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Steven Lee Smeltzer’s artistic odyssey began in a ceramics class in his last year of college. He knew, from then on, that this was to be his life’s work. His intention was to make pottery but every time he would make a bowl or a cup, he would add a face to it. Eventually, he stopped making the bowls and cups and concentrated on making his very distinctive creatures.
An avid surfer, Steven was drawn to the islands and he has lived here for most of his life. He gets his inspiration for his work from the lush, tropical lifestyle and deep respect for the ocean and then adds his own peculiar twist. Steven makes no secret of the fact that his favorite artist was Dr. Seuss.
Steven’s sculptures are made of high-fire stoneware and the eyes are made of porcelain clay. After the piece has dried, it is dipped or sprayed with an oxide strain which is partially wiped off before the firing process. The vibrant colors are achieved by applying acrylic paint, followed by a light misting of acrylic.
Smeltzer has often said that he finds himself entangled in a web of nonsense…and he loves it. Inspired by everything and everyone, his creations come to life in his mind, then take shape from a mound of clay with the innate skill of a true artisan. Each sculpture reflects Steven’s desire to bring a sense of lightheartedness to all that are willing to indulge in imaginative and fanciful art.
Though recently a number of his whimsical characters unexpectedly veered away from the humorous side of life to the more sinister, with a starring role as antagonists in Wray Ardan’s young adult “romance, dark fantasy, thriller” novel, Sweet Desire, Wicked Fate.
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Treasure Investments Corporation DBA Foundry Michelangelo Announces “Something Old, Something New… What a Coup!”
reasure Investments Corporation DBA Foundry Michelangelo is delighted to announce that they have contracted with Steven L. Smeltzer
The consequence of serendipity is sometimes a brilliant discovery, and I knew just by happenstance, that we’d made just such a discovery in Steven Lee Meltzer!”— Mark Russo, Founder & Chairman Foundry Michelangelo
BATTLE GROUND, WASHINGTON, USA, August 5, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- While on vacation in Maui last year, Mark Russo was captivated when he discovered an array of unique sculptures on display in one of the resort’s galleries. Founder and Chairman of Treasure Investments Corporation, and lifelong and serious art-lover, Mark was charmed by the whimsical marine life and land critter figures. He soon learned they were created by Steven Lee Meltzer, one of the hottest selling artists in Hawaii.
Mark was immediately intrigued by the artist, self-described as an artist who finds himself entangled in a web of nonsense. Others have said he’s a creative genius disguised as a “regular dude.”
Within a few hours, an excited Mark Russo was being hosted by the free-spirited artist, at his island home and studio. Mark relates, “I fell in love with his fanciful creations and was intrigued by the artist. I just knew there would be many people, not just art lovers, who would be as captivated as I was, with these atypical images.
The consequence of serendipity is sometimes a brilliant discovery, and I knew just by happenstance, that we’d made just such a discovery in Steven Lee Meltzer!”
Mark added, “Immediately, I realized that our company, one that has focused on luxury in the very high-end art world, could broaden its base with this artist. Here was an opportunity to provide product at a lower end of the market, for clients who could afford a few hundred dollars, as well as those who invest thousands of dollars, per piece. Foundry Michelangelo is already structured and able to expand and market these one-of-a-kind, brilliantly hand-painted, kiln-fired clay figures. I simply asked him if he’d ever done anything before to distribute his artwork worldwide. He admitted that he had not, and had just sold his pieces strictly on the island of Maui. He was as intrigued with what we could offer, as I was with his talent. I recognized that what his fanciful mind and skilled hands do to transform a piece of clay is simply remarkable, and the results are totally charming. The fact is, he’s a true artisan. Steven said that if his art makes you smile, it is doing its job. A giraffe ballerina en pointe…. a fluorescent fish with a toothy grin…. these and others certainly made ME smile.”
Therefore, Treasure Investments Corporation DBA Foundry Michelangelo is delighted to announce that they have contracted with Steven L. Smeltzer to merchandise his fanciful, whimsical, and unique works throughout the United States.
Though difficult to choose which creations to launch, Foundry Michelangelo has selected ten of the favorites and have taken delivery of those originals: sea creatures and land critters; all one-of-a-kind. The art pieces are actively in production now, and Foundry Michelangelo is excited to announce that the first limited-edition creatures and critters sculptures will be distributed to gift and collectible shops in the Fall of 2019.
Foundry Michelangelo is continually refining and adding to their master mold collection as announced last January when Laran Ghiglieri, son of the world-renowned Lorenzo Ghiglieri, was commissioned to create a ten-foot-tall heroic monument. And now, with an opportunity to broaden their position in the art market with these fanciful sculptures, Foundry Michelangelo will continue to provide artworks as they have in the past, from the existing phenomenal master mold collection, AND a recently acquired mold collection that was assembled during the past 40 years. Over 200 world-famous master artists are represented in this latest acquisition, including Frederic Remington, C. M. Russell, Edgar Degas, and Auguste Rodin.
We are now actively creating new works while producing works from nearly 2,000 different molds, ranging from the high-end fine art pieces in bronze, silver, resin, and other mediums, including pure gold, to the other end of the market: kiln-dried colorful and fanciful works by Steven Lee Smeltzer.
About Foundry Michelangelo:
Foundry Michelangelo, “The Source for the world’s greatest fine art masterpieces,” creates original sculptures from small desktop collectibles to larger-than-life heroic monuments cast in bronze, pure silver, gold, and resin. The company’s master mold collection contains hundreds of original molds from world-famous artists, including Frederic Remington, C.M. Russell, Edgar Degas, Auguste Rodin, Ghiglieri, and Michelangelo.
For more information,
visit FoundryMichelangelo.com.