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…