Stories from Metal Morph
Metal Morph started with a welding class, a backyard slowly filling with steel, and no real plan for what would come next. Here I share the stories behind the sculptures, the shows, the unexpected turns, and what happens in the workshop along the way. A look behind the finished pieces—and at how Metal Morph continues to take shape.
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It Starts with the Metal: How Scrap Becomes Art
Doris PlaichnerI don’t start with a sketch—I start with scrap. Every sculpture begins with seeing potential in pieces most people would walk right past.
It Starts with the Metal: How Scrap Becomes Art
Doris PlaichnerI don’t start with a sketch—I start with scrap. Every sculpture begins with seeing potential in pieces most people would walk right past.
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From My Backyard to My First Art Show
Doris PlaichnerA few sculptures made for my own backyard eventually led me to my first art show—where 14 of them found new homes and Metal Morph began to feel like something...
From My Backyard to My First Art Show
Doris PlaichnerA few sculptures made for my own backyard eventually led me to my first art show—where 14 of them found new homes and Metal Morph began to feel like something...
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From Reporter to Welder: The Metal Morph Story
Doris PlaichnerIt started with one welding class, a few backyard sculptures, and a welder I bought just days later. Somewhere in the sparks, Metal Morph began.
From Reporter to Welder: The Metal Morph Story
Doris PlaichnerIt started with one welding class, a few backyard sculptures, and a welder I bought just days later. Somewhere in the sparks, Metal Morph began.