Born in Salinas, California in 1951, Micah Curtis was raised on the Big Sur coast, where he now lives on the family ranch overlooking the Big Sur valley. Micah grew up in an environment of artists. His father, Jack Curtis, is a writer; Ross Curtis, his Uncle, has been an art professor; Ross’s wife, Eileen, was a San Francisco Potter who taught Micah how to throw pots as a boy

After learning welding at age 12, he developed an interest in metal work. Making metal sculptures was one of the fun pursuits of his youth.

In 1974, after having attended college, Micah and his wife, Gail, had an opportunity to move to Australia. There Micah found work as a pattern maker. They spent their spare time building a 45’ ketch. After completion of their yacht in 1978, they spent the next year sailing Australia and the Pacific Islands on the way back to California.

Arriving back at the family home in Big Sur, Micah built a metal working studio. It is here, in his Big Sur studio, that Micah has developed techniques for the fabrication of dissimilar and contrasting metals. Micah uses these techniques to create his vision of integral sculptural forms. These are always meticulously crafted, grand and heroic, colorful and exciting