I am so glad that I took that metal smithing class in college! If I hadn’t, I never would have realized the possibility of wrought iron design. I had always sort of liked the wrought iron benches I saw in the park. Without the background of oversized houses and pretentious water fountains, they looked sort of nice and seemed to harmonize with the background. What I didn’t realize was that wrought iron designs can harmonize with many different settings if they are done right. It is just a matter of mastering the old styles and understanding the new. You see, wrought iron design is like anything else. It has a certain look, and it has certain strengths and certain weaknesses.
12-31-2008