25 - Walter Massey
Massey Copper
120 Fredericks Street
Glen Cove Industrial Park, corner of Otto & Fredericks Streets
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Telephone: 360.344.3611
info@masseycopper.com
www.masseycopper.com
Pacific Northwest Heron
10” x 32” x 24”
Copper fabricated, patinzed
Demonstration:
Tour participants will be greeted by a studio representative and will find the artists and/or apprentices working on current projects. Walter Massey and his son Marc will be giving periodic demonstrations of basic Massey coppersmithing techniques. Pictures will be available for the enjoyment of tour participants and will include photographs of the artists’ work as well as photographs of workshops conducted at the studio throughout the year.
Directions to studio (located in the Glen Cove Industrial Park):
Highway 20 to Fredericks Street, east on Fredericks to Otto Street – Studio on southeast corner of intersection at Fredericks and Otto – Cross intersection to first driveway on right. Parking available inside studio grounds or along street.
Artist statement:
A true student of the 70s, I spent nearly the entire decade traveling, studying and searching for a vocation through which to make my way in the world and provide for my family. Result: exhaustion! Thus began a hiatus into the comforting and familiar arms of my avocation – the metal arts. I’ve been there ever since, still traveling, still studying and still searching and learning. Result: an exciting vocation creating a wide range of designs fabricated in copper.
The traditional art of coppersmithing is a rare find in our modern world and teachers of the same virtually impossible to find; but, rather than give up, I became my own teacher and have spent nearly 30 years developing my own techniques and styles with copper. Now, I teach others as well as myself and have entered a period in my career where I endeavor to include students and clients as much as possible in all aspects of my work. Whether participating in art shows, demonstrating my craft, teaching apprentices and weekend students, or working with clients to create a unique art piece for their home or business, working with clients and students to create beautiful copper art is, indeed, the vocation I’d been searching for.