“Everything
in nature is in rhythm, flowing – nothing is out of proportion. You can’t beat
Mother Nature on shapes. If you look closely at nature, you’ll never be out of
ideas. Each figure is a challenge, an experiment in mass, balance and energy.
Taking risks is what makes it fun.”
Elon
grew up close to the sea on the tiny island of Cayman Brac in the Caribbean. As
a boy, he would pick baby sea turtles off the beach when the storms dislodged
them from their sandy nests, bring them home and take care of them until they
were strong enough to return to the sea, usually after about a year. Originally
drawn to art to immortalize the sea creatures he loved since his youth in
16-gauge metal sculptures, Elon quickly expanded to create a multiplicity of
sculptural forms.