Business After Hours social with Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of CommerceThis mushroom tree makes a great centerpiece for the grounds. It is centrally located and a 360 degree piece. Much potential exists for hosting events with plenty of parking and room to roam in the park setting. About three acres serve as space for showcasing JBONE's creations with pond, lawn, trails and a tree top canopy that sets the mood!
Shear Ring Series, Another Space for the SpiritThis model in the Shear Ring Series in a very strong piece. The proportions seem to work precisely. I have a larger sphere and several smaller ones created with the same raw material; all are strong, but, this baby here exudes confidence!!
You're Lookin' Over a Four Leaf Clover IThe first in this model, I think this size and expression is one of the strongest in my horse shoe sphere series. The amount of open area and the visual balance is very satisfying. This sphere is at a residence on Penobscot Bay, Maine.
Business After Hours Social hosted for the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of CommerceWonderful space at the studio for gatherings. Lots of parking room and a very relaxing atmosphere for business or socializing. Even just connecting with the universe!!!!!!!
Ridin' the Rails to RocklandThis shot was taken at Studio JBONE before the sphere was attached to the base for public display at Sandy Beach in Rockland along the Harbor Trail.
Torqued IISphere created with S Wrenches. 12" diameter.
Stout Pillar This sculpture combines the beauty of raw steel and granite!! The stone is drilled up through the center for lighting. The light is downcast with a reflector on top of the inside. Installed in Knox County, Maine.
Violent SurrenderThis piece of I-Beam was salvaged during the demolition of the Miller Woolen Mill in Lisbon, Maine. It made quite an impression on me when arriving on site to select material for transport to the studio. This was the very end of a long piece of I-Beam that was sticking up into the air as it protruded out of a giant pile of wreckage. It seemed a bit like a flame. Within a short time my buddy Dwight was hooked onto the beam to pull it from the pile and I cut off the top chunk. Later on it was juxtaposed with this ideal piece of granite and is a favorite at the studio.I suspect the damage was down from an intense compression load on the beam as the rest of the building was demolished. Can only imagine the sound when this let go.
raw materials for horseshoe spheres…..
You're Lookin' Over a Four Leaf Clover, with frosting.55 inch diameter sphere.
A Space for the Spirit, from the inside!Patterns of snow applied by Mother Nature. Can not be outdone! 76" diameter.
ElementalOver thirty feet tall. Tallest sculpture to date, but, we like to think big around here……...
JBONE signature for A Spirit of Its OwnA Spirit of Its own is installed at the Portland International Jetport, Portland, Maine.
See JBONE go!
That's my favorite Uncle, Tim. He can palm the ball…..
the original Iron eThis sculpture is what inspired the undertaking of Sculpture Soup. There are now three of these and An Even Bigger Iron e. Created with penstock material.
Great example of how special the light can be at studio JBONE
A Spirit of Its OwnThis image was taken at studio JBONE during the test fit up before installation at Portland International Jetport. Can you say FORCED PERSPECTIVE?
Looking out of A SPACE FOR THE SPIRITHad to capture this beautiful sunset during an exhibition in Union, Maine.
LUCKY FEELIN' at sunset, Studio JBONE55" diameter horseshoe sphere
TENSION
UNTITLED(as of now)
EARLY BIRDPart of BORIN' ART series
Installation Day, A SPIRIT OF ITS OWNInstalled at Portland International Jetport
looking through NIGHT TRAIN to see RIDIN' THE RAILS TO ROCKLANDThe commission of Night Train was a direct result of exposure of Ridin' the Rails to Rockland on Pinterest! Night Train was commissioned for the Hyatt Place in Columbia, SC.Ridin' the Rails to Rockland is installed in Rockland, Maine along the Harbor Trail at Sandy Beach in the South End,
delivering NIGHT TRAIN Installed on Lady Street, Columbia, SC at Hyatt Place
QUANTUM SPHERE OF INNER BALANCE
I heard a noise and sent for help. Here i am holding up this wall until help arrives…..
ODD BALL17" diameter sphere with odds and ends…….
JBONE at workStudio improvements…..this tank is serving as a form for what will be a base for a swivel boom in the near future.
JBONE in his element…..This image demonstrates my utter joy for beautiful material. The rack in the background is some material salvaged from my late friends machine shop. Ted Howard was a great friend and member of out community. Blessed to have been asked to retrieve some of his collection of metals for use in sculpture. Almost all materials used from this collection are referred to as the HILT series……our old annex name for Ted's space, the Howard Institute for Lower Technology!
YOU TELL ME
pastel paradise!! new home for shear ring sphere!
YOU'RE LOOKIN' OVER A FOUR LEAF CLOVERInstalled at HIll & Dale Farm, Warren, Maine. This is a fitting installation as Harold Moore, a late friend, who with his wife Helen operated this horse farm for generations of horse lovers. Boarding and riding lessons here provided memories for countless people. Harold was enthusiastic of my art passion and when I began to create Endless Trot I mentioned to harold that I was running short on used horseshoes and the problem was solved!!After Harold and Helen passed, another friend, Lanny Boggs, acquired the farm and it is in operation as days gone by. Lanny has proven to be a great supporter of all things studioJBONE and this installation is a fitting celebration of the chain of events that led to the current studioJBONE and the horse shoe sphere series.
AN EVEN BIGGER IRON eMain Street, Warren, Maine, my home town! This is where the raw material for this sculpture and many other originated. Just over the bridge rail is the exact spot where this raw material previously served as a penstock for the Georges River Woolen Mill from the mid 1800's. There is a big story here, indeed! Check it out on the Sculpture Soup page…….
the OFFICIAL inaugural DROPPING of the F BOMB at studioJBONEsetting the sculpture onto the base for the first time with Jake!!
THE MAESTRO!atop Clarry Hill in Union, Maine. Prior to delivery to Stockbridge, MA, for installation at private residence.
JBONE saying his goodbyes to THE MAESTRO!'til we meet again!!
raw material for THE MAESTRO1/8th inch mild steel pulled from the decks of The American Can Company on Reed Street in Portland, Maine, in 2013.
first CONDUCTOR to interact with THE MAESTRO!Open studio at studio JBONE to present THE MAESTRO and have a Q&A session.
Work In Progress, SPIRIT VOYAGER, at studioJBONE.com
hard at work at studioJBONE
village of spheres at STUDIOJBONE