Leah Aripotch returns to the show and we dive deep into metal sculpture. Leah is an incredible artist known for painstaking detail and beautiful forged and fabricated nightmarish botanical pieces. Leah has grabbed the attention of the the knife making world including her recent sculptural collaboration with Bladesmith Joshua Prince and most recently, taking home “The Best Collaboration” Award at this year Blade Show with Bladesmith Seth Lopez. Then we talked about the complete story behind the Sculpture I just installed after 4 years in the making. I wanted to set the record straight after some misconceptions.
This was fun and Leah Rules. Thanks again- GF
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