Ralph Moresco

After spending 30 years in the petrochemical industry, Ralph retired to Lake Buchanan in the Texas Hill Country.  With spare time on his hands, Ralph decided to take a welding class and from that point on he was hooked on working with metal.  Having a love for both mechanics and kinetics – he drew these together in creating his wind spirals. 

Ralph designs and builds “Wind Spirals”, a form of wind driven kinetic sculptures. The spirals are individually handcrafted one at a time in his studio.  Using a combination of tools, he first hand cuts the blades, then shapes them with a shot bag (a centuries old method), and finishes the shaping process using an English wheel.  Ralph also uses lathes, drill presses, welders, and an oxy acetylene torch to assemble the various components that become a wind sculpture. 

His award winning spirals are made of copper, stainless steel, and brass and can hold up in winds up to 70 m.p.h.