Rustnstuff

©2015 Barry Smith -  A painted sky This morning was given over to community art - negotiating to make signs for the 13 sculptures that m...

Over the last couple of days I have been reminded that all metals are not equal; nor are always reliable in terms of strength. The cases i...

As I have said in earlier posts I'm in a bit of a production phase at the moment in the lead up to the July open studio weekend and the ...

No creations were made today; but there are lots of bits collected that will add to future pieces. As I indicated in my last post Fiona and ...

One of my key aims in doing my sculptural or metal beating work is to use salvaged and/or recycled objects and material (including scrap and...

One thing about my form of art is that the materials often don’t cost a lot – not many people are marketing rusted iron, cast off copper and...

It continues to rain on the mountain – not as heavy but lots of scudding showers. This means not a lot of outdoor work gets done. However to...

One lesson I learnt from the In the Stillness exhibition was that I have an ongoing love of and commitment to using as much salvaged and rec...

E-day, that is exhibition day (28 Oct.), is nearly upon Fiona and I so there is just that slight bit of mad panic emerging in the household....

Sometimes we just try to take the material too far. As you can see I had beaten this small bowl into shape; had added a line of copper rivet...