Gary Hilton
Gary and his Armadillo
Mandrels, eye drifts, and small railroad track anvil used to create the axes
Beep beep!
The two birds are about 4' tall, overall sculpture 5'.
Hummer (about 6')
A 3' Hummingbird
Sue and the rabbit
Sue and the Bar Maid (with a serious problem - or is that Madonna in 20 years?)
Tropical West Texas
Buffalo Hunter
Buffalo Horse
Buffalo Hunter
Made from 8" ID casing that weighs about 33 lbs/ft and some of the leaves are made from old roofing tin that I found in the front yard. The blue leaves are from a barrel.
The two palm tree chicken trees are both from
6" ID casing and the leaves are from 16 gauge sheet.
Outer layer of fur is made from 100 lbs of 1/8" welding rod
The pig has a 1904 McClellan saddle that makes Pig riding easier
Buffalo is 20 gauge sheet over 1/4" rd used to make the skeleton. About 30" high. Torch welded. Horns and ears forged.
Palm tree made from casing and sheet metal about 7.5' high. Chicken sheet over skeleton.
Long faced blacksmith and one of his pigs
55 gallon pig and friends
A jackrabbit
Legs are from 1 1/4" round stock. Top is woven flat stock
Legs are made from 5/8" round stock. Top is woven flat stock
New York Park bench copied from the Anvil's Ring Vol 34 Number 1, 2005. Wood is Western Red Cedar 4"x12"x12' and legs are 1" round stock.
This bench is about 8' long and the legs are 1" round bar
Stand with sink: legs are from 7/8" round stock
The Shop Bird
Soft leaf yucca. Flower stem is 1/2" round
stock and leaves are forged 1/8" or 3/16" by 1" flat stock.
Another palm tree...in it's native environment