THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, December 9, 1994               TAG: 9412070174
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON    PAGE: 6K   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: BY STEVE STALNAKER, CORRESPONDENT 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

AUTO UPHOLSTERER WIELDS ARC WELDER TO TURN METAL INTO ART KOREAN IMMIGRANT FILLS FATHER'S SHOP WITH SCULPTURES HE JUST CAN'T BARE TO SELL OR PART WITH.

``I like to make functional sculpture that can be both enjoyed and

used,'' said Paul Cho, who created a coffee-table base for his

brother.

Paul Cho, 33, taught himself the mechanical techniques needed to

create the more than 60 impressionistic works out of metal plate,

rod and scrap.

by CNB