Salmon Summer

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel metal wall art

Three salmon rest briefly in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed.
Engraved steel with heat colors.
33″ L x 9″ H x 2″ D

I go into detail about how I got started making metal wall art in this article.

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel metal wall art

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel wall relief.

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel wall relief.

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel wall relief.

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel wall relief.

In the Studio - How the Artwork Was Made

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel wall relief. — The drawing has been engraved with cutoff wheels and burrs.

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel wall relief. — Ready for the green heat.

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel wall relief. — After the green heat.

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel wall relief. — Areas for blue were ground and heated.

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel wall relief. — Ready for the orange heat.

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel wall relief. — After the orange heat.

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel wall relief. — Some highlights buffed through. The engraved lines were ground again and heated to gold.

Three salmon rest in the shallow headwaters of a northern stream bed. Engraved steel wall relief. — Working on carving the reclaimed redwood background.

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