My guest is Dean Imel, an Oklahoma City kinetic artist who crafts moving copper wind sculptures of all shapes and sizes. Dean has been a regular at the Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts for years, and was selected as the 2020 Featured Artist by the Oklahoma City Arts Council. Although this year’s festival has been canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, his art continues to move. Join me as I learn about Dean’s early days, his exciting adventures, and what inspires him to work with the wind.
"Though I make quite a few pieces each year, each one is personal to me. I appreciate that people use their hard earned money to buy something I made, and I do not want to disappoint them. I use the best materials and processes that I know to make something beautiful that will last. I also get a kick out of going to someone's home to install a piece. I am an amateur gardener (aren't we all) and enjoy seeing the plants they use in their landscape. People are interesting, and I have gotten to know quite a few through my work. It's one of the real joys of what I do. While it is disappointing to have the Arts Festival canceled this year, I am an optimist and look forward to an even better show next year with new people to meet and new yards to explore."
- Dean Imel
Connect with my guest:
You can contact Dean Imel through email at kdimel@hotmail.com or by cell phone at 405-229-4516.
Watch one of Dean's sculptures in motion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvJvSsSb_8o
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Arts Council Oklahoma City https://www.artscouncilokc.com/
Arts Council Oklahoma City Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ArtsCouncilOKC
Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts https://www.artscouncilokc.com/festival-of-the-arts/
Press:
https://oklahoman.com/gallery/6030149/festival-of-the-arts-saturday
https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMHZ76_Twirl_at_the_Dance_Edmond_OK
https://culturenow.org/entry&permalink=23558&seo=Corkscrew_Public-Arts-Board-Norman-and-Dean-Imel
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