Heart of faith: Charleston artist uses creation of spiritually inspired repousse works as time for meditation

Charleston Daily Mail | October 17, 2006| | Copyright

DAILY MAIL STAFF

Joe Bolyard expresses his faith through artwork. He enjoys painting and sculpting but his specialty is repousse, a process that involves using small tools to push images into thin metal.

"It's almost like embossing," said Bolyard, who loves making religious icons that he either gives to friends or sells at a nominal cost because he believes everyone should be able to afford inspirational artwork. A personal benefit is that he meditates while he works.

Bolyard, 33, lives in an artsy apartment on Quarrier Street in the East End, a stone's throw from the state Capitol. His ...

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