ARTIST

In November of 1980 as a young man seeking fortune Doug started working for a large steel mill in northern Utah.

Doug was entranced by the process of taking recycled scrap metal from its simple form and making a new useable product. From the 65 ton electric arc furnaces Spewing out molten steel into a large Ladle to the continuous caster where a billet of steel weighing 1.5 tons is cut into 25’ lengths in preparation for reheating and rolling into a bar of angle, flat, rounds, rebar or any of Dozens of marketable shapes.

The work is Hot, Dirty and often times dangerous to perform as Doug’s Body can attest.

Now after 28 years Doug’s passion for creating unique one of a kind Metal sculptures using many of the same techniques and processes he has become so familiar with in the industry are now made manifest in his Artistic endeavors, Making a sculpture out of  old found objects and persuading it to succumb to the tools and the will of the artists hands is the challenge that Doug has thrived on in his work, Items that might end up in junkyards or farmers backyards are all potential art objects in waiting. In many Asian cultures The combination of Stone&Steel Is considered (ZEN) or good fortune,  That’s why you see the stones so prominently displayed in his beautiful work.  Many of them are from faraway places that Doug has visited.

From Contemporary tabletop and freestanding abstract sculptures, to his beautiful Signature garden bells with their unusual and eye catching Designs.  Doug’s work is truly one of a kind.

His work can be viewed in Juniper Sky Fine Art Gallery in Kayenta’s Coyote Gulch Art Village, St. George,Utah Goldenstien Gallery,Sedona Arizona,Palmers gallery,Saltlake city,Utah,And most recently at the Rare Gallery in Jacksonhole ,Wyoming  Doug Is currently working on an exciting 9 sculpture installation in Provo Utah having been commissioned by a prominent Utah Businessman set for early Fall of 2008 Completion Doug has created the company Riverwooddesigns to further his artistic endeavors through Design, internet and marketing opportunities

Doug is inspired by his very supportive and accomplished Artist Wife Dianne Adams whose masterful watercolor Paintings have influenced many to greater heights. Doug also attributes his success to his Heavenly Father who has given him so much.