Bill Merritt - Mixed Media Copper Sculptures

Bill Merritt, doing business as Ozarklake Distinct Décor, makes copper garden art in his garage studio north of Camdenton, MO. His specialty is hummingbird feeders but his body of work includes various garden items. The glass he uses in his art began life as something else—soda bottles, vases, candlesticks, gazing balls, decanters, decanter tops, and some glass that even Bill can't identify. From common to elegant, each is united with copper and repurposed as a fun and functional one-of-a-kind work of art.

Bill spent over 40 years in Naval aviation and electronics before his retirement from the Boeing Company. Formerly a draftsman and sometime sketch artist, Bill was quickly led to a functional art that not only is different but serves a purpose and gives new life to recycled copper and glass. Many years as a professional wireman have translated into bending, forming, and manipulating various and multiple gauges of copper wire, from very thin to tubing size, around glass containers of all shapes and sizes. Joints are soldered, copper and/or glass accents are added, and functional art is created. Hummingbird feeders include the vacuum type, with a rubber stopper and curved feeding tube, and delicate tube feeder arrangements with multiple stations. Each piece is one-of-a-kind with its own personality.

New items are created as the materials and artistic mood dictates. Plan rooters, butterfly dishes, oriole feeders, seed feeders, fruit feeders, water baths—you just never know what will emerge from Bill's studio. But you can always find copper in one form or another, and you'll have fun identifying the glass containers that find a new purpose in his hands. Bill has extended his craft to include forming and hammering copper into unique garden items.

Bill and his wife live in Camdenton, MO. Bill is a member of the Columbia Art League and the Best of Missouri Hands. He has exhibited at art shows throughout Missouri and neighboring states for four years.

Bill Merritt
Ozarklake Distinct Décor
Camdenton, MO 65020
573-286-0491
e-mail Ozarklake Distinct Décor
www.ozarklake.net/



		Bill Merritt, doing business as Ozarklake Distinct Décor, makes copper garden art in his garage studio north of Camdenton, MO. His specialty is hummingbird feeders but his body of work includes various garden items. The glass he uses in his art began life as something else—soda bottles, vases, candlesticks, gazing balls, decanters, decanter tops, and some glass that even Bill can't identify. From common to elegant, each is united with copper and repurposed as a fun and functional one-of-a-kind work of art. Bill spent over 40 years in Naval aviation and electronics before his retirement from the Boeing Company. Formerly a draftsman and sometime sketch artist, Bill was quickly led to a functional art that not only is different but serves a purpose and gives new life to recycled copper and glass. Many years as a professional wireman have translated into bending, forming, and manipulating various and multiple gauges of copper wire, from very thin to tubing size, around glass containers of all shapes and sizes. Joints are soldered, copper and/or glass accents are added, and functional art is created. Hummingbird feeders include the vacuum type, with a rubber stopper and curved feeding tube, and delicate tube feeder arrangements with multiple stations. Each piece is one-of-a-kind with its own personality. New items are created as the materials and artistic mood dictates. Plan rooters, butterfly dishes, oriole feeders, seed feeders, fruit feeders, water baths—you just never know what will emerge from Bill's studio. But you can always find copper in one form or another, and you'll have fun identifying the glass containers that find a new purpose in his hands. Bill has extended his craft to include forming and hammering copper into unique garden items. Bill and his wife live in Camdenton, MO. Bill is a member of the Columbia Art League and the Best of Missouri Hands. He has exhibited at art shows throughout Missouri and neighboring states for four years. Bill Merritt Ozarklake Distinct Décor Camdenton, MO 65020 573-286-0491 e-mail Ozarklake Distinct Décor www.ozarklake.net/ Home \| Artisans \| Membership \| News \| Contact \| Featured Craftsman \| Mission \| Links \| Members Only
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