Butterfly and Vine 16" Cross - Tempered and Gold

About this product Handmade and formed from 6 strands of solid steel rod. Adorned with a hand-painted or tempered Butterfly, and coated in a clear epoxy coating that is durable enough for outside display. Dims are 16 x 9" (roughly)   About the Artist: PATRICK NEUWIRTH I first started bending metal into Functional Art in 1992 while working as a welder in my home town of Des Moines, IA. It didn’t take long for my hobby to draw the eye of the owner at the hip Asian restaurant where I was a bartender in the evenings, resulting in my first real job designing and fabricating 30 tables for their new dining room – not a bad start for someone with no art or design degree. The tables were such a hit, I set up shop in a friend’s garage and began self marketing my unique spin on furniture. This initial venture proved to be a bit more profitable in experience than income, but it gave me a good idea of what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Desiring a change of scenery and a larger market