4. Transparent Wedge

By Ken Thompson

NB Gratiot at Robertson

“ I have always had a fascination with buildings and bridges, as well as, the columns, posts, beams and arches that support them. I come to this world from a tradition of craftsmanship. I prefer to use materials that convey strength. I have always felt that good art should be well made and that there is no excuse for poor craftsmanship.

I see each sculpture as a ‘clean sheet of paper’ that presents new opportunities to discover solutions. Beyond content and suitability, my sculpture concentrates on the fundamental issues of form and how negative space defines it, as well as, the techniques employed to create it.”

Check out Ken’s work at:

www.kenthompsonsculpture.com

Stop by our office located at 92 NB Gratiot in Mount Clemens and pick up a brochure of all our sculptures in the brochure box located on our front porch. There are plenty of sunny, winter days where a walk can be invigorating.

Send  a small tax-deductible contribution to keep the next show going in  October 2025 – 2026.

Mike Sohikian, a retired ironworker has been a member of the Bridge and Structural Ironworkers Local 55 for 37 years.  He has had a lifetime of love and appreciation for art, but didn’t begin his art career until 1995. Since then, he has garnered acclaim and numerous prestigious awards and recognition for his paintings and sculptures.  Sohikian is best known for taking salvaged steel to new heights with impressive and innovative concepts.  He assembles industrial materials as well as reworks the materials into fascinating forms. 

Mike lives in Genoa, OH.  Mike has 4 sculptures in our program this year.  When we select the sculptures, we do not know who the artist is.

Check out some of his work at

https://www.facebook.com/russel.sohikian

The Bee Reader sculpture at the evolving MCEP Pollinator Park was installed in July of 2024.  It will be open to extend gifts of small paperback books for young readers and mature readers. Each month the Bee Reader will have two paperback books available. One geared for younger readers and one for mature readers. Please come and check it out. Each month’s selection will be available on the MCEP website with the book’s description.  If for some reason the books are not there just call us at 586 783 6008 and we will replenish the stock.

December Bee Reader Books

Wild Animals Dot-to-Dot Fun, by Arkady Roytoman

Youngsters can count from 1 to 101 as they connect the dots to complete the hidden pictures! Thirty-eight dot-to-dot puzzles reveal animals that live all over the world, including a fox, sloth, shark, narwhal, panda, and others. Plus, the finished drawings are ready for coloring and complete solutions are included.

Humorous American Short Stories, edited by Bob Blaisdell

Includes James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” a 2013 motion picture!

Spanning nearly 300 years of American humor, this anthology of entertaining tales ranges from the inventive mind of Benjamin Franklin and his 1732 story, “Alice Addertongue,” to Simon Rich’s 2012 fable, “Center of the Universe.” More than 30 witty short stories include works by Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, O. Henry, Langston Hughes, and other masters of the genre.
Nineteenth-century stories include Washington Irving’s classic, “Rip Van Winkle: A Posthumous Tale of Diedrich Knickerbocker,” “A Jersey Centenarian” by Bret Harte, and Lucretia P. Hale’s “The Peterkins Decide to Learn the Languages.” From later eras come Ring Lardner’s “The Golden Honeymoon,” “A Telephone Call” by Dorothy Parker, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber, Philip Roth’s “The Conversion of the Jews,” and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.