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"Where the art meets the Soul" Orlando, Florida November 11th and 12th 2000 . Charles Gerald (Jerry) Daley was
born in March of 1942. Jerry’s father was a soldier. Because he and
Jerry’s mom divorced shortly after he returned home, Jerry never had
the opportunity to know his dad. His
mother worked in an aircraft factory all during the war.
Jerry had to live with his very elderly grandparents.
Money was non-existent but love was plentiful and granddaddy made
wonderful homemade toys. A trait his grandson would soon take up. Store
bought toys were few and far between.
When they did come, they were in the form of model airplane kits,
tinker toys, and builder blocks. It was know by his family that from a
very early age, Jerry loved making things more than playing with them.
Grief
entered Jerry’s life a second time with the loss of his beloved
stepfather. Although he was
only his dad for about four years, he was the only daddy Jerry had ever
really known. His stepdad
suffered a lingering and painful case of cancer. His death plunged
Jerry’s mom into a deep depression leading to alcoholism.
At age 15 Jerry had to quit school and take a job at the local
gas station. This put an
end to his dream of building planes for a living. The
following years, marriage, children and the continued responsibility for
his mom put pressure on Jerry to take blue-collar jobs in the
construction field. Even
then he would bring home discarded material from the job site,
saving things destined for the landfill. Sometimes he had an
immediate use but for the items, but mos0tly they just In
spite of a rocky childhood, Jerry is a happy, warm hearted, and a fun
loving person, who prays for the best but prepares for the worst. Having
grandparents who lived through the depression taught Jerry the essence
of “waste not- want
not”. Some,
including his family, have teasingly called Jerry everything from a pack
rat to scrounger. Jerry laughingly has to agree and even admits to
occasionally dumpster diving. He regularly hits the garage sales and
flea markets anywhere he might find some “good junk”. Jerry’s first experience using compact disk was when he created a set of ornaments for his tree. “ I was looking for something to brighten up my tree. I remembered these CDs I had been collecting. I thought they would be just the thing to pick up the lights from the tree.” He began experimenting with cutting and shaping these iridescent compact disks into ornaments. Soon friends and family began requesting sets for their trees. Jerry began designing other shapes and forms and adding them to his other “saved objects”. It
was not long before his techno collages and flowerpot boards were making
news. All of Jerry’s mixed media sculptures are made of 100 percent
recycled or found objects. They have everything- color, texture, depth and even movement.
These happy, joyful creations of flowers and other natural elements were
influenced by his appreciation for nature’s beauty and his
grandmother’s prized flower garden. It really is true that one man’s
trash can be another man's treasure- especially if you let Jerry get a
hold of it. “Making
these things is some of the best fun I’ve ever had. I always thought
those CD’s were just too pretty to throw away but now I have all these
ideas about stuff I can make with them instead of just letting them pile
up. My wife is thrilled I
have a use for all my “junk piles” but she’s scared what I’ll
bring home next”. The response to Jerry’s CD art has been terrific. Most of his admirers thought the CD’s that were littering their mailboxes were pretty too, but now they have a beautiful way to enjoy them. We think you will too. |
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