James Kitchen began welding metal sculptures more than twenty years ago. A bit of a Renaissance man, he has been an ‘artist’ his entire life - finding creative outlets in poetry, rock balancing, stone carving, oil painting, and as a multi-instrumentalist musician. In addition, he has always been fascinated by history and theoretical physics. His art allows him to bring these passions to life; through recycling history left behind as rusted metal, and with that, creating his artistic interpretation of scientific theories of space and time. The city of Springfield installed 100 of his sculptures from 2012-2013; 32 of which were part of a downtown walking tour, and one- a 35-foot high bird was permanently installed at 1350 Main St, bringing a fresh energy to the city.