rust sculpture by Andrew Ball Columbus OHIO

Hi, My name is Andrew Ball,I live in columbus ohio and I make sculptured lights out of deteriorated metals that would otherwise be trash cluttering the landfills.I trash hunt in alleys and scrapyards to find discarded lamps and usually rusty metal interesting objects which i then gut the lamp keeping its cord and parts then discard the conventional lamp parts and place them into the rusty metals in as interesting an arrangement I can.I also wait tables at an old columbus dining establishment called The Olde Mohawk where i sell them off the walls for affordable prices.The Mohawk has an intersting past as a brothel in the 1800's then a speak easy during prohibition and finally a legitimate establishment at the end of prohibition when the original owner raised turtles in the basement.Its a nice place to work but i would love to make sculptures full time someday.Since my start selling 3 or so years ago i've sold around 110 or so pieces . Ive recieved recognitions from local news papers one in particular called The Alive gave me Best light source in thier 2005 Best Of edition and people really seem to enjoy them,thankfully. I will continue to make them as long as people want them!! Thanks for your time andy