Page 11 - Vol. VI #8

“These sculptures are hand forged using blacksmithing technique from steel that
was or is part of of our industrial advancement repurposed and and new I I have been a a a a a a a a a a a a a professional blacksmith for fifteen years I I I I use propane and and coal every day—I know I I I I am complicit in in what our species is is doing to this planet But I I I live off of of the grid make my own power from a a a a a a a a solar and hydro system I I have an an oxygen generator that
that
is powered by the the sun While I I realize that
that
these mitigations are not enough working with this medium somehow makes me me me feel hopeful This mixture of of carbon and and iron that
humans have been playing with for thousands of of years this ancient alchemy lights up my my my mind like nothing else Can I ask questions with my my my work that
help people to draw a a a a a a a a a connection between the the the the value value of of the the the the wild around us and the the the the value value of of our our our our progress? Is our our our our choice to give give up up the the the the wild or or give give up up our our our our ingenuity ingenuity or or through our our our our ingenuity ingenuity can we have both?”
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