Brion Galleries Artists

Remember the wonderfully whimsical and energetic steel sculptures titled Garden Angels and Angels from Manhattan that we had on view at Brion Galleries in Lambertville and The Artists Showcase in Chester? Well, the artist who created them, Edward Casagrande, is still hard at work creating new and divergent sculptures. At his studio, appropriately named Earth Orchestra, Edward manipulates a multitude of materials to create ethereal artwork ranging from elegant pieces of jewelry to entire garden environments.

This summer, Casagrande is participating in the Festival of Arches which is being hosted by the Hamilton Main Street Area Association . The Earth Orchestra bench, titled Cosmic Plinth, pictured above and right, is for the installation project known as The County Seat. Hamilton is, not surprisingly, the county seat of Ohio’s Butler County. Benches designed by 38 artists with historical, geographical and cultural themes, will line High Street, Main Street and the bridge. These installations are sponsored by The City of Sculpture of Hamilton. Other participating artists include: the City of Sculpture artist-in-residence Dennis Baker, University of Cincinnati professor Ray Miller, and Chicago School of the Art Institute graduate Ben Ervin. Saturday, June 16^th, Edward Casagrande’s Cosmic Plinth was judged to be BEST IN SHOW! Congratulations Edward!

For more information go to www.cityofsculpture.org or www.mainstreethamilton.org. Look for The County Seat project in the Main Street District of Hamilton, Ohio. Edward’s bench is located on the bridge. These works of public art will remain on view throughout the summer of 2007.

Artist Edward Casagrande (right) is pictured on his Cosmic Plinth with his client Dawn Scwartzman (www.enrichingspaces.com) right after being awarded BEST IN SHOW at the Festival of Arches.