From a Child’s Eye; Our Son’s Foray into Metal Art
Our young son has always been a creative gift giver (a trait he must have gotten from his dad). The idea behind his new line of gifts started last year when he wanted to make something in the shop for his Grandma J. for her 80th birthday. Idea in mind, he sat down and drew a picture of a flower…”because all grandmas love flowers,” he says. From this picture Dave cut out the design in metal with his plasma-cutter and welded on a rod for the post. Back to S. again to add his own flair to the piece with paint.
Now does that look like one happy grandma? Not to mention one proud kid.
As Christmas approached S decided to go for round 2 by making some garden art for his other grandparents. Another flower for Grandma B. and a golfer, of course, for Granddaddy.
As you can see by the golfer, S’s designs are getting more complex. Luckily this is no problem for the guy he farms it out to – Dave always loves a good metal working challenge (plus it takes the pressure off me for a moment with S playing my usual role).
Handmade gifts are always extra special!
Happy Golfer with Bright Flower.
My step-dad — one of the hardest people to buy for. I think S found the secret.
The biggest surprise of all was the behind-the-scenes work D & S were doing to build a special garden art piece for me. My portrait in steel!
I love my long wavy hair and how he captured my less than perfect smile.
I have a goal to create a parent/child workshop where your young one can design his/her own garden art piece. Your child will start in the studio by sketching a design, then you can both witness the metal shop process (there will be other fun activities for distracted kids). From there your child paints his/her masterpiece and then you get to proudly walk away with a heartfelt work of art.
If this workshop sounds intriguing to you, please let me know so I can gauge interest as I plan the details.
