"HOUND BENCH"
While you might see a small old mahogany bench with curved legs, Betsy Soifer sees a basset hound waiting to greet its new owner. After years of college and medical work as a physician, Betsy rediscovered sculpting in 2009. Although she did have a metal shop to support her work, her need to create remained. Using nuts/bolts/metal screws, a hack saw, an angle grinder, a drill press, and a drill, Betsy now enjoys the challenge of converting recycled scraps of metal (including kitchenware, plumbing parts, construction hangers, hub cabs, knobs) into whimsical creatures for folks to smile at and enjoy.
Betsy has been fortunate to participate in Cracked Pots Garden Show, Belmont Street Fair and several SE Portland neighborhood fairs. Her creatures appear in Six Days Art Coop and Mag-Big galleries in Portland, Oregon and on her front porch and in her front garden.