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Alan has spent many years working in a variety of different professions, from a chicken farmer in the North East of England, to a driller in a mine in Faro in the Yukon Territory, and currently a millwright in Alberta...
Always wanting to try something new, his reputation for adaptability in producing custom made gifts spread. Demand for his talent at creating the "unusual" increased, and the mediums varied, but then wrought iron became the latest hobby. Many homes are now graced with unique wrought iron gates, oriental style gongs, and other metal pieces.
His passion for working with metal and his lifelong love of nature eventually melded into the wonderful pieces of art that he creates today.
From wrought iron to nature pictures?
Initially single animal pieces were made to enhance wrought iron following a commissioned gate for a hot tub area. The artist so enjoyed creating the animals that he incorporated them into scenic pictures, and while he still does accept other custom work, he continues to focus on the nature metal art as his main objective.
The pieces are primarily carbon steel and stainless steel, with some having copper, brass or wood for accent. The fur/hair on the animals and the detail on the trees are "carved" into the metal and is the most painstaking part of the process (the close up picture of the polar bear illustrates the detail more clearly). Coloring the work is achieved using a combination of heat, rust and some chemical reaction, there is no paint utilized.
All the items have hangers welded at the back of the work at 16" centers so that the art may be securely hung on studded walls and a clear lacquer finish is then applied to protect the surface of the pieces.
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