-Newby Hall - There’s still plenty of time enjoy a trip to see our Magpie Sculpture, as well as an entire trail of sculptures in the beautiful grounds of Newby Hall! 😁 ☀️ 🌳 🌷 KV Artist Blacksmith #sculpture #sculpturetrail #arttrail #gardens #yorkshire instagram.com/reel/DNAUlVsMR…

Flowers! Bird of Paradise & Lace Effect Tulip! Candle holder with copper, a gift for someone that loves the flower. + Anniversary present - A Tulip… Customer wanted to include the brides shoes into the design somehow… So I recreated their lace pattern on outer petals!

Warthog Piglets! The final additions to my recent commission, 2 Little Baby Warthogs! 😍 They are both unique, each with their own little characters, ready to be placed with mummy warthog, to trot along after her. KV Artist Blacksmith #blacksmith #warthog #pigs #hog #boar #sculptor

Wish me luck for this one! I’m attending and doing a presentation at the AGM of BABA (The British Artist Blacksmith Association). Needless to say, I’m bricking it! 😅 Book your tickets on the BABA website. baba.org.uk #Britishartistblacksmiths #ukblacksmithing

Frogs & Bees! A few little customer orders. + 1 Bee Poker Available on my shop!… The Frog on the Lily Pad is off to New Mexico!🐸 The Toasting Forks are spoken for, but I thought I’d make an extra bee & pop it on a Poker, which is now on my website shop! 🐝

British Artist Blacksmith Association - “Inspired” 2025 - BABA AGM & Conference! I managed to give a talk!… Not sure it could have gone any better! 😄 Thank you to everyone who put so much effort into such an inspiring weekend & for letting me experience it with you! ♥️

Tiny Birds of Prey! 🦅 These little critters will be part of a Companion Set (Fireside Tool Set). Flashes of real Brass & wings of real Copper, & one with subtle heated blueish colouring. Goshawk, Peregrine Falcon & Barn Owl… Keep your peepers peeled for the final piece!

Got something FUN to show you soon! I needed to turn an idea I had into a tangible object! They will be all traditionally made, available in a few different sizes, and very tactile… I’m dead excited to show all, I think they might the be my new favourite thing to forge!

PUMPKINS! 🎃 Surprise!! I made Pumpkins! 🔥 🔨 Limited Stock Available! Hand Forged, Solid Steel Pumpkins… Super excited to show you these little guys! Each is completely unique, no two the same. In 3 different sizes - Small, Medium & Large - Plain Steel or Copper Colour.

Falconry Themed Companion Set This customer wanted a piece that was Falconry based with the inclusion of their beloved Pointer Dog & Ferret! 😁 A top each tool is a different bird of prey, Peregrine Falcon, Goshawk & Barn Owl & a miniature Falconry Glove! #countryliving

Acorn Keyring’s 🍂 🔑 Tactile, classic, hand forged, blacksmiths acorns… Every good smith likely has their very own acorn swage tool that they have made, meaning everyone’s is slightly unique to them, a small seed of their greater creative brain! #acorn #keyring #Autumn

Time for Toasting! 🔥 🍞 😋 It is the perfect time of year to grab a traditional fire poker or a toasting fork! Perfect for stoking the flames or for some toasting fun, in front of a fire, a bonfire… or even a forge!😅 Double marshmallow capacity!… 1 for me… & 1 for… me!😁

Current Commission A peep at what I’ve been working recently. It looks like pasta, but it’s not… Although it is turning my brain into spaghetti! 😅 It’s a very different one for me, not something I would usually do, but I thought it would be a fun one to take on! #Sculptor

Textures & Patterns Couldn’t resist sharing some close ups of some of the detail on my current project! Lots of experimenting with this one… I won’t tell you what it is yet, but today has reminded me how much I love smooshing stuff into other stuff! 😍

Ammonites Available! The last Ammonites I will be making before Christmas! I will be making more next year… But if you are looking for a bespoke gift this year, these handmade, individually forged, Steel Ammonite Fossils are so tactile! Check out my website shop!

So Satisfying! Melty, melty… Dipping warm Ammonites into Bees Wax. Melting into all the nooks and crannies, bees wax makes the most tactile finish. I thought I’d share may favourite moment at the end of finishing a batch of Ammonites.☺️ #fossils #ammonites #blacksmith #forge

Fossil Bed Inspired by the scar, layers of shale revealing geological treasures… Ammonites, Belemnites, Some Bivalves and a couple have Brittle Starfish Legs… The customer ordered this as a gift for family, with memories of fossil hunting down Kettleness in his mind. #whitby

Back to Brass 🌟 Shallow, brass dish with textural hammer marks, ready to reflect some dappled light, once fitted onto the sculpture I am currently making! I can’t wait to show you it, it’s got a new element to it for me, something I’ve not tried before and I hope it works!🤞

BATS! 🦇 Stock Available! I am currently making a batch of my hanging Bats… I am still making them, & will have them done for next week, ready to send out for Christmas! Collection - Once ordered get in touch to arrange, so I can let you know when they are ready!

- BABA Magazine! - It’s out!… A lovely, glossy copy of this amazing magazine has just dropped through my workshop door… And would you look at that... I've been lucky enough to be featured in it! 😁 Thank you #BritishArtistBlacksmithAssociation for all your support! ♥️