Growing up in the early sixties, I discovered the world of hot rods and sports cars at an early age. I became especially fond of the custom made bodies of Italian and British race cars of that era and marveled that such beautiful curves could be wrought by hand from flat sheets of metal.

As an adult, my career path took me through a variety of metal-related jobs. I learned drafting and the machinist trade and developed the skills for bringing to life in metal almost anything that came off the drawing board. As I continued in this field, I found my artistic impulses awakened by the beauty and artistic qualities of machined, welded, and polished stainless steel.

I returned to college to study Sculpture and Industrial Design. Becoming enthralled with the process of metal casting, I knew that the knowledge would soon be put to use in my art. After college, I started a business in metal fabrication, where I increased my metal working skills and knowledge greatly. Later, I became a buyer for a large automobile assembly plant, where I became an expert on other production processes: glass making, plastic injection molding, and metal forming, once again knowing that this knowledge would be useful for me as an artist.

In all of my career and educational experiences, I have found that industrial machinery and processes can be used to make some of the most extraordinary art. Look at the lines of a modern exotic car, there is beauty in the lines and shapes. Look closely at the shape of a flower, or a seashell. Now that I have my own studio and equipment, I can use these industrial processes to make these shapes, or any shape, from a flat sheet of metal.

- Bill Wentworth