| Andrew Chase is a sculptor in his free time, and is a | | | | allows the neck to rise, while lifting the tail will lower |
| commercial photographer as well as furniture maker | | | | the neck. Each joint is moveable and will lock into |
| career in Salt Lake City where he also lives with his | | | | place for positioning, as his blue eyes look at you |
| family and cats. Andrew is an assemblage artist who | | | | with wonderment. Recycled gears and cogs work |
| creates metal sculptures created from recycled auto | | | | together to create yet another metal sculpture |
| and plumbing pieces, and takes anywhere from 80 to | | | | masterpiece. |
| 120 hours from beginning to completion. | | | | Andrew Chase offers his works for sale across the |
| Cheetah is a piece of metal sculpture that Chase has | | | | internet, and accepts commissioned pieces as well. |
| created, weighing in at almost 50 pounds. | | | | One gallery in particular holds these three pieces, and |
| Construction is made up of many different | | | | can be contacted about their purchase. With so |
| transmission pieces, steel and electrical conduits that | | | | many wonderful pieces of exquisite art created from |
| he reclaimed. This piece is completely moveable and | | | | an array of metal sculpture media, choosing one may |
| offers each joint the possibility of creating a new | | | | be a hard task. Andrew has many years of welding |
| position. With green eyes staring into the abyss, | | | | and furniture construction to aid him in the highly |
| Cheetah is a magnificent creature brought to life by | | | | talented and breathtaking collections he has created |
| the skilled hands of on Andrew Chase. | | | | over the years. Throughout his career as a |
| Elephant is yet another piece of fantastic metal | | | | photographer, Chase has come into contact with |
| sculpture created by Chase. With moveable ears, this | | | | many creatures that exhibited a feature or |
| African elephant weighs in at 110 pounds and took | | | | expression which he still carries to this day. The |
| almost 100 hours to create. Made from cold rolled | | | | inspiration for his carefully crafted metal sculptures |
| steel, plumbing pipes as well as transmission parts and | | | | comes not only from the pictures he has taken, but |
| electrical conduit, the elephant's joints will all move | | | | from the depths of his heart where the creatures still |
| and lock into place. A gear on the side winds a small | | | | frolic. |
| cable that allows the trunk to be raised and lowered | | | | The next time you come across a sheet of metal, an |
| for your enjoyment. Sitting, standing or raring up on | | | | old transmission or see a plumbing job being |
| hind quarters, Elephant is a tribute to the beauty of | | | | completed, Andrew Chase will come to mind. His |
| what can be created when articulation meets | | | | media is chosen by taking some of the least recycled |
| reclaimed materials. | | | | materials and putting new life into them through his |
| Andrew Chase created Giraffe from sheet steel, | | | | art. These pieces would make any collector proud to |
| transmission parts, plumbing pipes and conduit to | | | | own, and will add new life to any collection. |
| allow for realistic movement. A removable crank | | | | |