Holly Sudduth

Inspired by their ability to thrive and the astonishing assortment of colors and shapes, my latest steel organic work is  an attempt to capture the beauty of succulents.  each piece is hand cut from rusted steel,  carefully painted  and stitched to a steel backing with wire

One of my favorite things about New Orleans is the magnificent old magnolia trees.  These pieces are my hello to Spring Time in NOLA! Hand cut steel petals on paint washed rusted steel. The center pieces are made from reclaimed hardwood and pottery tools.

available in 18' and 24' square

Custom color work also available

The meeting of two totally different medium.  Together they create a balance between light and dark, clean and corroded.   

Birch tree bark is stunning, but fragile to work with. I built this birch out of steel and did my best to bring the delicate cream, gray and rust color spectrum alive with paint on rusted steel. Each piece is inspired by trees I’ve encountered in nature The tension of splitting bark and what pulls under the surface, the subtle curves and swirls, and the camouflage pepper moths that blend into the skin all inspired this body of work.

Roses are all hand cut steel, wired to rusted, paint washed steel or distressed aluminum. They are meant to bring a feeling of calm. 

Always lush and inviting, balancing shade and sun. The leaves of palms are intricate and artful from open to close. I delight in cutting these playful shapes in steel and aging them with rust and acrylic paint. These pieces are all mounted on steel.

Somewhere in my crooked mind, among enthusiasm for profanity and scattered pages from Geek Love and The Museum of Extraordinary Things, I developed rather dark visions of dimming lights, distressed colors and the fading beauty of the carnival midway. From these visions come games never won. Their function is to draw you to distraction, please your mind,  tempt your curiosity with a cheeky wink  and make you stop and play for a moment. 

Paper mache. Faux Fur.  Large scale.  Really large scale.  Ive made them for a fiat commercial, a feature film, a music video, and for individuals who just want to be something else for a moment,  I love to do custom masks, just contact me!

The Sacred Hearts:  Art glass and plasma cut steel.   

Prayer Boxes:  Steel, wood, art glass

Verdad Mirror: Plasma cut steel, gold leaf, wood, silk roses

These are one of a kind pieces, made to order.

Born from an interest in the brutalist sculptural movement of the 1960's, these pieces are plasma cut steel and bronze patina. Several have been featured in film and television.

From the streets of New Orleans to a ranch in Colorado, found objects make for some creative assemblage time, and constant inspiration.  I try to generate one piece every year

HER

Full sacle paper mache body forms and car were built in collaboration with lLead Sculptor Jack Cornelius as instillation art for the Spike Jones film HER