One set of hands, a pile of reclaimed metal, and the patience to see what everyone else walked past.
Creating out of a small studio in Clifton, Maine, the artist hunts down forgotten steel and copper — propane tanks, saw blades, chain, worn machine parts — and gives it a second life. Every design starts as a hand-drawn sketch, then hours at the plasma cutter and welding table before a single spark of finish work.
The obsession is honest craftsmanship: no shortcuts, no mass production, and no artificial intelligence in the making. Just a pair of hands, a pile of reclaimed metal, and the patience to coax a dragon, a deer, or a whole forest out of it.
What began as tinkering in the garage has grown into a full body of work — sculptures, fire pits, lanterns, jewelry and one-of-a-kind commissions — carried to fairs and markets across the state and shipped to collectors well beyond it.
It starts in scrap yards, barns and roadside piles — propane tanks, saw blades, chain, sprockets and worn machine parts most people would haul away.
Every piece begins as a hand-drawn design. The shape has to work on paper before a single cut is made, and the metal on hand often shapes the idea.
Hours at the plasma cutter and welding table bring the sketch to life, one seam at a time, until a dragon, a deer or a whole forest takes shape.
Grinding, sealing and clear-coating protect the work while keeping the original rust, patina and mill scale that give each piece its character.
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