Metal Tuna Fish and Abstract Dreams

From: Will Coley
Length: 04:38

Syd Ahlstrom makes realistic metal sculptures of sea life. His neighbors in Orleans are snapping them up. But Syd says he’d rather make another kind of art, something that’s a tough sell on Cape Cod. Read the full description.

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Playing: Metal Tuna Fish and Abstract Dreams
From: Will Coley

Metaltunafish_coley_fall2011cl26_small Syd Ahlstrom makes realistic metal sculptures of sea life. His neighbors in Orleans are snapping them up. But Syd says he’d rather make another kind of art, something that’s a tough sell on Cape Cod. For WCAI’s Creative Life series, Will Coley reports.

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Syd Ahlstrom makes realistic metal sculptures of sea life. His neighbors in Orleans are snapping them up. But Syd says he’d rather make another kind of art, something that’s a tough sell on Cape Cod. For WCAI’s Creative Life series, Will Coley reports.