Artist blacksmithing inspired by the fungal world

Hand-forged work combining industriality with unusual aspects of fungi and their surroundings.

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Technical approach

A skeletal metal sculpture with a central ball and oval shaped rays extending from the center. Thin steel sections connect the rays to the central ball and form a shape resembling a fungus known as an 'earth star' . The background is entirely white
A skeletal metal sculpture with a central ball and oval shaped rays extending from the center. Thin steel sections connect the rays to the central ball and form a shape resembling a fungus known as an 'earth star'

With an aim for exploration through making, designing and researching, each forged project takes a massively different approach; sensitive components and technical designs are my ways of enjoying the process and presenting the fragile and fantastically complex nature of fungi.

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Instructional forging videos in progress

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