Barbara Lekberg, Who Wielded A Blowtorch For Her Art, Has Died At 92

Lekberg found her medium when she learned to weld. "'The old struggle with plaster and coat hangers ended when I began to weld steel,' she said, referring to her early efforts to make sculpture. 'Steel held its own when projected into space and seemed to do everything I needed. This is a primal joy in sculpture: that a mineral from the earth can be a vehicle for expressing one’s innermost thoughts.'"

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