I am very pleased to share that I made a short list of entries for the 2014 ArtPrize Early Buzz list! http://www.artprize.org/lists/list/2639/?page=1-2 The list is a group of the top twenty-five entries appearing on lists generated through the ArtPrize App. I am honored to be in such good company with
This is one of my favorite sculptures. It was made as a commission for a patron in Florida who went so far as to request a very specific pose and theme for the sculpture. At first I was a bit skeptical about taking direction from him on the look and design of one of my sculptures. As an artist I have always felt I should make what I need to make and what I want people to see, then show it to the world. I never wanted to fit my vision into someone else’s box and be constrained by the ‘eyes’ of someone else. But after a few long phone conversations about pose, theme, design and look I got comfortable with this clients vision and actually enjoyed the process of collaboration.
I was alerted to this article from the Highlands Today Publication about my most recent installation in Sebring, Florida. It seems the male figure makes some people a bit uncomfortable. I have dealt with this kind of criticism for the whole of my career doing public sculpture. There was a
Here is another Throw Back Thursday picture of me at the installation of Fat Lady, powder coated steel, 105″ x 40″ x 30″, 2004 at the Big Rock Garden in Bellingham Washington in May 2005. This was a huge show for me at the time and up until then the most
Take a few minutes out of your day to revisit the day long installation of my 30-foot tall sculpture The Muse at The Southern Vermont Arts Center in August of 2012. This stunning time lapse video was done by photographer Tim Townsend and captures the majestic qualities of the summer
Here is a nice article from Highlands Today about the impending installation of my Winged Glory sculpture in the Florida Outdoor Sculpture 2014 show. Outdoor Sculptures Coming to Sebring I am thrilled to be included in this show and will have two additional pieces as part of the show in Winter Haven
The Muse, a monumental 30 foot tall, one ton sculpture by Jack Howard-Potter, has been installed at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester Vermont. The installation was documented by photographer Tim Townsend in an informative and exciting time lapse video which captures the wonderful ballet between the sculpture, the
Welcome to steelstatue.com, the website for sculptor Jack Howard-Potter. With this update you will find a collection of photographs highlighting sculptures created in 2011. These works are smaller in scale than many of his previous works, but retain the wonderful balance of movement and solid anatomy that is inherent in
Please enjoy this picture of my newest finished piece…and go here to check out the upgraded gallery