Wayne Summerhill

Wayne Summerhill moved to Hot Springs in 2005 to live and work as a sculptor . He had visited often and wanted to establish a studio and living space under one roof. Summerhill has been creating metal art for over thirty years. A native of Memphis, the relocation to Hot Springs has allowed him time and space for more artwork to be produced.

Wayne’s steel sculpture is often functional - tables, chairs and stools, but his real pleasure comes from creating his unique “people” and from his larger works that are inspired by music. He has included guitars that he fashions of steel and are reproductions of those used by many famous musicians – Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison – to name a few. He has also created a steel piano in one of the large works titled “50 Years of Rock N’Roll” that is currently on display at the Hot Springs Convention Center.

The Hard Rock Corporation commissioned three of the music inspired sculptures that are displayed in their Miami location.