Welder-Turned-Artist Delights at Historical Society Talk

Metal artist Jay Sawyer, a graduate of Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro, gives a presentation titled “Making New Art from Old Items” as the Waldoborough Historical Society’s final program of the year on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at the Broad Bay Congregational United Church of Christ in Waldoboro. He is surrounded by examples of his work, including a large photograph of his metal sculpture “The Maestro;” a yellow-and-black-striped metal sculpture called “Bumble B”; and a 29-inch sphere made of used horseshoes salvaged from a horse farm in Virginia. (Christine LaPado-Breglia photo)

By Christine LaPado-Breglia

After a 5:30 p.m. potluck dinner in the vestry of the Broad Bay Congregational United Church of Christ in Waldoboro, potluck attendees filed into the church’s sanctuary for the Waldoborough Historical Society’s final program of the 2016 season on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 12. The program featured 55-year-old Warren metal artist Jay Sawyer, “one of its own,” as the historical society described him in a press release announcing the event. The burly, bright-eyed, and bearded former Merchant Marine is a graduate of Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro.