| One of the most enduring images of the Old | | | | New York. With a range of themes from |
| West is that of the town blacksmith. While his | | | | traditional cowboy home décor to the |
| main work was in making horse shoes and farm | | | | nostalgia of something you remember seeing in |
| implements, he also did the occasional metal art | | | | your grandparentâs home, western metal |
| work for some of his biggest clients. He made | | | | art is making a big comeback. A few accessories |
| thing like wrought iron signs for ranches, and for | | | | can change the tone of your house or apartment |
| those who could afford it and had an artistic bend | | | | or even just a single room into something |
| of mind, a few decorative items for use in the | | | | different and nostalgic. With the materials and |
| home. | | | | fabrication techniques available today, you have a |
| Today western metal art is a genre in itself with | | | | choice between items that have the rough old |
| both large companies and individual artists offering | | | | fashioned finish or things made to more modern |
| all kinds of metal art work designed to give your | | | | quality and finish standards but which still convey |
| home the feel of a ranch house, even if it is in | | | | the western theme. |