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Wearing farmer's overalls, a cap and a beatific smile, Lyle Nichols could easily pass for a fruit grower in the small agricultural community of Palisade near Grand Junction, Colorado. Only when you visit his home, a converted barn surrounded by an assortment of glass, steel and stone lawn sculptures, do you catch a glimpse of this unpretentious artist, who can turn chunks of sandstone and rusted metal into unusual and often humorous works of art. Several of Nichols' large sculptures can be seen in downtown Grand Junction's "Art on the Corner" project, while a recent composition, Rusty's Dream, brightens State Highway 6 near Palisades National Bank. The stone-and-metal construction features a dog made of surplus bolts standing on his hind legs, his front paws resting on a granite pedestal containing ten red fire hydrants.

Nichols' smaller pieces, such as the carved bowl and spoon that appeared on a cover of Architectural Digest in 1990, as well as in a recent issue, are be-coming sought-after home accents. Several of his "match-strikers''—granite bowls with a rough inner surface for lighting matches, adorn Cher's Aspen home. Arnold Schwarzenegger also owns one. "He smokes cigars, so he has one in his office," Nichols says. A self-taught artist who grew up in Colorado's Grand Valley, Nichols takes great pleasure in using local materials. He shaped an enormous piece of granite from the Uncompahgre into a countertop for Carlson's Vineyard, in Palisade. He recently recycled farm equipment into a life-size of a horse for a Palisade family... Nichols marketing strategies are as low-key as the man himself. "I let one of my neighbor kids sell peaches in my yard this year. A couple stopped and bought $3 worth of peaches and a $6,000 yard sculpture."

Take some time to tour this website and learn about Lyle Nichols, the Artist

"When you finish your work, it's not just your idea; it becomes a reality and belongs to everybody."
~ Lyle Nichols

Lyle Nichols work ranges from coffee table pieces to 8,000 lb. sculptures
 
"The only thing I want to be known for is to... make someone smile."
~ Lyle Nichols
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Lyle Nichols Designs
Sculptures in Stone, Steel and Wood
511 35 1/2 Rd.
Palisade, Colorado 81526
970-464-5015
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The following link will show a map with locations to many of Lyle's sculptures throughout the Mesa County area. Take a driving tour of the area and see some of Lyle's unique work.