Axial to Terminal

Custom metal products made in Oakland, California. My products are created with both traditional ironwork technique and modern fabrication technology. I was born and raised in Michigan by parents who have always encouraged my creativity and imaginati...

Custom metal products made in Oakland, California. My products are created with both traditional ironwork technique and modern fabrication technology. I was born and raised in Michigan by parents who have always encouraged my creativity and imagination. I migrated towards art in high school and fell in love with metalworking and industrial art shortly after I started college. Through many influential teachers and an awesome community, I learned that I could make good use of my workingman's hands and problem solving skills in a metal shop. I have worked as a blacksmith, welder, machine operator, fabricator, DJ and a few other things over the last eight years and I try to do things each day that will help refine my craft. After being employed in a few shops since I moved to Oakland, California in 2009, I decided that in order to create the life I want, I needed to start building my shop and taking some risks. I started my company Axial to Terminal mid 2012 as a way to better manage the projects and commissions I do, and I hope that I will soon be able to use it as a vessel to teach as well. Being an artist is a lifestyle I love, the world is an animated and fascinating place when you can actively engage in the creation of its things. I love to learn about new machines and processes, collect junk, see how people are clever in their solutions and teach people how to weld. I listen to music ALL THE TIME, I have a warehouse dog named Kenya, and a lot of awesome friends and family who have helped make this possible.