Metal Sculptures are an exciting part of the Arts 
and Crafts Industry in South Africa and are used
extensively for African Decor.

These sculptures are incredibly labour intensive
and so are usually made by a group of African
Craftsmen from old oil and chemical drums.
To make these sculptures the Artists start off by
making a thick wire framework in the exact 
shape of the subject that they want to create, then 
the drums are cut open and placed in open fires to 
burn the previous content. These sheets of metal are 
cut into smaller pieces with a homemade guillotine 
and then placed onto the wire framework where 
they are welded into place to complete the metal 
work of art. Varnish mixed with petrol is then 
painted on to stop the rust.
The Artists create a wide variety of African Wildlife
Sculptures with the most popular being Metal
Warthogs and Metal Gecko's.