Anthony "Tony" Helms (NC, b. 1983), Forged and Hammered Blue Heron

Waxhaw, North Carolina, circa 2025, forged and hammered iron, custom iron stand, stamped AH right lower back.

Height 12 in., Width 10 in.

Tony Helms is a blacksmith who takes pride in forging iron in the old school manner using primitive methods and tools. He creates utilitarian and sculptural iron using iron and fire. Helms built his own tools required to hammer this stunning wading blue heron.

Original.

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