Metal Weaver, Metal Artist, Metal Art Sculptor, Tom DeHoog

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Metal Art Sculptures
Special Orders & Reproductions

If you have a favorite metal sculpture that has been sold or a space that cries out for something totally unique, email or call so we can discuss the details. Special orders and reproduction requests are always welcome. None of the pieces can be reproduced exactly, your special order request will be unique.

Email metalweaver@earthlink.net | Phone 650-851-1930

 

Click here for larger imageThe wood for these beautifully aged frames comes from the walkways over the tidal marshes and mud flats of the San Francisco Bay. These walkways were built over half a century ago and the wood has been aged by time and the elements but preserved by the salt.

As the square iron nails attaching the walkways slowly disintegrate with time, some of the wooden planks fall off and get washed up on the shoreline, where I have been collecting them with the blessing of the rangers who maintain the baylands parks.

Most wood this old has been ruined by insects and fungus, but these boards have a unique environment that preserves them so that the aging process is prolonged. Their age gives the frame a deeply carved surface while the underlying wood is perfectly preserved, hard and free of decay.

Click here for larger imageAfter I have constructed the frames, I carefully clean and wax the surfaces to keep them protected - these frames will last generations.

Custom sized frames are also sold separately, while supplies lasts.

 

 

 

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Tom L. DeHoog, Metal Weaver & Metal Artist
Email metalweaver@earthlink.net | Phone 650-851-1930