JOSEPH HOPPS
Arbor Castle Birdhouses
Est. 1999
Joseph Hopps is a self taught artist whose early realistic drawings and paintings later shifted to non-objective paintings in oils and acrylics. Working with wood is another interest Joseph pursued, assembling wood reliefs with painted surfaces in abstract forms. Working with wood moved Joseph in other directions as well, from cabinetry to birdhouse building.
Coupled with his building skills and art background, Joseph began to formulate the idea of using bird house construction as an art form. Exploring this form of expression is where Joseph found his niche. It was three dimensional work and painted metal surfaces. It was functional, great fun and of course “the sky was the limit.”
In 1994 Joseph entered and won Norman Oklahoma’s Firehouse Art Gallery birdhouse competition. Since then, the response to his aviary abodes has been tremendous. He has sold his creations throughout the U.S.
His customers see the houses as whimsical woodland fairy castles for gnomes, hobbits, pixies, tree nymphs and little people. Joseph intends the same and is quick to point out that the birds love them just as well.
Presently Joseph designs and builds his creations in Edom, Texas, a small East Texas town noted for its arts and crafts community. “Come see the magic for yourself.”
