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Stephen saves his used guitar strings, and uses them, with copper, bronze, brass, wood, recycled materials, and found objects, to create visual art, some of it playable, some of it wearable. Case in point is The String KIng, a musical, playable 5 foot high sculpture, a piece that unites Stephen's musical and artistic interests. |
Above: Salem Statesman Journal front page article about Stephen's String King sculpture/instrument creation.
above: This photo of Stephen's sculpture walking on the Iron Mountain Trail footbridge is included in his book of short stories, poems, lyrics, and visual art, Baggy Red Pants and Other Stories.
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Stephen plays his original composition What Now? on his sculpture Sister Seven Strings which he made with wood, copper, guitar strings, found objects, recycled materials and acrylics. |
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below: hear Stephen's homemade sculpture talk
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Bluegreen Banjo pin
Gillette razor, bottle cap, guitar strings, acrylics. 4" x 1" x 1/2" Red Train pin poster board, pennies, guitar strings, acrylics, 2" x 1" These 2 pieces made at home during 2020 "stay at home" times. |
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Postcard
above: Stephen plays his homemade brass and bronze gongs with a trio on Council Crest in Portland, Oregon.
Above: Stephen performs with his homemade sculptural percussion instruments
This is a custom made, one of a kind miniature guitar( just over a foot long and a half a foot wide) created especially for Stephen by Jay Dickinson of Portland Guitar.
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Stephen created this short film/musical piece/work of art from a musical adventure deep underground: