Peter Abrams
Peter Abrams is a recycled artist specializing in elevator cable reclamation for "Firebowls".
He was born December 19, 1961 in New York City. He currently works in Trenton, New Jersey at his workshop on 220 Allen Street where he CREATES functional artwork, furnishings, and figures from wire rope. He is founder and proprietor of the Trenton Atelier - a grass-roots, volunteer community artists organization.
Current projects include Firebowls, Be Home Now, Firedirt, and other functional recycled art and products.
References
Trentonian METALHEADS - November 22, 2010 'Pete Abrams, the founder and proprietor of Trenton's Modern Metal Work and the Trenton Atelier' http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2010/11/22/business/doc4ce687cea64a9268798527.txt
Trentonian Trenton Atelier's Pete Abrams says 'Let's just do something' - July 3, 2010 http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2010/07/03/news/doc4c3004cf3d451023944393.txt
Trenton Downtowner One man's trash is another's art colony - June 2009 "Artist Pete Abrams has a bold plan to transform an industrial RUiN into an artistic haven"
The Times Brave New Weld - Thursday January 25, 2001 "Once a mainstay of Trenton's industrial might, wire rope now figures in the furnishings Peter Abrams creates at Modern Metal Work."