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Bram Loren Metalworks
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Sawblade Windmill
Artist's Statement: This sculpture was made using materials scavenged from a junk yard. It was inspired by the classic form of windmills used to process grain crops.
Materials: Recycled saw blade, 1/8" steel rod from recycled chair, 1/8" steel bar stock
Approx. Dimensions: 4 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide, 1 ft. long
Welding Processes Used: TIG and Stick
2022
identity Dodecahedron
Artist's Statement: This sculpture was made for a class called American Immigrant Literature. The many unique sides were made to represent the many facets of a multicultural immigrant's identity. It was made using a custom jig that perfectly formed all of the vertexes of the shape.
Materials: 1/8" steel bar stock, 1/8" steel rod
Approx. Dimensions: 1.5 ft. tall, 1.25 ft. wide, 1.25 ft. long
Welding Processes Used: TIG and MIG
2022
model cessna 172
Artist's Statement: This was constructed for a class called Studies of Flight. It is intended to be used inside of a small scale wind tunnel, which was also built for the class. It was modelled after the Cessna-172 airplane, and is roughly to scale. The general structure of the plane was wireframed, and then filled in with bar stock to give the plane its shape.
Materials: 1/8" steel bar stock, 1/8" steel rod, 1.5" tube steel
Approx. Dimensions: 5 in. tall, 8 in. wide, 1.5 ft. long
Welding Processes Used: TIG
2022-2023
Skeletal Hand EDC TRAY
Artist's Statement: This hand was designed to act as a tray for my every day carry(EDC). It was not really inspired by anything in particular, but it was designed to look especially skeletal with the long, thin rod used in the fingers.
Materials: 1/8" steel rod, Scavenged 1/4" steel plate
Approx. Dimensions: 6 in. tall, 4 in. wide, 4 in. long
Welding Processes Used: MIG
2023
Shoe Tree
Artist's Statement: This was designed to act as a functional display for my shoes, and a way to clear up some space on the floor of my room. I decided to refer to it as a "tree" because of the way the displays wrap around the central stand. It was partially inspired by displays found in retail stores that wrap around structural columns.
Materials: 1/8" steel rod, 1/8" steel bar stock, 1.5" square tube
Approx. Dimensions: 4.5 ft. tall, 2.5 ft. wide, 2.5 ft. long
Welding Processes Used: TIG and MIG
2023
Cast aluminum hamsa
Artist's Statement: This hamsa was made for a class called Modern Middle East. My goal with the project was to do a modern take on the metal-working techniques found in the ancient Middle East. It was cast using a custom wooden mold placed inside of an casting sand. Before pouring, the metal was melted inside of a clay kiln. I used recycled aluminum cans, and aluminum scrap from my shop for most of the material. Below is a link to the casting process:
https://youtu.be/jNXgIaFHKag?si=lNuSRGOcx8TdvVId
Materials: Recycled aluminum cans, 80/20 extrusion scraps, aluminum plate scraps
Approx. Dimensions: 1" in. tall, 3 in. wide, 6 in. long
2023
Guitar stand
Artist's Statement: This guitar stand was designed as a present for Father's day, and with minimalism in mind. I wanted the guitar to be the main focus, and I tried to keep all of the profiles on the stand slim in order to focus the attention on the guitar. There is rubberized tape on all parts of the stand that the guitar will touch to prevent scratches, and there is a bolt on the front leg to adjust the angle that it sits at.
Materials: 1/8" steel rod, 1/8" steel bar stock, 1.5" square tube
Approx. Dimensions: 4 ft. tall, 2.25 ft. wide, 2.25 ft. long
Welding Processes Used: TIG
2023
Outdoor tool Holder
Artist's Statement: I noticed a large amount of clutter on my mother's garden work bench. I was thinking of ways to prevent such an unnecessary mess, so I designed the tool holder seen above. It is sections of square tube cut so that the handles and hilts of various gardening equipment can be placed inside, and then easily retrieved later on. I can report that the clutter on the work bench has since been far reduced.
Materials: 1/8" steel rod, 1/8" steel bar stock, 1.5" square tube
Approx. Dimensions: 3 in. tall, 2.25 ft. wide, 1 ft. long
Welding Processes Used: TIG
2023
Backpack hanger
Artist's Statement: This rack/hanger was designed for the purpose of decluttering the floor of my room, and also so I didn't have a tangle of cables to be tripped on hanging around. The top is designed to hold my laptop and tablet while they charge, and the bottom has a hook to hang my backpack on.
Materials: 1/8" steel bar stock
Approx. Dimensions: 6.5 in. tall, 1.75 ft. wide, 1.25 ft. long
Welding Processes Used: MIG
2023
art display stand
Artist's Statement: This was designed to be a stand functional for all sorts of art, and the piece that currently inhabits it above is a copper casting of an owl found at a yard sale. It was designed to focus all of the attention towards it on the piece placed on the pedestal.
Materials: 1/8" steel bar stock, 1.5" square tube
Approx. Dimensions: 4 ft. tall, 1.5 ft. wide, 1.75. long
Welding Processes Used: TIG
2023
WIP Coffee table
Artist's Statement: This is a coffee table I designed and am fabricating the metal structure for. A 17.5 x 17.5 in. chestnut tabletop will be bolted on after it is completed. It is designed to fit comfortably in between some chairs, or at the end of a couch.
Materials: 1.5" square tube
Approx. Dimensions: 16 in. tall, 16 in. wide, 16. in long
Welding Processes Used: MIG
2023
Photo and editing credits to Isaac Hugenberger
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