PARK LOCATION:
1763 Hamiltion-Cleves Road
State Route 128
Hamilton, OH 45013
513-887-9514

MAILING ADDRESS:
1763 Hamilton Cleves Road
Hamilton, Ohio 45013
513-868-8336

christoph spath

Spath was born in Germany and studied architecture and sculpture in Aachen and Duesseldorf. In 1981 be moved to the US and settled in Vermont in 1982 as sculptor-in-residence at the Vermont Marble Exhibit. This was followed by 15 years as a sculpture instructor at various Vermont schools. In 1997 he became head of the new Johnson Atelier Stone Division in New Jersey. Spath began exhibiting his work in 1985 in Michigan and throughout New England. His work is represented in public collections from Virginia to Vermont. Serpentine Column is carved from African black granite, which is 126" tall by 32" wide and 16" deep. It has been polished to a silky finish on two surfaces leaving two surfaces natural. Enclosed are layers of plate glass, which provide the green tint. Spath splits the granite and then uses a laminating method to reassemble with the glass enclosed. It's a magnificent sight when the sun is low in the sky and radiating through the glass.