Our metal artists include:

 

Karen Boulton & Jonathan Briggs of Wild Works Ltd. - create  switch covers that are functional and beautiful too.  Their switch covers replace a dull household object with one that enhances your interior.  Using brass, copper and aluminum they craft the details that make your house a home.  All work is sealed for durability, and screws are provided.  Many sizes and combinations available.

Bonnie Shopper Enamels - are finely crafted enamels which are glass in powdered form, fused onto metal at high temperatures.  Bonnie prefers transparent colors to opaque and the metal she uses is copper, a warm, rich metal.  This enamel on copper combination results in a gem-like brilliance and great depth.

Sara Creekmore & David Durham - create iconic image tiles, hand assembled from wafer-thin layers of glass, airbrushed and sandblasted then surrounded by a frame of copper.  This copper frame has been formed and then colored in fire and becomes a canvas for their "Fragments" series.  Fragments are easily hung on the wall.  The cork backing not only spaces the copper beautifully, it hugs to the wall for easy leveling.  The copper has been treated with a protective lacquer, so these lovely pieces are meant for indoor or protected display.

Gail Chavenelle - creates three-dimensional images, from a flat sheet of 20 gauge steel, by folding and bending a shape she cuts with either a plasma torch or a pair of tin snips.  The organic quality of her pieces transcend the connotations of the medium.  Instead of harsh edges, there is line and movement.  Each design weaves into itself creating the whole.

Erica Kirchner - hand cuts, hand forms, and hand solders each of her copper sculptures.  The finishes vary from a torch patina, to a natural verdigris, to a painted surface.  Her sculptures are original and contemporary designs created for the home and garden.

Mullanium -  creates intricately detailed pill or tiny treasure boxes (shown below) in pewter, brass, and copper. They create fun and interesting wall mirrors of mixed metal too (shown to right)!

The Velvet Hammer Ltd - Roberta Elliott of the Velvet Hammer Ltd. is a blacksmithing artist from Cobden, Illinois.  Her love for gardening reflects in her organic style with a nature theme.  Her primary material is mild steel.  She particularly enjoys using gas pipe.  The versatility of mild steel allows it to take the bold shapes usually associated with her iron work, as well as the soft feminine lines for which Roberta strives.  Her work often contains botanical references and she can create images that evoke continuing growth. The top and bottom of her bud vases (shown to the right) are flared and rippled with a cross pein hammer to give a floral appearance.  The top neck of the vase is sized to a test tube, which is included, so that fresh glowers can be used in the vase. Beautiful, functional....we think so!

Stoner-Hatton - .create joyous mobiles and kinetic sculptures that delight all ages.  The team of Gabriel Stoner and Michael Hatton design and build pre-assembled mobiles, of anodized aluminum, that are perfect for home or office (intended for indoor use only)

Diane Markin - creates delightful frames with a mix of transparent glass, handpainted glass, shining glass jewels and decorative wire.  Who could you picture in one of these?

NEW! from Diane Markin

Place card Holders

Birdie Sculptures

Beehive Kitchenware Ltd. - creates products using traditional metalsmithing techniques with re-built sheet metal tools rescued from the junk pile.  Everything is made with care from heavy gauge metal and individually cast parts.  Like your tried and true recipes, Beehive Kitchenware Ltd. makes their products to be handed down from generations.

The Tin Woodsman –  hand-casts pewter coffee spoons, measuring spoons & cups, tea bag holders, spoon rests and salad servers that will be cherished for generations.

The Tin Woodsman – also hand-casts pewter boxes and frames in heart shaped designs..

Judy Vilmain - creates inspirational paperweights, stylish business card holders, and clever bags of token charms; all in pewter.  The incredible detail belies the modest price.   (Be sure to check to clik on our "Holiday Sneak Peeks" tab at top to see more of Judy Vilmain's creations!)

Don Drumm - is a sculptor who is fascinated by the quiet beauty and functional capabilities of pewter.  He has found inspiration in nature's simplest forms with his Pewter Leaf collection and don't miss Don's gourmet cooking and serving accessories in cast aluminum.

ALSO,  check out Don's sculptures for your home or office.

Leandra Drumm - is  the daughter of Don and Lisa Drumm (above).  Leandra says her work is inspired by the everyday people and things that surround her.  What a delightful and fanciful world she must live in!  The whimsical figures and symbols decorating her pewter collections illustrate her wonderful world of stars, whirligigs and sky-rockets.  Along with a menagerie of odd-shaped animals and hyperactive men, women and children blessed with far-out faces and figures, Leandra creates a unique world best described as "fantasy in motion".

Cynthia Webb Designs - specializes in the design of handcrafted pewter gifts.  Her work is known for its fine detail and she is inspired through the creation of "Art that tugs on one's heart strings".

Care more than others think wise, Risk more than others think safe, Dream more than others think practical, Expect more than others expect possible

Be the change you wish to see in the world

Puzzle Heart

Scroll Heart - The heart that loves always stays young

Sondra Gerber of Metal Petal Art - creates quality, handmade steel garden sculptures.  Each is powder-coated in yummy colors to last outdoors and add "WOW" to your garden!

Acme Animal - specializes in whimsical tongue-in-cheek animal sculptures and clocks

Pequea Valley Forge - is owned and operated by the husband and wife team of Al and Sylvia Stephens of Alabama.  Al's background of working in different environments - in the trades, in a historic setting with minimal tools and in a modern shop creating historical reproductions -  have allowed him to be successful in crafting unique hand-forged items with careful attention to both design and function.  New for Pequea Valley Forge are their Cheese Cutter and Herb Chopper (shown to right).

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