Trout HeadThree Trout: Three Cutthroat Trout 21" x 8" x 2.5" forged and fabricated mild steel with overlaid copper and stainless steel. Inlaid copper, brass and other alloys. I recently tweaked my process and upgraded some tools. I am now officially sold on 2” prep pads for my die grinder. I am looking to go 3”. I finally got a 3” pneumatic cutoff wheel. I like it for grinding and shaping ( haven’t really cut through anything with it yet). All of this air is making my compressor feel small.

wine rack studyHere are some early examples of wine racks and leaves that I did.

Telluride Cutthroat Trout: 21" Cutthroat Trout Forged Steel with overlay/inlayed copper and stainless steel.

Small Sacred Heart (wall hanging): Hammered copper, nickel and brass.

Salmon: 46" x 22" Salmon. forged and fabricated steel, hammered copper, and "painting with metals technique" Organic raw carnuba wax.I received an E-mail inquiring about the first salmon that I had made for my brother. Now, I was a different person, and afraid that if I tried to duplicate a previous piece, that I would fail miserably. That piece was about self discovery in a different time, now I was anxious to share my growth. My relatinship to and my perception of the salmon had also grown. The patron allowed me to run a with it (it is hard to know when to let me run wild or real me in).