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With the exception of three galvo dishes & a couple of bolts this rather tall (140cm) tealight holder/candelabrum is towered with Arkmetalpig's most treasured material...rusty stuff!!! Yes he loves it, hard to weld, dirty, distorted with age, great color, & free. All the materials on this piece are recently found objects from two locations. (just cleaning up the left behinds from tradies years

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The cat, true to its nature, always has an ulterior motive. Arkmetalbrad's domestic cat is lighting the way for his owner down the darkened hallway but in the direction of the cat biscuit tin. If Rebecca likes the mean eyed cat, he will be on sale at the Rebecca Roth gallery, or he may end up in the cats home. Made from 6mm mild steel plate, forged reo bar, copper plate, glass eyes, & bronze tube

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Hang your favourite adornments on an Arkmetal sculptured tree. This will take on your rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets & even lingerie! Parts include copper nails, roofing iron, rail sleeper pins, forged mild steel, glass marbles set in copper plates, bush woods, string webbing, a brake drum base & a spark plug to get you going. A little over 6ft in height

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This type of character can be found in many Aussie back yard sheds. Constructing those mad ideas which often only marginally work or remain partially incomplete. He is personally gratified due to his own mad activities. In his own environment, very personal & surrounded by what is considered as junk to any other man or woman, the mad inventor is well at home. This one draws inspiration from what

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A Christmas present from 'Blossom town tea caddies'. Hand made by Ginny & personally delivered by Ginny & Hargs. Much admired by Pig, Grace, Bradley & Brenda. Thanks Ginny, & what a great surprise.

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Keep all your in comings on an Arkmetal spike. Parts from old pushbikes, cable drums, dismantled book shelf's & a tip shop salvaged toy car. Finished with clear coat & lime washed wood base.

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Adapted from a tip shop scrounged trolley. Arkmetalbrad's version will not allow your fire wood to fall through the bottom & you will not have to top it up every day either. More solid than the wood.Charlie "the boss" mistook it for his new mobile home!

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Above is Rebecca at Rebecca Roth Gallery with Little Black Crow paintings in the background. Photography: Sean Fennessy.Arkmetal have work for sale under the gallery window & thanks to those who have made purchases. At the end of this month R.S.P.C.A. & the Hobart cat centre will receive a cheque from Arkmetal which your purchases have contributed to. Thanks for supporting local art, Rebecca Roth

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A visit to the midlands township of Oatlands. A one hour drive north of Hobart to purchase milled flour for sourdough baking, Little black crow & Arkmetalpig had the cameras clicking & discovered an array of township metal objects, many of which date back to colonial times. The Callington granery, Australia's only operating Georgian windmill is driven by the fresh Oatlands winds & produces a wide

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Birmingham's motor scrapyards are just the place to source parts for your brother in laws mini & Arkmetalbrad met many a junk yard dog at the wrecking yards. Accepting their fate as the guards & gate keepers, Arkmetalbrad has paid homage to the life of the "dawg" behind the wire with this piece. Constructed from recycled timber, ply, mild steel angle, corrugated sheet, chain, used toy cars &

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Watch out! Arkmetalbrad swears he has seen them in the forest. mmm! Troll has been created to demystify that which lurks amongst our big trees, twisted roots, river streams, minding their own business & very private, the forest troll will be searching for copper & gold to trade amongst their own kind. Very shy & private they are the forest caretakers. Arkmetalbrad's replica is fashioned from bush

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In his youth Arkmetalbrad would visit the science museum & steam fairs in Birmingham city to discover & wonder at steam powered machines. Attracted to the sounds, awesome power, physical appearance, the scent of coal & oil are all fond memories that have inspired this interpretation. The Arkmetal steam tractor is 40cm long, 28cm h, 20cm w, & weighs in at around 5 kg. Constructed from recycled

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Inspired from the laborious duties in Birmingham factories, one would often throw a spanner in the works to break up the monotony of mind numbing duties on the production lines. From this recollection "Sabotage" was created with a spanner in the works. Arkmetal industrial wall art by Arkmetalbrad.

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Arkmetalbrad got busy to construct this bird bath stand & our local clay woman (ceramic artist, Robyn Stanley) wheeled the bath pan. Metal parts located from our local dump yards have been plasma cut into shape.

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A fish like wall hanging sculpture constructed from wood, industrial metal waste, brass, aluminium and found objects. For those looking for a piece with a slight twist. Suitable for indoors, covered decks, patios & verandahs. (what would the neighbors think?) 3 Motor fish 28.1 will also be available at the Rebecca Roth Gallery soon. (need to finish a couple of other pieces that will accompany him

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Linzee Arnold, & his landscape paintings in the background... Painter, Artist, Musician/Drummer, Actor, Comedian, Cartoonist, Archivist, Local legend & ScallywagIntroducing Mr Linzee Arnold, (prolific/inspirational) born in Hobart 1939, 5'8' high & weighs in at 76kg he packs a big punch in the ring of artistic achievers. Linzee has appeared on our tellies in 'Rush', 'Ben Hall', on our radios as

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Decorative mini mirrors with copper, brass, textured alluminium, studs & rivetsDecorative mini mirrors with panel work by Leanne Jaeger (left), Grace Garton & Arkmetalpig (right)Mirror panel detail, by Leanne Jaeger, hand painted with coffee & varnishMirror panel detail, by Little Black Crow Studio & Arkmetalpig, mixed media. Leanne,s work & Grace's work are both favourites of the Arkmetal men.

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Arkmetalbrad & brother Rob collaborate on construction of a model steam tractor. Traditional colours of red, black & green will add to its old world charm when completed.

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#25/1 #25/1, detail #25/2Two of these are completed but will not go on sale for a few weeks until some more metal mania is finished. At 350mm h, x 490 w, these pieces will cast a silhouette onto a lightly colored wall. Naturally, when they hit the market place, you

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This little bloke by Arkmetalbrad is a multipurpose critter. He can be a door stop, paper weight, ornament or wall mounted as a coat & hat hook. Whatever you want really.

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Miniature mirrors made from mild steel with many surface accessories such as studs, perforated aluminium, copper, brass, tin, and other found objects measure in at 12cm x 21cm for the small mirrors and 14cm x 30cm for the larger mirrors. The larger mirrors have a painted panel at the bottom and the Little Black Crow Studio kindly 'brushed' these up to add the finishing touch to these unique

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Yet another metal trash monster from the deep & a welcome addition to the 'motor fish series'. This guy has a young lizard/fish looking tagger at the bottom & makes his own way on a lawn mower piston. He really does look up to 'Sparky' but as one will notice...'Sparky' is the independent type! Enjoy the view 'Sparky'!

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The latest additions to the Arkmetal forging & casting area. Arkmetal made forging tools & formers to manipulate those shapes from the cherry red hot metal drawn from the Arkmetal forge. Just what we need to wallop that stuff!

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A blast from the past! Arkmetalbrad constructed & installed this one on commission. The red car letter box attracts much attention from pedestrians & is an easy find for the posties! Rev up your mail!

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Ginny Hargrave, Local crafter.From "Blossom Town Tea Caddies" is this months artist/craft person profile. Ginny creates hand crafted works from cardboard, paper, tissue, paints, local clays, found objects, recycled materials, gum nuts and lichen. Hand painted cards & her unique tea caddies are popular at local markets. Replicas of early local cottages, or self inspired designs, the tea caddies

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We do have blacksmiths in this town, but much of their work is hard to find especially for a photograph. I came across this gate close to the city and found a work with traditional shapes & forms, but also a piece that conveyed to me that the maker has his/her own style & take on the traditional. A delightful find at 7.00am on a Sunday morning. (no, i was not on my way to church) Always take the

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The latest creation from the Arkmetal shop is this fish like sculpture. Another member of the 'motor fish' series & similar in design to 'Kiss the fish', although slightly larger.

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Kim Neave, Contemporary Furniture Designer & Maker.Photograph above: Kim Neave, his dry stone wall & Mt Faulkner in the background.Design influenced by the fascination & love of natural environments is evident in Kim's work. (photographs below) The connection between man & nature is defined in the appearance of his work. A past 'Design in wood' student, skills, design, expression, knowledge & a

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Arkmetalbrad put the two together recently for those who like a bit of chunky, black & copper combined. Constructed from tip shop retrievals consisting of old tools, stove parts, metal plate,hand hammered chrome & copper tube, these will be up for grabs at markets soon.

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This fortnights..."Arkmetal blog feature" is a bird pond made by a local metal artist. It was photographed by the Arkmetal men at the rear of a hall and next to a presbytery in the Hobart city. Although we do not know the artists name, we have seen much of his work including some very impressive large works, such as a man size rose and a huge pair of stilettos.In two weeks time we shall launch

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Inspiration from Robert Klippel and Art-deco. The Arkmetal men came up with this piece. Robert would be having a chuckle. Nice to construct out of honor and admiration.

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'Kiss the fish' has left home to become a doorman at Hobart's Rebecca Roth Gallery. The fish like sculpture made at Arkmetal & constructed from metal building materials, stainless steel parts, found objects, brass, copper, & various car parts has been a popular figure with our dinner guests in the last twelve months. Oh well, makes way for the next thing! 'Kiss the fish' and his doorman duties

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Built for a customer and installed by the Arkmetal men, their garden hose and fittings all come together in this happy home. Built from recycled mesh, car wheel, steel post, stainless sheet and a tap (refitted internally) from the plumbing section at the local tip shop. This type is cemented into the desired spot ready for duty!

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Constructed from recycled circuit boards, electronic components and metals. Not really suited to aquatic conditions...ah Dane!

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We needed to squash things, so this was built. This press is perfect for imprinting our tag (just one of many uses) which in mini is in the press at present and ready to go. Another piece of workshop property.

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Local tip shops, skip bins, garage sales and wrecking yards are regularly visited by the Arkmetal boys. Finding unusual scrap and reassembling them into items such as this sawblade tealight holder is one of the joys of creating from trash.

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This jewellery box in the terms of design, was inspired from a walk around a Battery point boat slip and the Arkmetal men enjoy any opportunity to mix media in the production stage.

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