Home The Book Author Why Buy? Testimonials To Order Contact Us Tell A Friend Featured Product	lives shaped by steel. a new book about metal art and blacksmith art.       Blacksmiths do more than shoe horses. In fact, many have never been near a horse. Artistic blacksmiths create fine additions to houses, gardens and public spaces. This book celebrates East Coast metal artists, and focuses on their outdoor work - the kind of gates or railings, signs or sculptures that add beauty to the world.  The very best examples of this kind of metalwork show that the metal has become a part of its place. Each needs the other: a gate would look interesting but lost in the blacksmith's shop; the garden would be just a garden without the gate in place.  When the gate and the garden are together, magic happens. The author asks how the artists do their work, where they get ideas, what challenges they face, and how they got started in their special profession. 11 X 8 1/2 format, 248 pages, with over 300 color photos. Click for sample page. Click to view 'Contents'. Click here to order.