Aaron Voigt

I was exposed to industrial design sensibilities at a early age. My father welded his way around the world for the U.S. Army and brought his methods and experience back home to his family's garage. He started teaching me the fundamentals of welding and fabrication at a very young age. At 14 my mother was diagnosed with beast cancer and her battle began. During this same time my older brother was battling his own addictions with narcotics. Our life was very erratic. By age 20 I had lost them both. Our home went from eight down to two. The relationship with my father and his craft grew stronger with every project. After years of projects together my work started to take its own direction. I started making furniture and elaborate art pieces. It became my outlet and ultimately my peace. My work takes me to a time and place of innocents, humor and love. With items sourced from such diverse products as old manufacturing machines, aircraft, cars, household fixtures and who knows what, my robots come alive with the history of the donor machine parts. My parts are found hiding out in junk yards, old business, yard sales, friends garages and swap meets. The endless hunt for these parts brings me to some very interesting places full of even more interesting people all the time. Its important to teach and share your knowledge with others that seek it. We are here to share and learn. Each one teach one. Keep your eyes and your hearts open. Custom commissions are available. Aaron Voigt

The artist's accolades include: Currently on display @ Mesa's Idea Museum "Art of the Robot"( February-May25,2014) -Best of show- Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival 2012 -Best of Show/Metal-Tempe AZ Festival of the arts Fall 2012 -Featured artist at Thieves Market & The Big Heap. Cave Creek, AZ 2012