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Kurt Steger In the Garden

June 27 - November 15, 2026

Ichor, a wood, rebar, and pigment sculpture

 

Ichor
wood, rebar, pigment
Kurt Steger

Japanese Stroll Garden

Kurt Steger In the Garden

June 27-November 15, 2026
 

Kurt Steger has been a carpenter, woodworker, and sculptor for over four decades. He brings a high level of craftsmanship, design, and ingenuity to his creations, which in turn express his concern for the environment and humanity. His work has many influences, from Shamanism to Buddhism to Western psychology. Steger’s accomplishments include an installation in Sacramento City Hall in Sacramento, CA, a traffic circle sculpture in Grass Valley, CA, and an interactive sculpture and healing ceremony conducted at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in Washington D.C., honoring the ten-year anniversary of 9/11. Steger's work is in private, public, and museum collections, and in 2017 he received a NYFA Sculpture Grant. He teaches woodworking and recently started a woodworking program for children and adults in which he emphasizes the importance of working with one’s hands as a way of building positive character traits. His current and most ambitious sculptural project is the creation of his home sculpture garden, including a studio that he designed and built. Steger has lived in the Lower Hudson Valley since 2017.

ARTIST STATEMENT:
The six sculptures installed in the Hammond Museum’s Japanese Stroll Garden were selected for the way in which they blend and dialog with the surrounding environment. The works are made of natural materials primarily wood that are intended to patina and age gracefully over the years, ultimately becoming as elegant an element as a noble tree within the garden. They may appear to have a human purpose of perhaps some bygone era but in 

reality the primary function beyond beauty is to serve as perches for feathered ones to enjoy. The sculptures are built with traditional woodworking techniques, structurally balanced and articulated to shed moisture, they swivel and flex on their bases all in service of the longevity of the piece. My goal is to bring fine craftsmanship into the construction of the sculpture along with the choice of materials used to achieve the exact same lifespan of many decades, even centuries in harsh environmental conditions This is all in service of the philosophy that if we humans can work in nature practicing balance, beauty, respect and integrity we can live together in harmony, extending our lifespan and the planets existence as we attain joy and spiritual fulfillment.

Lotus, a wood, hardware and copper sculpture with a concrete base

 

Lotus
wood, hardware, copper, concrete base
Kurt Steger

 

Wave Two
wood, stone, rebar, twine
Kurt Steger

Wave Two, a wood, stone, rebar, and twine sculpture
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