Art from anthills

Longtime friends make art from what lies beneath the surface

 

  • Alan Johnson displays one of the sculptures that’s created when he and longtime friend Benjamin Huish pour molten aluminum into anthills. (DINK NESMITH/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)
    Alan Johnson displays one of the sculptures that’s created when he and longtime friend Benjamin Huish pour molten aluminum into anthills. (DINK NESMITH/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

    Alan Johnson and Benjamin Huish’s hobby requires coveralls, face shields, molten aluminum and a lot of anthills. The two friends like to go out on Johnson’s 16 acres to find and eliminate ant colonies…