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2024 Ohio Artist Registry Juried Exhibition
Jeff Jackson
Bio
Jeff Jackson is a steel sculptor from Bay View, Ohio. Though mostly self taught, a vocational welding course he took as a teenager introduced him to welding. Shortly after that course he realized welding professionally was not for him, but he continued to repair small projects for family and friends. Years later it clicked that welding could be a perfect outlet for his creativity and after many years of smoke, sparks, and shrapnel, his skills grew from simple found object art to sculptures that are created with thousands of pieces of metal. To this day he still enjoys creating simple whimsical sculptures and continues to create them along with larger projects.
Jeff debuts his most intricate sculptures (and sells versions of his fans favorites) at Mr. Smith’s Coffee House in Sandusky, Ohio.
Artist Statement
One of the ways Jeff finds his inspiration is transporting his sculptures to local art walks and engaging with people who approach his sculptures with wonder and smiles. These brief but joyful interactions keep him in his studio, staring at mountains of steel, waiting for the next idea to spark.