Off the Street From the Beach

Using found objects—as well as non-precious materials and precious metals—to create his work, Robert W. Ebendorf combines a vast knowledge of metalsmithing techniques with the capacity to see the beauty in the unexpected. Of pieces such as this neckpiece, he states: “My work has been and is about making order and beauty out of chaos. I continue to make and find parts that I assemble. I am a gatherer, not a hoarder.”