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Metal horse sculpture made by Joe Pogan myfunart 7,877 views found metal horse sculpture. see more at www.joepogan.com
Nature's tag #117 made by Joe Pogan myfunart 260 views found metal fish sculpture. see more at www.joepogan.com
Eagle #44 made by Joe Pogan myfunart 233 views found metal eagle sculpture. see more at www.joepogan.com
fish sculpture #118 made by Joe Pogan myfunart 580 views found metal fish sculpture. see more at www.joepogan.com
metal fish sculpture #98 made by Joe Pogan myfunart 386 views found metal fish sculpture. see more at www.joepogan.com
Humming bird: made by Joe Pogan myfunart 12,013 views found metal humming bird sculpture. see more at www.joepogan.com
can of worms: made by Joe Pogan myfunart 223 views found metal can of worms sculpture. see more at www.joepogan.com
feeding the babies: made by Joe Pogan myfunart 604 views found metal bird and baby sculpture. see more at www.joepogan.com
Guess what? 3 myfunart 136 views found metal sculpture game. see more at www.joepogan.com
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Found metal sculptures. see more of my finished sculptures at
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Feb 21, 2008

Date Joined

Mar 15, 2007

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I create animal sculptures using various "found metal" objects. The found metal objects that I use go far and beyond just nuts and bolts. Some of my favorite objects are tools, tokens, and brass buttons, just about anything metal. In fact the stranger the piece of metal the better, since the end goal is an eye-catching, fascinating amalgamation of metal with odd nooks and crannies you can explore for hours.

I start by welding a frame to make the general shape. Then I weld or braze the metal objects, one at a time, to form the outer shell of the sculpture. I use a "blending" technique that leaves no space between the objects, so the sculpture looks solid. This allows me to hide interesting objects all over each piece, which enhances the excitement of discovery. To do the welding and brazing, I use a TIG welder. With the TIG welder I'm able to control the heat and where to place the brazing material so it doesn't show. This is a very important part of how I make the sculptures because some of the metal objects would be destroyed by using any other type of welding technique. Some of the works are mounted on a hardwood base that I make and then finish with a natural oil. I then spray each sculpture with a lacquer.

I hope people enjoy my works as much as I enjoy creating them.

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