Fabrication work is beginning on the outdoor sculpture for the new Texas Children's Hospital West Campus in Houston, TX.  Shown at right is one of three groupings of colorful fantasy trees, the tallest of which is 10 feet tall.  The project is being coordinated by hospital art consultants: American Art Resources and fabricated by Ad Display Sign Systems of Katy, TX..
Studies for 12 Public Art pieces have been completed thus far this year.
A one person exhibition at the Stanley Center for the Arts in Utica, NY opens for the summer session of the Arts in Education Institute on June 28, 2010.  There will be an OPENING RECEPTION on September 8th, 5-6:30 pm to mark to beginning of the new school year.    The exhibition will run until February 4, 2011.
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November 19th was the opening for my one person show at the Wilson Art Gallery at Le Moyne College in Syracuse NY.   It's within the Noreen Reale Falcone Library.   The exhibition ran through December 18th.
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After welding the connector elements, the aluminum Peace Garden Totem was assembled for the first time (August 21st) to verify that everything fits.  The totem was installed on September 12th and dedicated on Wednesday, September 16th at the Thea Bowman House on Lafeyette Street in Utica, NY.   See progress photos .
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As part of Artsweek in Syracuse NY a 21.5' tall wood Community Totem was painted by children on Saturday July 25th.   The completed piece was on display at Clinton Square in Syracuse on Saturday August 1st as part of "Family Friendzy" festivities.   See more details at Artsweek activities along the Connective Cooridor.  or  downtownsyracuse.com
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A 30" tall painted wood version of Two Are Halves of One was on display at the Cooperstown Art Association National Juried Exhibition in Gallery C.    Opening on  July 17, the exhibition continued through August 28th at 22 Main Street in Cooperstown, NY.
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Two Are Halves of One is now on view at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington DC.   It was moved on March 30, 2009.   See more photos here.
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You can catch a glimpse of the Think Peace sculpture on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams as he reports on the visit of Barack and Michelle Obama to Capital City Public Charter School on Tuesday, February 3, 2009.    See video clip, more photos & links here.
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The Thea Bowman House in Utica, NY has recieved a grant from The Stanley Center for the Arts to facilitate their Peace Garden Totem Project - a 12' tall painted aluminum sculpture.    This project is made possible with funds from the Art Creating Community Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Stanley Center for the Arts.
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"Think Peace" (a 3' version) was installed at Unity Church in St. George Utah on the United Nations International Day of Peace:   September 21, 2008.   Reverend Luigi Persichetti, who colaborated in the design of this piece and commissioned the work, presided over the event which was the culmination of the "Eleven days of Global Unity" Celebration.
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We've moved from Clinton to Fayetteville, NY - Please note my new address and phone number below.   We are now on the same street with our children and grandchildren.
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Check out my new page of Sculptors Web Pages with images from each site.
My NEW BOOK:  "The Sculpture of Peter W. Michel" was published in January (2008).   80 pages with 97 photos of 60 sculptures. You can order the book as well as see a preview of the first 16 pages by clicking here.
You can see photos of Peter's work in Sculptural Pursuit Magazine.
Peter's work also appears in 2 recent Guild publications: The Guild Sourcebook of Residential Art 6,   Guild Publishing,  2008.  The Sourcebook of Architectural & Interior Art 22,   Guild Publishing,  2007.
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A powerpoint presentation on the Sculpture of Peter W. Michel was given to 110 eighth graders at the Jordan-Elbridge Middle School in Jordan New York in February 08.  The students were in the process of creating a horizontal linear totem sculpture in the entry rotunda of their school.after reading "Touching Spirit Bear" and learning about the Northwest Native American ideology of honoring animals through totems.

Please contact me with your comments and questions by email at peter@petermichel.com or mail at the address below.

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© 1983/2008 by Peter W. Michel                Posted 3-07-08   updated 9-01-10