Grinding the Serpent's fins, photo by Kyrsten Mate

Since May of this year I’ve been spending much of my time down in San Francisco/Oakland helping out with a couple of Burning Man projects. After having brought my own piece last year I wanted to just help out someone else and not have to worry about the logistics, funding, etc. Also, having mostly worked on my own I wanted to see what goes into a large scale art piece. The first one I am helping out with is the Serpent Twins by Jon Sarriugarte and Kyrsten Mate. They make beautifully crafted and whimsical art cars, and these ones are no exception. I’m learning a lot about what it takes to make a well-made and detail-oriented piece. Check out some photos from the studio.

I am also helping out the Flaming Lotus Girls with their piece, Tympani Lambada. The FLG are one of the main reasons I ever started working with metal in the first place so I am quite excited to have come full circle and be working with them. They are a fully volunteer group and in fact, anyone can come help out whether or not they have any metal working experience. Their pieces are a small miracle, and a testament to the hard work that they put into their pieces. It has been an incredible experience seeing what goes into a large scale fire, LED, and sound sculpture built in the desert. So much love and dedication.