How it all began … Almost a decade ago, I saw an unusual and striking piece of metal wall art at my relatives’ home. The piece, made and purchased in Estonia, was a colorful array of textured steel squares that I found absolutely captivating. For years I wanted to make one myself. When my family and I moved from New York City to Santa Monica I was fortunate to be able to set up a formal studio space in our garage. My objective was two-part: one, to learn everything I could about metal arts; and two, to apply my art and design background to capture the spirit of the artwork I had fallen in love with so long ago. I studied and researched online, made lots of trips to metal shops and hardware stores, took classes, sought advice from artists, jewelers and metalworkers, and then spent hours in my studio ...