Create A Focal Point With Metal Garden Art

By Teri Farley


Gardens and other outdoor areas of a home represent a place of relaxation, enjoyment and entertainment for most folk. Even science has shown that spending time in the outdoor areas of the home does actually help to lift the mood and reduce stress. One great way to add to the experience is to improve the look and feel of your outdoor areas with metal garden art.

Home outdoor areas vary a lot in size and shape but most include areas of lawn, some garden-beds and plants and often a paved or concreted area. Any of these types of spaces are the ideal backdrop for any type of garden art, whether it is decorative or functional.

What a wonderful thing it is when artworks are functional as well as looking good; you can choose from benches, chairs and tables, doors and signs; pot and plant holders. Enhance the outdoor areas around your home with any of these functional as well as decorative pieces of furniture and useful items.

Almost anything you can think of is available as an artwork made from metalwork, including plants, animals and abstract. Factory-produced pieces are made in great numbers to be sold through home-wares and gardening shops. There is a wide range of designs available in this type of product, so you are sure to be able to find something that suits; they also tend to be considerably cheaper than their handcrafted counterparts.

For something really unique and special to decorate your home with, look for a piece of metalwork art that has been handcrafted. There are some very talented artisans out there, who specialize in this type of work and produce a huge range of different and exciting pieces, using a wide variety of techniques. You will find a lot of artworks made from recycled and found metal components as well as those made from new materials.

Handcrafted metal garden art is sometimes hard to find in regular stores but if you attend markets, you will be sure to find some unique pieces. This is where a lot of local metal-workers and other craftspeople display and sell their work. Other artisans open their studios to the public and sell their work that way. As well as their unique designs, many artisans will take commissions for special pieces, made to customer specifications.

A variety of techniques may be used by artists as they create their original pieces. A combination of new metalworking methods and old blacksmith techniques are often employed, creating both traditional and unique results. You will see fine examples of laser-cut work in screens as well as metal wall art and clocks, garden furniture and sculptures, in a variety of finishes, shapes and designs.

Metal garden art pieces help to create a focal point in your garden and outdoor living areas. They can fill an empty corner, decorate a plain wall of the house, liven up a plain expanse of grass or feature in a garden bed to add a special dimension to the plants there. Commission your own artwork of special significance, specially designed and made for you, to create that extra impact in your own outdoor space.




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