th.

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