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State Street Gallery Featured Artist
Steve Wirtz
I guess I've always had a fear of being boring; and stepping on something icky while wading barefoot. The medium I work in alleviates my first fear. My art explores the second. My current sculptures are the result of 20 years of experience with laminated paper (a form of papier mâché) techniques. It gives me great reward to make people laugh. When a collector tells me how they smile every time they look at their Wirtz original, I realize what keeps me going, and why I keep taking my shoes off before stepping in the creek.
My goals include inspiring young minds through demonstrations and hands on participation with my art, and redefining what people think of when they see the words "papier mâché."