I live and work in Springfield, PA and being an avid gardener, it seems natural that I gravitated toward creating whimsical sculptures for the garden I spend so much of my free time in.  I value the process of finding objects, listening to their story and reincarnating them into the creatures they will become.  Nature is a profound source of inspiration to me and my work.  I am especially inspired by the wonderful rhythm and lines of trees and their branches - they are purposeful with the space they take up.

It was at Moore College of Art and Design, from which I graduated in 1997 with a B.F.A. in sculpture, that I discovered metal and it has remained my primary fascination ever since.  I found a kinship with the process of bending, heating, hammering and welding that working with metal entails.  I love the loud dirtiness of my work and also that I am breaking through perceived gender norms and working in an environment, mastering skills, using tools that are predominated by and traditionally associated with men.  For me, in drawing with the metal it is absolutely important that the line looks simple, never labored. 

I believe in preserving out natural resources and for this reason I recycle whenever possible.  We live in such a disposable age and as a reaction to that I am trying to show that reusing is not only environmentally friendly, but it is also fun. Often times the finding of the objects, are as much fun as making the piece.

               Sandra Webberking Pieces