Mini Golf Blog Series Part 5: Wm & Sascha Kooienga

How did you come to get involved with this project?

Max Goldberg, son Jesse’s boss at Pinewood, and Sascha’s haircut client, asked us to participate.

 

How would you describe your artistic style?

Free-form sculpture, sensuous lines, smooth surfaces, beautiful natural materials, mostly wood and stone.

 

Please describe your vision for this project.

Bank the ball off two stones and through a gate in the third. Fourth boulder outside the course for accent.

 

How did you come up with the creative concept?

As soon as we found we could do anything, any size, it became Big Stones.

 

Please describe your process for fabricating/creating the project.

We found the boulders on our property in DeKalb county. Hauled them out and set them up for carving with a backhoe. Carved with diamond saws and stone chisels… polished with fine carborundum sandpaper.

 

What did you enjoy most about working on this project?

We enjoyed creating together, father and son. We also enjoyed working in near proximity and interacting with other artists.

 

What piece of advice would you give to aspiring artists?

Advice to other artists? If you’re driven to do it, do it.