HVQ Byrd Fused Bronze in Gaithersburg this week

Pocono Mountain artist Vicki and Hilton Byrd combine unique talents with a love of adventure, and have lived, loved and worked together for 40 years.

Vicki and Hilton in Mexico

Juried members of the Pennsylvania Guild for over 27 years, Hilton is a founding member of the Online Chapter and Vicki is an active member of the Pocono Chapter of the Guild. Hilton has been an active volunteer for the Guild, serving on many show committees,  the Board of Directors for many years, the Review Board and a past member of the Guild Standards committee in metals. They were craftsmen in residence at the Pa Guild State Crafts Gallery in Bushkill, and served as managers of the Gallery to provide a successful market for Guild members.

Hilton also served the Guild as assistant Director for the Guild,  helping to keep the shows on course during a time of transition.

HVQ Byrd jewelry and sculptures are made by what is called bronze fusion, using an oxygen-Acetylene torch to melt bronze rods at 1600 degrees. Every piece is built drop by bronze drop, starting from nothing to create each piece of original art. Each piece is its own sculpture, highly regarded and extremely collectible.

Hilton and Vicki Byrd do juried art shows across the country and are represented in several well known galleries.

So who are these incredible artists?

I have known Vicki and Hilton Byrd for a long time, and love them completely. They met 36 years ago in Mexico,as a matter of fact, while they both there finding themselves. Vicki’s background as a dancer encouraged her to use the human figure as an expression of human aspiration. Hilton’s background as a psychologist encouraged him more to use the human figure as an expression of character and whimsy.

And so you dance!

When you meet them, you get a sense of how complete they are…how comfortable in their beings, how much joy they find in each other, how delighted they are for each new person they meet and each new experience theyhave.

They love to travel, having lived in Wisconsin, the Virgin Islands, Pennsylvania and…who knows where they will wind up next?

Their family is completed by their three children, Kurt, Quijana and Oliver,  their extremely talented and handsome best grandson in the world Wendall, and their beloved Petite Bassett Griffon Verdeen Ra.

The Famous Ra

With Kurt in San Francisco and Quijana and Oliver in Hawaii, they have lots of reasons to travel and take advantage as often as they can.

A Dancing Life

They are constantly an inspiration to  me, just in their way of accepting and challenging the world. I believe that an artist puts a piece of themselves into every piece they make, and you will be in a better place with a piece of these artists in your heart.

Hilton explaining why YOU need his work more than he does

Check out their website: http://www.hvqbyrd.com. You can meet them in person at the upcoming  Sugarloaf Craft Festival this weekend in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Download directions and discount coupons by  this link:

http://www.sugarloafcrafts.com/festivals/gaith/november/

Other Online Chapter members doing the Sugarloaf Gaithersburg show are Arlene Freed, Armand Scavo, Groundhog Blues Pottery and Willow Creek Pottery.

Vicki and Hilton in Hawaii with world's best grandson Wendall

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