Ed Kidera works with old steel cylinders, car, truck and farm parts to create unique pieces for the home and garden that are designed to last a lifetime or two. As of February 2006, he has created 4,300 signed pieces that can be found across the United States and around the world.
Ed began creating unique pieces from old parts at the age of 12. Early projects focused on providing transportation. First, he created a mini-bike from a rototiller and wheelbarrow that was used for many years. A gyrocopter, made from a go-cart was attempted, until the price of blades put an early end to the project. At fourteen, Ed began to create a car from the parts of three different cars, a beer keg, tubing, and fiberglass resin. It took two years to complete and register for the road.
In 1991, Ed combined his background in engineering, his love of art, a pair of old SCUBA tanks from his days as a PADI diving instructor, and his love of the garden into a bell sculpture for the backyard. For Christmas he created a handful of bells for family. Creating hardware was a welcome break from the software, and soon Ed found he could sell his work at local art shows. He was hooked.
By 1993, Ed was working fulltime creating his art from old cylinders and other old pieces. Soon he was making bell stands, mailboxes, bird baths, bird feeders, sculpture, bookends, masks, furniture, lanterns, candle stands, wine buckets, wine racks, teapots, tea cups, and more from recycled steel.
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