Wood Iron Designs - John Wood - Architecture

As an artist blacksmith with more than a decade of working creatively with metals, my fascination with the endless possibilities that forged steel provides continues to grow as my work continues to evolve.
My pieces range from the fanciful to the functional and are enjoyed in galleries, gardens and home as well as public buildings and spaces. Whether I’m working from the blank canvass of inspiration or within the discipline of a site-specific commission, my passion is the constant – a fact I always want to be reflected in my work.

All commissions are individually designed and finished to my uncompromising standards, using traditional forging and modern fabricating techniques. In the forging process, steel is heated to working temperature, usually red to yellow in colour, and wrought into shape by hammers, punches, chisels, presses and other tools. There is virtually no shape or effect that cannot be achieved though the combination of these processes and tools with honed craftsmanship and artistic vision. Jigs can be created for a bespoke piece and sections can be joined by handmade rivets, tennon joins or fire welding (as opposed to electric welding), giving each piece a character of its own.

My main medium is steel - both mild and stainless. My palette also extends to non-ferrous metals (such as copper, brass and bronze), timber and stone. Many of my sculptural pieces are designed for our great outdoors. Garden art has become increasingly popular as we Australians take advantage of our climate and lifestyle, opening up creative opportunities for me, and other artists and crafts people like me, in the designing of sculpture, fountains, furniture, gates, railings and balustrades.

I have been told my work reverberates with life and passion – if that’s how people react to my work, it makes it all worthwhile

John Wood.

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