Doug Calisch's sculptural process involves collecting, altering, assembling and documenting found materials. By composing with these rescued materials, he allows layers of association and metaphor to emerge, motifs to develop, and narratives to be created. That each collected article shows signs of natural wear or past human activity intrigues Calisch. He suggests the assemblages have an expansive history beyond his involvement with the materials. The work becomes collaborative, combining his actions with previous acts. While Sculpture leans toward narrative and furniture making may celebrate function, the creative process is not that different. Often significant materials are offered by the client and repurposed materials/objects are often incorporated. Within this context, Calisch strives for a balance between preserving an object’s history and creating new ways of looking at and thinking about these objects. Beyond the formal considerations of technique, composition, color, texture, and craft-- found-object construction allows each of us to consider our own relationships to the finished form.