Leah Aripotch creates steel sculptures with lifelike realism using both forging (blacksmithing) and fabrication (welding) techniques. Her primary tools include welders, a propane forge, hammers, and grinders, with which she carefully manipulates steel stock into highly detailed creatures of otherworldly origin that appear as if they were cast. Drawing from her love of science fiction and her obsession with Mother Nature’s strangest offerings, her work blends organic forms with the surreal in an effort to cast light on some of the darker aspects of the human condition.

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Leaharipotch@gmail.com