T u b a c
V i l l a g e r
Art, function meld in David Voisard’s metal work
by Kathleen Vandervoet
If you’re looking for a memorable gate, large or small, David Voisard may be the person to transform your concepts into reality. An artist in metal and wood, he creates furniture along with his eye-catching sculptures featuring whimsical animals. Voisard and his wife, Micki, an artist, author and motivational speaker, have lived in Tubac for 10 years and he’s established a gallery at his workspace at the Amado Territory complex.
His sculptural work is on view in public spaces, along with many homes in Arizona as well as in California, where he previously lived and worked for many years. Voisard “is phenomenal to work with,” said Lincoln Wilson, owner of “Heirlooms: Tubac Old World Imports,” for which Voisard created a large sign of brushed stainless steel. Wilson said Voisard “is by far one of the most creative and skillful critical thinkers” he knows. He also praised his
. ] ZV Q \ ] ZM
de Tubac , M [ QO V
efforts for the community. Among Voisard’s more widely known work is a $250,000 public art commission in an Oro Valley shopping plaza finished several years ago. He and Tucson artist Steve Farley won the commission in which Voisard created eight large three-dimensional figures and Farley added tile work. In the summer of 2011, Voisard was among a group of 10 Tubac area artists whose
4 ] ` ] Za * M LLQ V O + WU X TM \ M ? Q V LW_ < ZM I \ U M V \ [ 4 QO P \ QV O ) K K M [ [ WZQM [ , M [ Q O V ; M Z^ Q K M [
Unique & Just a bit funky 4 I - V \ ZI LI LM < ] J I K - . ZWV \ I O M : L < ] J I K ) B
!
_ _ _ K I [ I N Q V I LM \ ] J I K K WU