IIW 2023 Welded Art Book

Jennifer Phillips (Canada)

Jennifer’s welding career started in a pipe fabrication shop at 16 years old. She fell in love with welding early on and completed welding school and received her Canadian Red Seal certification shortly after high school. She continued to work in oilfield construction for several years until she had her daughter. This is when she discovered that there was more opportunity as a welder outside of construction, specifically the art world. She began creating small birds out of cutlery and now, 3 years later she is creating realistic life-sized steel sculptures. Inspiration for her art largely comes from wildlife and the outdoors including conservation success stories. In 2018, the African Wildlife Foundation helped secure more safe space for the mountain gorilla by purchasing 27.8 hectares adjacent to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. The first expansion to the protected area in over three decades, the donation helps Rwanda invest in its rich biodiversity and develop economic opportunities through tourism. This intervention has saved endangered gorilla species and lowered poaching numbers and as tourism revenue rises, the peoples’ way of thinking behind poaching and conservation changes positively. https://www.awf.org/blog/mountain-gorilla-tourism-drives-economic-growth-and-conservation nContact Infon Email: metalmonkeydesignco@gmail.com Website: metalmonkeydesignco.com

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Welded Art PHOTOGRAPHIC Exhibition – IIW 2023 Digital Collection