Artist Turns Nuts, Bolts And Scrap Metal Into Life-Sized Animal Sculptures

While environmentalists have called on the world to reuse and recycle, artist Brian Mock has taken this concept to a whole new level by creating works of art made of scrap metal. Based in the suburb of Portland, Oregon, Mock taught himself how to weld and began to experiment with metal sculptures in the late 1990s.

Before turning to metal sculpture in the 1990s, the Aloha-based sculptor spent his childhood sketching and most of his adult life painting and woodcarving. Brian Mock later taught himself how to weld, and he continues to make many beautiful items from scrap metal, including nuts, bolts, spools, and more.